Will France Get a Free Ride from Togo?
Don’t look now, but I think Togo has decided they’re going to let France get through to the second...
Category: Soccer Teams – National
Group C: The Oranje meet the Albiceleste (a preview of the WC finals??)
Fasten your seatbelts, this is the game of the tournament at this early stage. Argentina meets Netherlands in a...
Spike Lee calls it football and weighs in on Ronaldo
Spike Lee and his son, Jonathan are Gunner fans and good friends of Thierry Henry. He is a great...
Sven’s Last Card? – Theo Walcott!
Without Michael Owen, Sven is going to have to find a striker. And fast. He’s putting on an unconcerned...
Michael Owen out: Time for Sven to bring Theo Walcott
(L) Michael Owen out (ACL), (R)Theo Walcott, ex-Southampton, now Gunner “Bring him on, Sven, you have nothing to lose.”...
Group D: Mexico and Portugal through (Portugal 2 Mexico 1)
“I wonder if we can set up a roadblock on the Argentina bus?” Luis Figo, Portugal striker (L) Rafael...
Halftime: Portugal 2 Mexico 1 (Angola 0 Iran 0)
Great battle going on right now at Gelsenkirchen between Mexico and Portugal. It has been an ebb and flow...
Video: 1978 – Argentina 3, Holland 1
Remember Kempes? The Dutch were unlucky that day…
Video: Poland 2, Costa Rica 1
Costa Rica and Wanchope say goodbye… as does Poland.
Video: Paraguay 2, T&T 0
T&T was our favorite underdog for the tournament. Both teams go home.
Video: Germany 3, Ecuador 0
A new attacking style for German soccer? Klinsi proves you can teach an old dog new tricks!
Video: England 2, Sweden 2
Poor Michael Owen!
Final: England 2 Sweden 2: 4 defensive lapses, 4 goals
Joe Cole, England’s goalscorer and playmaker The Brits have so focused themselves on the Rooney- Owen- Crouch equation in...
Halftime: England 1 Sweden 0 (Paraguay 1 T&T 0)
Great goal by Joe Cole. He is easily the best player in the English squad. Rooney looks dangerous too...
England vs Sweden: Alright! England, lets see what you got.
Freddie Lungberg and Ashley Cole, Arsenal team mates square off England meet Sweden in a Group B encounter in...
Paz Vega: The lady is beautiful and knows her soccer
Paz Vega- Soccer afficiniado James Brooks “Spanglish” introduced Paz Vega to the American audience. She played Flor, the housekeeper...
Klinsmann has answered his critics in full
This is a Germany that is playing attacking and entertaining soccer. They have figured that the best way to...
Andriy Rusol: From scapegoat to hero
Andriy Rusol being shown some love by his mates. Notice his buzz cut. Andriy Rusol’s worst 30 seconds in...
Halftime: Germany 2 Ecuador 0 (Costa Rica 1 Poland 1)
Germany continue to look impressive, with Klose scoring two goals, the last one coming of a real creative chip...
Video: How Crazy The World Is – Soccer Fever in Seoul!
Around 50,000 fans showed up at Seoul’s World Cup Stadium to watch the Korea vs. France World Cup 2006...
Video: More Rooney Madness!
Why Rooney’s our only hope: Truthfully, England doesn’t stand a chance in the next rounds without a fit Rooney…
Dutch coach watch: Are they still riding high?
The Netherlands Marco Van Basten: 2 wins Soca Warriors Leo Beenhakker: 1 draw, 1 loss (count the match against...
Group A: Germany meets Ecuador minus Delgado, Tenorio
Germany meets Ecuador in a Group A encounter in Berlin at 4:00 PM German time (10:00 AM EST) A...
Video: Spain 3 Tunisia 1
Mnari (Tuniia), Raul, Fernando Torres, Fernando Torres (PK) Factoid: Spain, a team that is known for its meltdowns, is...
Video: Ukraine 4 Saudi Arabia 0
Rusol, Rebrov, Shevchenko, Kalinichenko. Check the neat Shevchenko pass to Kalinichenko.
Video: Switzerland 2 Togo 0
Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta score!
Start Vikash Dhorasoo, Domenech now that Zizou is out
Raymond Domenech desperately needs a playmaker. Zizou showed his genius in patches but he was never going to last...
Group H: Shevchenko comes alive; torrid Torres
Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine striker and the back of the Saudi Arabian goal X 4 Ukraine must have been glad...
World Cup: France’s troubles mount following Switzerland’s win
Switzerland’s victory over Togo, 2-0 today sets up a very testy French team against their former colony Togo in...
Video: 1982 – France vs. Germany
Back in high school, I still remember Platini’s France loss to Germany… what a crazy game that was!
Video: Platini vs. Zidane
Zidane was lucky to win the Cup, but Platini was incredible. Zizou looks old this time around…
Why Germany lost to England in 1966 (includes video)
I was talking to my father about this (these days all we talk about is football) and he gives...
Ergebnisfussball: Made in Brazil?
We Germans have a term for teams that play for a draw: Ergebnisfussball. This is a word that is...
Video: France 1, Korea 1
Is this the end of the road for France and Zizou?
The story of soccer in Oz: How the Socceroos made it.
The Socceroos last made it to the World Cup in 1972 and they scored no goals and made a...
Quick exit for France again?
France just could not put South Korea away, although they had plenty of chances. Thierry Henry opened his account...
Video: Ronaldinho Trips over the Ball
Put this in a Nike ad! 🙂
Video: Brazil 2, Australia 0
A moral victory for Australia, despite the score line. Cruzeiro, your guys are looking lame!
Video: Japan 0, Croatia 0
A moral victory for Zico and Japan; they even saved a penalty kick!
World Cup coverage: ABC’s Dave O’Brien and Marcelo Balboa muddle through
Dave O’Brien on the Italy- USA match must have repeated “Italy is a powerhouse in the soccer world” and...
Brazil- Australia matchup: What is up Brazil? (Final: Brazil 2 Australia 0)
What is going on with the Brazilians? Or should I say what is not going on with them? Ronaldo...
World Cup 2006 story: Goalkeepers with one man down, and even two
Goalkeepers are the players with the least glamorous job. Would you watch goalies kicking the ball to each other...
Japan vs Croatia: Zico’s biggest crux is the defence (Halftime: Japan 0 Croatia 0)
Japan meets Croatia in a Group F encounter in Nuremburg at 3:00 PM German time (12 Noon EST) Japan...
Video: Italy 1 USA 1
Christian Zaccardo’s own goal
Video: Italy 1 USA 0
Pirlo’s great free kick! Gilardino header.
Video: De Rossi red card, USA vs Italy
De Rossi’s cheap and disgusting foul.
Video: Ghana 2 Czech Republic 0
Sulley Muntari’s beauty!
Video: Ghana 1 Czech Republic 0
Asamoah Gyan!
Video: Portugal 2 Iran 0
Cristian Ronaldo’s PK.
Video: Portugal 1 Iran 0
Deco’s blast!
Referee Jorge Larrionda was suspended for the 2002 World Cup
Wikipedia’s entry says that Larrionda was suspended for 6 months by the Uruguayan football federation after being selected for...
Larrionda 3: (US + Italy) 2: The worst game
Jorge Larrionda vs the Italy-USA team Who would have thought when the two teams trooped out to play that...
Halftime: USA 1 Italy 1 Mastroeni out: No way that was a red card
Pablo Mastroeni’s tackle deserved a yellow. Not a red. By no stretch of the imagination. Contrast that with de...
USA- Italy: Clint Dempsey to start
Italy meets the US in Group E encounter in Kaiserslautern at 9:00 PM German time (3:00 PM EST) The...