Anelka: France was a “timebomb”
Nicholas Anelka speaks. It seems he was the fall guy for what transpired in South Africa- it could have...
Category: Soccer Politics
Maradona’s misuse of Leo Messi was criminal
El Diego looking like something from My Big Fat Argentinian Wedding One of the worst defeats in Argentinian World...
The shirt don’t fit ……
Are we assuming? Nah, says Fabregas – just some something amusing.
Ballack’s agent: A “gay combo” defines German football
Alexander Osang’s article in Der Speigel highlights the new German football- attractive, full of flair and invention, with a...
Tragedy strikes the World Cup
If you have not already read it. Two bombs went off in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Sunday...
Video: Nigel De Jong kung fu
How on earth did Howard Webb not give De Jong the boot?
Dirty Dutch Football
What is this? Thank goodness Spain won. Even Cruyff was rooting for Spain. And here’s Ruud Gullit: “It was...
World Cup 2010: Was it humdrum or a humdinger?
Des Kelly is unimpressed by this World Cup. Except for the Giovanni Van Bronckhorst goal what else would you...
Video: Octopus Paul predicts Spain over Netherlands
Spain rejoiced to the Oracle of Oberhausen’s prediction- Pulpo Paul picked Spain over Netherlands in a live telecast sending...
Octopus Paul in danger
Paella price? Octopus Paul correctly predicts Spain Octopus Paul has become the target of German wrath after correctly predicting...
Ballack vs Lahm: Trouble in the German camp
Kevin Prince Boateng deciding to lay his studs on Michael Ballack’s ankle seems to be the best thing in...
Video: Highlights: Netherlands 3 Uruguay 2
Check out Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s smashing strike. Diego Forlan owns the Jabulani. Wesley Sneijder writes his own luck. Arjen...
Uruguay vs Netherlands: Starting line ups
Uruguay: 1-Fernando Muslera; 3-Diego Godin, 6-Mauricio Victorino, 5-Walter Gargano, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 22-Martin Caceres, 15-Diego Perez, 11-Alvaro Pereira, 17-Egidio Arevalo,...
FIFA merges with Ballon D’or
Blatter has achieved what top physicists having been trying to do for decades – fusion at room temperature. Sepp...
The “Maradona Experiment” is Over as Well
This sign held up by the German fans says it all: The fat lady has sung for both Dunga...
Asamoah Gyan: The player with the biggest heart
To have missed a history setting penalty in the 121st minute – as Ghana and Africa stood on the...
FIFA gives Nigeria 48 hour notice
Goodluck Jonathan has incurred the wrath of FIFA As expected the Nigerian Football Federation and therefore all their teams,...
Video: World Cup 1974: Holland 2 Brazil 0
10+ minutes highlights of the 1974 World Cup match between Netherlands and Brazil. Clockwork Orange showing off “total football”...
Super Eagles suspension is stupid and counterproductive
Bad luck: Nigeria may not get to see U17 talent like Lukman Haruna The move to bring Lars Lagerback...
Video: Spain advance through Villa’s superlative goal
This is David Villa’s World Cup. Fernando Torres might have faded but Villa seems to be relishing doing double...
Bye, Bye – Capello!
It’s time for Capello to stand down. He couldn’t handle the pressure. In fact, I think he made it...
World Cup 2010: Ghana carries the weight of a whole continent
With Ivory Coast bowing out, Ghana now carries the aspirations of a whole continent. A huge responsibility on the...
Video: Italy crash out of the World Cup!
A clip of what transpired in the last few moments of the Itall vs Slovakia match. Fabio Quagliarella is...
Algeria’s “Desert Warriors” determined to win
Algeria’s progress in the World Cup is being followed keenly in the Arab and Muslim world. Today’s match against...
Video: World Cup 2010: The first goal of a free kick
Pak Chu Young bending it like Shunsuke Nakamura for South Korea’s second goal. Big day for them as they...
Video: The worst miss in football history
Just the worst miss in the world. It’s quite stunning when you look at it. Gaping goal, three yards...
Patrice Evra promises to reveal all
This summer is going to be a summer of disclosures for Team France, as virtually every French player has...
Gut check time: French players may boycott match
Thierry Henry might “boycott” the match against South Africa Les Bleus do not control their destiny when they meet...
Sacre Bleu!
This needs to be made into a movie, seriously!
Video: Watch Luis Fabiano’s “two handed” goal
See the ball hit Luis Fabiano’s left hand to the first time he and Siaka Tiene go up to...
Alain Finkielkraut: Les Bleus “thugs” beset with “ethnic divisions”
Alain Finkielkraut, an arch conservative refers to Les Bleus as a bunch of thugs who have the morals of...
All Whites result compared to Edmund Hillary’s Mt Everest feat
On 29 May 1953, New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb Mt Everest. On 20 June...
Sani Kaita gets death threats
Sani Kaita is the player who viciously kicked Vassillis Torosidis on the touchline in the 33rd minute and was...
French football official resigns: Mutiny in Les Bleus
Jean Louis Valentin, the deputy director of the French Football Federation resigns: “The players do not want to train....
Italy’s Smeltzdown! New Zealand go up
Shane Smeltz will go down as the player who caused the shock of the World Cup. If this score...
A decimated Italy take on the All Whites
The rumours Severus Snape will play Andrea Pirlo are simply not true There is no Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini,...
Cameroon out of the World Cup
It was an entertaining game and the Indomitable Lions gave everything at the end. However, Denmark stood fast to...
Anelka sent home
The World Cup is over for Nicholas Anelka. According to L’Equipe, the Chelsea striker had a showdown with French...
Koman Coulibaly faces the axe
The referee got of onto the wrong foot from the get go as Clint Dempsey butted heads in the...
Wesley Sneijder smashes the ball. Gooooaaaaaalllll!
Netherlands go up with Sneijder’s missile smashing of Kawashima’s hands into goal. 52nd minute. Van Persie does the spade...
Fabio Capello: Lost in translation
The pundits are getting restive. Graham Taylor: ” If you’re the England manager – and I’ve been there –...
Video: The US were robbed!
I still have not figured out why the referee from Mali, Koman Coulibaly disallowed that goal in the 84th...
Valter Birsa fires one past Tim Howard!
Disaster in the 13th minute! Birsa who has easily been the best player for the Slovenians drills a long...
Milan Jovanovic scores!
German defense in disarray with Klose gone. Serbia takes advantage as Krasic sends in a cross which is headed...
Administrative cock up? England’s unfamiliarity with the Jabulani
This is getting to conspiracy theory level. It seems that Adidas sent 25 Jabulani balls to the FA for...
Domenech’s men “outdated and unimaginative”
The French media came down hard on the loss to Mexico questioning Raymond Domenech’s judgment. Le Monde called Les...
A Peek at North Korea
North Korean television broadcast the country’s first World Cup match in 44 years on Wednesday night in Pyongyang:
Group A: Domenech exhorts his players against El Tri
” On the pitch, we do not use many words. Especially with the vuvuzela, we hear nothing. What we...
Selwyn Brown: Celebrating the World Cup in Africa
Another report from reggae supergroup Steel Pulse. This one is submitted by Selwyn “Bumbo” Brown, founding member – vocals,...
Somalia: Soccer Killings – A Tragedy for Islam
Islamic militants in Somalia are murdering people for watching the World Cup. Reports CNN: Gunmen believed to be from...
Group B: Leo Messi vs the hard charging South Koreans
Park Ji Sung comes up against former Man Utd teammate Carlos Tevez Argentina vs Korea Republic, Group B, Johannesburg...
Luis Aragones: “Spain played without conviction”
Luis Aragones who led Spain to its Euro 2008 glory weighed in on the defeat and he pulled no...
June 16th is a special day in South African history
Sam Nzima with his famous photo of a dying Hector Pieterson being carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo, while Hector’s sister...
Soccer divides the Middle East?
John Montague’s article discusses how soccer does nothing to unify the Middle East. It in fact, divides it. But...