Video: Holland Preview – World Cup 2006
Marco Van Basten is a non nonsense coach who is interested in performance. The Dutch could go all the...
Category: Soccer Skills
Soccerblog analysis: The USA vs Czech Republic match up
VS The US opens against the Czech Republic on June 12th. FIFA rank/ WC odds Czech Republic 2/ 29:1...
Video: ITALY Preview – World Cup 2006
They’ll be playing in the shadow of corruption. But you can never count them out…
Video: ENGLAND Preview – World Cup 2006
Rooney or not, England has a chance!
Video: BRAZIL Preview – World Cup 2006
Clearly the favorites, but they never win when they are…
Rooneywatch: The Roonster is back in training with both feet
Wayne Rooney’s rehab of his metatarsal fracture is going well. In fact, he might be in for England’s knockout...
Nepotism: The downside to the feel good story of Zlatko and Nico Kranjcar
Well, no sooner than I had written about the Kranjcar legacy in Croatian soccer, came this article about how...
Zlatko and Nico Kranjcar: The two generations represent Croatia in the WC
Croatian hopes will be riding high on Hajduk Split midfielder Nico Krancjar when he takes to the field in...
A rebuttal to Vas is Los? I’ll tell you Vas is Los
I think Tony Karon is being a bit tough on the German team. Admittedly the world has incorporated all...
Japan 2, Germay 2 – Was ist los?
This is really depressing, is all I can say. We have a lot of work to do. My hat’s...
Video: Brasil’s Carnaval of Goals ( 8-0 against FC Lucern)
I was beginning to feel like we were bullies! Goal 1: Kaká Goal 2: Adriano Goal 3: Ronaldo (he...
Video: England, Hungary and We Like Vindaloo
Goals by Gerrard,Terry, and Crouch. We all like vindaloo! PS – Note the lame dance by Crouch after he...
At least we won: England 3, Hungary 1
I’m confused, but at least I’m not the only one. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we won. I’m...
Video: FA Cup Final 2001 – Liverpool vs. Arsenal
Shourin – here’s your video: See Shourin’s analysis here >>
Michael Owen: A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Michael Owen has been far too hurt for far too long. And because of that we mortals don’t see...
Video: Theo Walcott trains with England
Not very impressive – but then no one is. This kind of practice seems to be a waste of...
Video: The Brazilian Team in Training
I’ve been told by one of our readers that I need to spell Brasil with a “z”! Either way,...
Video: Brazil’s Duty to Beauty
Times correspondent Owen Slot flies down to Brazil to chat with Dr. Sócrates– the Dean of Jogo Bonito. The...
Lev Yashin, the Black Panther: USSR’s soccer talisman
We have talismans for every country for each World Cup in soccer and then you have Pele, the most...
Brazil provides impact players in other WC squads too
Francileudo Silva dos Santos, Tunisian striker Tunisia owes much if its success in reaching the World Cup to Brazilian...
The Eurocentric effect on soccer: Juju men are being marginalized
BF Skinner, the father of behavior pyschology studied the association between ritualistic behavior and a desired outcome that leads...
Double Dutch: Johan Neeskens tutors the Socceroos
Johan Neeskens, The Socceroos assistant coach Gus Hiddink is the coach of the Socceroos and his assistant coach is...
Strange rituals: Sergio Goycochea, Argentina’s 1990 WC hero
All players in every game go through every type of ritualistic behavior that they think will make Lady Luck...
Soccer round up: Socceroos over Greece
The Socceroos got a win over Euro champions Greece 1-0 in their friendly. But it was a win that...
Video: The Life and Times of Kevin Keegan
In some ways, the brutal honesty of Kevin Keegan was responsible for both success and failure. He did things...
Video: Croatia’s Chances
Will they get to the finals? I believe they could upset Brazil in their group: “Brazil are favourites, not...
Video: Aaron Lennon in practice
Gentlemen, we have a winner:
Video Ad – Ronaldinho, Robinho & Roberto Carlos
OK, it is just an ad, but you get a good feeling from it anyway! I’m ready for the...
Video: Kerlon Moura Souza’s “Seal Dribble”
OK Christian, I get your message! Here is something to inspire everyone. Kerlon is not going to be at...
Nature vs Nurture: What makes Brazil so good
Pele celebrating the 1970 Brazil victory Reading through Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman’s work, of selectional theory of brain development,...
The Dutch: Marco Van Basten’s team on target
Van Basten and his boys are ready Remember Jaap Staam. One of the best defenders in the world. Now...
Soca Warrior Carlos Edwards fancies an upset over England
Soca Warrior midfielder, Carlos Edwards of Luton FC, writes his syndicated column for the Guardian and gives an insight...
Does France Have a Chance?
Can Zizou do it again? They’ve been struggling, but a win here and a win there, and it could...
Alessandro Del Piero: Peter watches but does not admit him into heaven
……. At least not this time. Impressive dribbling though. But some people are hard to please, as noted below...
The surprise team of the World Cup: Ukraine
Dimitar Vesselinov says Ukraine. I have a feeling he is biased. But lets look closely at their group. Ukraine,...
Video: Gordon Banks – “The Banks of England”
The greatest save of all time? The greatest goalkeeper on the planet, said Pele. Here’s how Banks remembers the...
The fastest goal in WC history
Hakan Sukur against S.Korea WC 2002. 10 seconds. The celebration took longer.
Hasan Sas and Hakan Sukur: Turkish sharpshooters WC 2002
Sas and Sukur! This video is also 4 minutes long and the first 30 seconds is nationalistic blurb but...
Davor Suker: Golden boot winner 1998 World Cup
The video is over 4 minutes long, but if you are a Suker fan or want to become one...
Stoichkov free kick against Germany, WC 1994
The free kick that stamped Stoichkov’s genius!
Which rank outsider will be the surprise of this World Cup?
Hristo Stoichkov- Bulgaria, 1994 Davor Suker- Croatia, 1998 Hasan Sas- Turkey, 2002 The last three World Cups has seen...
Thierry Henry is a Gunner till 2010
My admiration for Thierry Henry went up an octave or more. Just when I thought it could get no...
England and Trinidad and Tobago: The World Cup brings together the coloniser and the colonised
Trinidad and Tobago attained independence from England in 1962. The islands of Trinidad and Tobago was fiercely contested amongst...
Brazil’s soccer rivalry in the future will come from Africa
The WC 2006 is abuzz with the possibility of a Brazil- Netherlands, Brazil- England, or even a Brazil-France showdown...
Togo’s coach Pfister doubts German chances in WC
Another detractor. And this one is Otto Pfister, Togo’s coach to the World Cup. Pfister is German and he...
Thierry Henry decides to stay: Arsenal can breathe again
Soccerblog called it by stating that Thierry Henry would stay with Arsenal and that getting to the League final...
Apartheid era soccer legend Ace Ntsoelengoe passes away
Patrick Ace Ntsoelengoe A few days ago I had written about the role that soccer played in the struggle...
Video: Racism against Samuel Eto’o in La Liga
Does Thierry Henry want to be subjected to this? As good a player as he is.
Arsenal’s sleepless nights begin: Is Thierry Henry coming back?
The Barca- Arsenal final was a less than fitting end to Thierry Henry’s career with Arsenal if that is...
Video: The Robo Cup Euro final 2006
We are still awaiting the Barca- Arsenal final video. And as soon as we can get our paws on...
Barca, European champions: Arsenal minus Jens Lehmann; Henrik Larsson shines
Henrik Larsson, Barca midfielder It was a match full of drama. Theater. Enthralling till the end. Barca pulled out...