Hala Barca, Visca Madrid: Spain’s credo is good football
Vicente Del Bosque Spain’s success is due to the myriad talent they have but what is so different about...
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Mannschaft: The right wing rejection
Maier, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Höttges, Vogts, Bonhof, Hoeneß, Köppel, Netzer, Mueller, Wimmer – part of the 1972 Euro winning team...
Video: Puyol’s winner against Germany
Puyol soars high above Pique and the German defense to head home. What a finish. Spain was in control...
Lion hearted, lion maned: Puyol wins it for Spain
Steve Tyler at the World Cup – say it isn’t so? When I see Carles Puyol, I am reminded...
Toni Kroos to replace Mueller
Kroos control! Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos, an attacking midfielder and another one of those 20 something talents is in...
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...
Forlan was not fit from the very start
Oscar Tabares pulled out Diego Forlan in the 38th minute of the second half much to everyone’s surprise. Later,...
Ronaldinho plans to return to Brazil?
One of the players that Dunga could have done with to lift a moribund Brazilian attack has not been...
The final will be brilliant Orange!
What a match! The Uruguayans never gave up. Maxi Pereira scored an added time goal. That made it 3-2...
Holland 3 Uruguay 1!
Sneijder cuts inside and shoots, the ball skims past Muslera and strikes the upright and goes in. Moments later,...
Forlan makes it 1-1!
We have a game. Maarten Stekelenberg will be none too pleased about the goal he gave up. Diego Forlan...
Eduardo Galeano on Uruguayan soccer
Two legends: Diego Maradona and Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli, the Uruguayan legend spent five years in the French Ligue...
Video: World Cup 1974: Netherlands 2 Uruguay 0
Totaalvoetball! Johnny Rep scores twice as Netherlands beats Uruguay, 2-0 in the 1974 World Cup in the group stage....
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,...
Five worst defenders in this World Cup
Mmmmm ……. not far from the truth We all know this World Cup has been the graveyard for ‘superstars’...
Much ado about nothing: Luis Suarez’s “hand of god” handball
I would like to know which commentator would not have called Luis Suarez stupid for not trying to stop...
The absence of Inter’s men hurt Argentina
Nicholas Otamendi for Javier Zanetti? Maradona needs to get his head examined Tim Vickery in his Sunday column for...
Spain needs to open up its options
Spain’s attack has a self paced feel to it with difficulties getting up tempo. They meet a German team...
Big Phil Scolari: Brazil wants him back
Big Phil might have another swing at the Brazil job The manager who led Brazil to their 2002 World...
Brazil vs Netherlands: This sums it up
Oranje Pacman swallowing the yellow diamond of the Brazilian flag.
Unsung hero: Fernando Muslera
The baby faced Muslera just celebrated his 24th birthday. In goalkeeping years, he is a toddler when compared to...
Brazil vs Netherlands: Starting line ups
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Dani Alves, Felipe Melo, Silva, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano. Subs: Gomes,...
Yaya Toure joins brother Kolo at City
Yaya Toure will have brother Kolo’s company on and off the pitch City can really hold onto the ball...
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,...
Dunga dismisses Cruyff’s criticism
Johan Cruyff: “I would never pay for a ticket to watch the matches of this Brazilian team. Where has...
Argentina vs Germany: Lahm slams Argentina
Germany seems to have taken the lead in sending out some hefty zingers against the Argentinians ahead of the...
Fabregas insight: Barca will look like the World Cup
With Xavi and Iniesta in full flow in the World Cup, minutes have been hard to come by for...
Video: 3615Polyprod’s ” La météo des Bleus”
La météo des bleus, épisode 5envoyé par 3615polyprod. – Gag, sketch et parodie humouristique en video. Complete with Franck...
Javier Aguirre exits
Three days after praising the future of Mexican soccer, Javier Aguirre quits. We will miss him because he along...
David Silva joins City
City signs Valencia winger David Silva to a five year deal. The fee is undisclosed. Silva gives a lot...
England’s “golden generation ” returns home
Robert Green looks like he wants to be elsewhere The English squad slunk back home yesterday, unannounced and unloved....
Video: Highlights of Argentina vs Mexico
10+ minutes highlights. Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. This match could have been a...
England’s shambolic World Cup mercifully comes to an end
He never did Thoroughly outplayed by a relatively inexperienced German team but with loads more talent. A Germany with...
FIFA’s rejection of goal line technology is medieval
Just outrageous. We have a linesman who cannot keep up with the ball relying on essentially guesswork to rule...
Cesare Prandelli: Azzurri coach hopes to find a purple patch
A real change from the buttoned down Marcello Lippi Cesare Prandelli, long time Viola coach will take on the...
Video: Robben’s cameo in Netherlands win over Cameroon
The biggest cheers by the Oranje were reserved for Arjen Robben when he came on for Rafael Van Der...
Video: Keisuke Honda shows Denmark the exit
The Asians seem to have figured out the Jabulani. Two free kicks magnificently struck by Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito...
Everton played” a massive part” in Donovan’s development
Bruce Arena credits Landon Donovan’s improved performance to his three month cameo at Everton. He relayed this to Phil...
England to start Matthew Upson
Matthew Upson will be John Terry’s partner, the fourth in as many weeks Much of today’s space was taken...
Video: Argentina 2 Greece 0
Leo Messi shows that even without scoring a goal, he is still the World Cup’s best player. He has...
Bongani Khumalo scores for SA!
21st minute, Khumalo directs his header of a Tshabalala corner past Hugo Lloris! This will have everyone flipping channels...
Can El Tri’s defense hold off Diego Forlan?
Forlan shows why he wants to score goals That was the question vexing Roy Hodgson last month when Fulham...
Two African nations find themselves on the brink
Group A: South Africa’s chances of progressing to the next round rest on the slim hopes that it beat...
Sponsors pull out of French team
The real reason is not the players. ” They believe that, while the players’ behaviour in South Africa was...
Video: David Villa and Spain overcome Honduras, 2-0
Two of the best goals in this World Cup by David Villa. The first one was a breathtaking solo...
Video: Chile 1 Switzerland 0
Former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez scored a winner against ten man Switzerland. The Swiss get their 67 minutes becoming...
Video: Now for the rest of Portugal’s goals
All the goals had some brilliant aspect to it: the cross, the through pass, the spectacular header, the juggling...
Video: Cristiano Ronaldo’s “dolphin” goal
Even Eusebio was impressed. Giving a thumbs up.
7-0: North Korea wilt under Portugese onslaught
With Eusebio watching, Portugal put up their highest winning total pulverizing North Korea, 7-0. Six different scorers and yes,...
Portugal need to pass better to Cristiano Ronaldo
One of the features of the desultory draws to the Ivory Coast was that Cristiano Ronaldo was starved off...
Video: Keita’s theatrics gets Kaka sent off
Ivory Coast may have lost the match against Brazil and with it the chance to advance to the group...
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...