The Swiss: 67 minutes away from title of toughest defense
“El Chupete” scored 10 goals in Chile’s qualifiers From FIFA.com 67 – The number of minutes Switzerland need to...
Category: Soccer Teams – National
Halftime: Portugal 1 North Korea 0
Raul Meirelles is the surprise attacking weapon. In fact, he has been in better scoring position than Hugo Almeida,...
Video: World Cup 1966: Portugal 5 North Korea 3
Eusebio’s World Cup. The North Koreans egged on by adoring Middlesborough fans at Ayresome Park scored three goals including...
Sacre Bleu!
This needs to be made into a movie, seriously!
The Independent reports on John Terry’s coup attempt
Sam Wallace writes about how John Terry seems to have quietly taken over the role of the team’s chief...
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...
Video: Brazil 3 Ivory Coast 1
Luis Fabiano blasts the ball past Boubacar Barry after Kolo Toure makes an absolute mess of his challenge. Then...
Video: Watch Patrice Evra and Duverne get into a fight
By now everyone knows that Les Bleus is reeling because of a player mutiny over Nicholas Anelka being sent...
Video: New Zealand 1 Italy 1
It’s been a painful sight to see Fabio Cannavaro, the 2006 World Cup player of the year, slide into...
Half time: Brazil 1 Ivory Coast 0
Not the most skillful display by the Samba Boys but they have done enough to remain a goal up...
Didier Drogba in the line up
The Ivory Coast skipper is in the starting line up. He will go up against Lucio and Juan. Gilberto...
Video: Paraguay 2 Slovakia 0
Cristian Riveros made it 2-0 with this blast following a free kick in the 84th minute. The Slovaks just...
Move over All Blacks! Make way for the All Whites
The Ka Mate of the All Whites strikes terror into the opposition Do you remember Brandi Chastain’s condescension after...
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 draw level through Iaquinta penalty!
In the 26′ minute Ricardo Montolivo’s blast hit the inside of the upright and in 99.9% of the times...
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 nation unites in outrage over the stolen goal
Rarely do I agree with the NY Post but this time they got it right In the USA, the...
Riveros scores. Gooooooaaaaallll!
Paraguay goes two up with Cristian Riveros 85th minute blast. They are now almost assured of the group of...
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,...
Halftime: Paraguay look very good
The spirit of Salvador Cabanas is definitely on the Paraguayans in their match. The Albiroja are looking awfully good,...
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...
Rooney’s Algeria prescience
In an interview with Four Four Two: ” The support we’ve had from the England fans in tournaments has...
Halftime: Netherlands 0 Japan 0
Nothing. After the excitement of yesterday with yellow card palooza, exciting goals, stirring comebacks, robbed goals, shock results and...
Fabio Capello: Lost in translation
The pundits are getting restive. Graham Taylor: ” If you’re the England manager – and I’ve been there –...
All quiet on the Dutch front
30+ minutes and there has been very little by the way of excitement in the Japan vs Netherlands match....
Video: Ref misses Torsten Frings handball, saves Germany
As Jesse G., points out the most infamous refereeing blunder was the missed or ignored handball by Torsten Frings...
Eric Wynalda blowhard calls for a Coulibaly investigation
Wynalda is a blowhard calling for an investigation into Koman Coulibaly. Here he is making two points. One that...
Engerland is displacing Les Bleus in comedic content
The Three Lions: Should I laugh or should I cry, is it all the same to you? France was...
A soulless England draw enterprising Algeria
There will be no New Order “World in Motion” like assocation with this England side. They barely registered a...
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...
Yellow card gate! An out of control referee cheats Klose
Alberto Undiano: “I think I will give out eight more” Unbeaten since the 1986 World Cup in group stages....
Serbia under siege: Podolksi misses a penalty!
Great comeback by Germany as Mesut Oezil shows his class. They are really knocking on the door. Oezil to...
Second half: Will there be more send offs?
Sami Khedira, Phillip Lahm, Miroslav Klose (2 yellow cards = red), Aleksandar Kolarov, and Branislav Ivanovic are all flirting...
USA vs Slovenia: Torres and Findley to start
This is fantastic! Bradley must have read my reasons why Jose Francisco Torres should start. He joins Michael Bradley...
Milan Jovanovic scores!
German defense in disarray with Klose gone. Serbia takes advantage as Krasic sends in a cross which is headed...
Germany vs Serbia: Miroslav Klose sent off
5 yellow cards. The referee Alberto Undiano is destroying the match. Just sent off Klose already on a booking...
Video: Not David James’s finest moment
Against Austria in Euro 2008, James muffed a simple collection allowing Andreas Ivanschitz to equalize for Austria. Robert Green...
David James to start against Algeria
The oldest player in the World Cup at 39 years is set for a shock recall. Fabio Capello kept...
Video: 2008: Germany 2 Serbia 1
The last time these two countries met was a May 2008 friendly which resulted in a 2-1 win for...
Scouting report on the Slovenians
Not much in terms of travel for both teams with the Slovenians facing the Algerians in nearby Polokwane. By...
The USA needs to start Jose Francisco Torres
Against Slovenia the tried and trusted counterattacking measures will not work. This is a team that has a very...
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...
Video: Group A: Mexico 2 France 0
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez holds his line perfectly, moving only when the ball was lofted over by Rafa Marquez. Great...