Klinsmann announces the German 23
Gerald Asamoah, Schalke striker Hat tip to Alfred Worcester for drawing our attention to the hosts announcing their final...
Category: Soccer Skills
Video: Pepsi in the Biergarten
Pass the Hähnchen ‘pon the left hand side… What was the agency thinking?
Escape to Victory: We’ve come a long way, USA!
Remember schmaltzy Escape to Victory. The soccer movie by John Huston with a beefed up Sly Stallone playing the...
Taylor Twellman scores again: Bruce Arena, perk up your ears
The New England Revolution made short shrift of Chivas USA after falling behind. But the game was settled with...
Pele:The Autobiography
Simon and Schuster, UK has just published Pele’s autobiography. We all know Pele, the legend, the player. But in...
Video: Liverpool- West Ham FC final 2006
The two spectacular piledrivers from Steven Gerrard and some fantastic goal keeping from Jose Reina. The 2006 FA Cup...
India shops for a soccer coach: My advice, Go Dutch
Clarence Westerhof has joined a group of 10 other names being considered for coaching the Indian soccer squad. Westerhof...
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....
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...
Video: Liverpool has done this sort of thing before…
Brilliant. I think we all know that Gerrard’s going to be a real force this summer! PS- Patience, we’re...
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...
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...
Lu, lu, lu, Lukas Podolski
Vorsichtig! For those of you who haven’t seen Podolski much, here’s a preview:
Ecuador names its 23 man squad
Ivan Kaviedes- Ecuador’s 1998 Golden boy The 23 man roster includes Ivan Hurtado, Ecuador’s veteran defender and captain. He...
Video: A Better Ad from Nike
To counter Humberto’s low-brow ad in the previous post, here’s a far better ad from Nike:
Walcott: 100 metres in 11.52 seconds
Last year, Arsène Wenger predicted that Walcott could become the best player in the world. A fanciful claim? The...
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...
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??...
Video: Theo Walcott -Young Lion!
Maybe this will be his World Cup instead of Rooney’s…
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...
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...
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...
Twellman scores again: Revolution thrashes Galaxy
The headscratcher continues. Why has Bruce Arena kept out Taylor Twellman? He scored again in New England’s win against...
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...
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...
Video: The Lethal Grace of Thierry Henry
Can’t wait to see if this will be his summer!
Video: Zlatan Juggles His Gum for Nike
Ok, I have to admit this one got to me. Gross out!
Video – Don’t forget Ronaldo
I have a feeling we will see some real fireworks from Ronaldo. This is his farewell, and his chance...
“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...
Video: Why Brian Ching made Arena’s Cut
Look for his four goals in this review of week one of the MLS:
The physics of Rooney’s fracture: That’s a lot of weight
Rooney’s fracture of the fourth metatarsal, appears to have been caused by trauma. Most stress fractures occur in the...
Video: “How to Play Soccer” by Diego Maradona
Your mouth is open! Don’t forget to breathe…
Video: Best Premiership Goals
Almost six minutes long:
Video: Sexist Soccer Ad?
Christian – now this ad I can tell you, we appreciate in Brasil.
Video: Ronaldo – Not Red Bull
Here’s a “red meat” ad for Brahma Beer, the “official beer” of the Brazilian team. Cruzeiro – tell us...
Why this World Cup is going to be like no other
Ronaldinho will stamp himself as the greatest player in this World Cup. Lionel Messi will be declared the next...
Soccer Video: Shevchenko’s goal was legal, AC Milan was robbed
You decide. I think Shevchenko’s goal should have stood. That was no foul, just two players having a 50-50...
Shevchenko’s goal disallowed: Barca in the finals of the Championship league
Barca reached the Championship finals holding AC Milan to a draw. Both teams failed to score but the game...
Costa Rica: Paulo Wanchope is leading Los Ticos to this World Cup
Paulo Wanchope has a name that would fit right up there in a Tibetan monastery, for e.g., Sonam Gyatso....
Still clinging to hope and see soccer in Germany?
No fear. For Euro 30 you can see all the matches. Only this is RoboCup2006 in Bremen, Germany from...
Julie Foudy starts a soccer academy
Julie Foudy, the hard running veteran of women’s soccer is starting an academy that will teach soccer skills and...
Let’s give Gregory Coupet a chance, shall we?
Fabian Barthez enjoyed his fame in the 1998 World Cup with his celebrated moments alongside some real inexplicable flubs....
Video: Roberto Carlos in a Funny Pepsi Ad
We had to go back to the last World Cup to find a funny ad from Pepsi:
Fabian Barthez or Gregory Coupet: Domenech won’t say
The Jens Lehmann and Oliver Kahn runaround ended a few weeks ago with Lehmann getting the nod to keep...
Arsenal is in the Champions final: But is Thierry Henry staying?
Amongst the jubilation at Highbury and the financial windfall following Arsenal’s entry to the Champions League final, reportedly a...