South Africa WC 2010: Soccer’s role in ending Apartheid
We all recognize soccer for the beautiful game that it is. And for its power to unite a country...
Category: Soccer Culture
The French name their 23 man squad
Djibril Cisse, Liverpool striker Raymond Domenech has solved the goalkeeper quandary by keeping Fabian Barthez as his first pick....
Paolo Di Canio: Soccer player, Mussolini goon
Paolo Di Canio wants the good old days back. The days of the brownshirt. And it helps that he...
Vinnie Jones, soccer player grabs Gazza’s attention
One of the well known toughs in movies throughout the world. I saw his film debut in Lock, Stock,...
Ghana names its 23 man WC squad
Stephen Appiah, Ghana WC captain Ghana became the first of the Africa zone qualifying teams to name their final...
Gerrard saves Liverpool and lifts FA Cup
I have to hand it to Steven Gerrard. He’s ready for the Cup, the World Cup that is. Proving...
George Weah on Racism
The brilliant George Weah (who almost became PM in Liberia) is standing up against racism in the game, and...
Who will Italy’s Ahn Jung Hwan be this time?
Ahn Jung Hwan celebrating his golden goal (S.Korea- Italy QF, WC 2002) Italians are poor losers when it comes...
Jogo Feio: Fiat, Juventus & the Soccer Mafia
What’s going on in the Calcio? From the NY Times: Players and managers being threatened and blackmailed; numerous discussions...
The Labor party and England’s chances at the World Cup
Harold Wilson: Soccer & Politics “Have you noticed how we only win the World Cup under a Labor Government?”...
Arsenal owners make Keith Olbermann’s worst person list
In the May 11th edition of MSNBC’s , Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Arsenal’s owners were mentioned in the Worst...
If Justin Gatlin played Football…
… he’d be Theo Walcott!? I’m kidding, but you get the point. Walcott made Sven’s team because he’s fast:...
Mehmet Scholl should go to the World Cup
Sebastian Diesler is out through injury. Germany’s midfield is too reliant on Ballack to make up the gap. It...
Alan Shearer says farewell to St.James Park
Alan Shearer will be missed. A gutsy forward who played through repeated injuries to his knees and England’s ups...
Movie Trailer: Once in a Lifetime
Back in the day. It was the New York Cosmos that brought soccer to America, leading with Pele –...
Debate: Should the Iran team be banned from the World Cup?
Can politics be far behind when the World Cup is organized? Now, many EU members are demanding that FIFA...
Free Tickets for Politicians…
“Sponsors are absolutely not allowed to grant advantages to public representatives, with whom they have possible official ties,” Karlsruhe...
A Bad Joke: German Soccer Integration!?
From Spiegel Online: If the 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund wunderkind Nuri Sahin would rather play for Turkey despite growing up...
Deutschland, We Have a Problem: Rassismus und Antisemitismus
Earlier I had posted about the racist hot-spots in Germany. I’m afraid that we are not taking this seriously...
Video: Women Don’t Understand
Here’s an ad for Fox Sports. Funny and disgusting at the same time:
Robbo: “Brazil have 4 Rooneys!”
Former England captain Bryan Robson gets realistic about England: “We are talking about Rooney being a big part for...
Another Take on Van Nistelrooy
The Guardian: As always with Ferguson, his version of events differs from that of the player he is in...
Japan and S.Korea, the 2002 WC surprises hope to repeat their success
South Korea and Guus Hiddink accomplished the impossible, getting to the semi-finals of the 2002 WC. And now there...
Why is soccer good for you? Start your toddler early
In a study done by scientists at Louisiana State University published in Pedatric Physical Therapy (April 2006) it was...
Mexico’s electorate: Soccer more important than politics
The World Cup will soon see Mexico launch its campaign against Iran, Angola, and Portugal. And the forthcoming Mexican...
Sven-ile Dementia: Where is Darren Bent?
I think Sven Goran has really lost the plot. The squad he picked has some real shockers. Theo Walcott??...
Nick Hornby: Author and Arsenal fan describes Highbury
Nick Hornby describes Highbury and the first match that he went for with his dad. An excerpt from Fever...
Roger Daltrey: Rock legend and Arsenal fan closes out Highbury
Here is Roger Daltrey’s tribute to Highbury. Thierry Henry gets a mention. Highbury Highs – written by Roger Daltrey...
Arsenal make it to the final four: Spurs pipped at the post
Arsenal beat Wigan 4-2 and Tottenham went down to West Ham 1-2. Thierry Henry scored a brilliant hat trick....
Soccer Freakonomics: Stars are Made not Born
Now here’s a funny column in the NYTimes: A Star Is Made By STEPHEN J. DUBNER and STEVEN D....
Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Fabien Barthez
Fabien Barthez, the ever peripatetic French goalkeeper who was rarely to be found in goal but mostly charged out...
Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Rene Higuita
Rene Higuita, flamboyance is thy name. Here is his famous scorpion kick.
Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Jose Luis Chilavert
Goalkeeping can be a lonely experience. Your team’s attack is doing really great and the action is going on...
Juventus: The Serie champions have been getting by with a little help from friends
This could be a scene from one of those movies involving the Cosa Nostra. There is an investigation going...
David Moyes to the Socceroos: Tim Cahill is mine
With Wayne Rooney, it was a war of words with Sir Alex and Sven Goran. The lad was to...
So is the EPL season over? Tell that to the Spurs and the Gunners
Chelsea won over Man U and became the champions again. Game over. Not for the Spurs and the Gunners...
EPL: Here is why a mid winter recess will never happen
Alright. Perish the thought. I was being naive about the FA looking into the long Premiership season and trying...
Gatorade Ad versus reality – videos
Here Gatorade takes us out to the ball-game in this cute advertisement: And here’s the reality: The beautiful game...
Its not the shoes, its not the pitches: The EPL season is far too long
I read with great interest the BBC article on metatarsal injuries, the current scourge of the English squad. A...
Still More Metatarsal News
BBC Sport chat up the metatarsals with Professor of Sports Science Tom Reilly, Sport Specialist Richard Higgins and Reading...
The Tourist Guide to Germany’s Racist Hot-Spots
“A German national of Ethiopian descent continues to fight for his life after suffering multiple skull fractures and brain...
We still believe in Ronaldo!
This article echoes the thoughts of millions of Brasilians around the world. Ronaldo is not finished. He is getting...
“Rooney Will Play on Crutches” says Sven (includes video)
The Guardian: Sven-Goran Eriksson is prepared to go to any lengths to keep Wayne Rooney in his World Cup...
Goleo VI and Pille: The story untold, Part III
Goleo walked out rapidly from the Betty Ford Clinic To Rehabilitate Disturbed LIons (BFCRDL) , into the bright sunshine....
Don’t Believe it! Rooney Back in 6 weeks?
The Manchester United website says: Reports suggested that multiple fractures to the fourth metatarsal in Rooney’s right foot could...
Blame it on the boots!
It may not be Nike’s fault, but now they’re being blamed for the Rooney injury by Liverpool’sCraig Johnston: “These...
FIFA bend rules for Rooney
England can wait until the eve of its first World Cup game to replace the injured striker Wayne Rooney,...
Rooney has “more than one fracture”
Wayne Rooney has “more than one fracture” and maybe needs a “miracle” to be fit for the World Cup,...
Arkan, the ultimate soccer hooligan: His supporters continue his legacy
Arkan and his Tigers 15 January, 2000, gunmen inside the seafood restaurant of the Hotel Belgrade Intercontinental, shot of...
Video: “How to Play Soccer” by Diego Maradona
Your mouth is open! Don’t forget to breathe…
The Soccer War: Croatia and Serbia, 1990
For many Croats, the war began not in June 1991 but on the soccer field on 13 March 1990....
Video: Best Premiership Goals
Almost six minutes long:
Zico feeling the heat
Zico gets defensive (for the first time in his life): “I don’t think that it would be an abnormal...