Category: Soccer Teams – National
The Tragedy of Garrincha
This first genius of Brazilian soccer…
Argentina 2, Slovenia 0
Argentina steps it up as they warm-up for Brazil 2014. Humberto’s team is going to surprise a lot of...
BOOM! The Return of Jozy Altidore
Altidore finds his goalscoring prowess just in time for Brazil 2014: and Maybe Klinsmann knows what he’s doing after...
Clint Dempsey: Can the US get past the Group of Death?
The scary thing is that he’s going to have to play like this every time he gets the ball....
Klose becomes Germany’s all time leading scorer
Germany beat Armenia 6 -1 in a friendly and Klose took his tally of goals scored for Germany to...
Ecuador hold England to a 2 – 2 draw
4 goals and 2 red cards.Raheem Sterling and Valencia got the cards.Fortunately for them the suspension does not carry...
OMG: Brazil 4, Panama 0
Looks like Neymar and Brazil are ready to go. Just don’t get too confident, lads! WATCH: Brazil 4-0 Panama...
Is 2014 the Year Soccer in America (Truly) Goes Mainstream?
A great article in New York Magazine. Will Leitch makes the case for what we’ve always wanted to believe:...
Cameroon hold Germany to a 2 -2 draw
Samuel Eto’o gave Cameroon a shock lead. Germany equalised minutes later through Thomas Muller and then went on to...
Paper Planes: The highlight of England vs. Peru?
Blair Valentine could get in trouble for this, but he’s got better aim than Rooney!
England beat Peru in warm up friendly
The first goal from Sturridge was pretty brilliant. England scored two more eventually.
Why are we listening to Paul Scholes?
Just a question. To me it looks like he’s the Sarah Palin of English Football – a shrill, underqualified...
England Practice: Watch Rooney’s Swerving Goal
Check out the last goal: It’s just practice, but let’s keep sharp all the way to Manaus, where we...
OMG! Knee Operation changes everything for Suarez and Uruguay
O boy! Uruguayan golden boy Luis Suarez has just been wheeled out of the operating room after surgery to...
SHOCKER! Klinsmann’s 23 doesn’t include Landon Donovan
Well, well. No Landon Donovan. Jurgen Klinsmann‘s squad for Brazil also excludes Clarence Goodson, Michael Parkhurst, Brad Evans,...
Video: Van Persie scores super equaliser against Ecuador in Friendly
Ecuador v/s Holland – pre world cup friendly Van Persie traps a long ball from Jordy Clasie on his...
Les Bleus: Deschamps Announces 23-man Squad for France
French coach Didier Deschamps announced a 23-man team along with seven stand-by players. Left off the team were Samir Nasri and...
Brazil’s Roster for 2014
Already I’m missing Ronaldinho, Robinho and Kaka. But hey, Scolari knows best (we’ll know soon enough). Brazil plays the World...
Mexico’s 23
Mexican Coach Miguel Herrera announced his 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup. I wonder if Giovani Dos Santos will...
Cameroon’s Lions – Provisional Team Announced
Coach Volker Finke unveiled his preliminary 28-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Cameroon are in Group A along...
Klinsmann’s Army
Seven of these guys are going to be cut… the suspense is a bit over the top. I wonder...
Roy’s Rug Rats: Youth is Served!
With Everton’s Ross Barkley, 20, Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling, 19, and Southampton’s Luke Shaw, 18, making the team, Roy’s Rug...
Klinsmann Names Provisional US Team
Jurgen Klinsmann named his 30-player provisional roster for the US 2014 World Cup squad. GK: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa),...
Video Highlights of Mexico USA friendly ….
…in which USA let a 2 – 0 lead degenerate into a 2 – 2 draw.
The Worst Football Team in the World
American Samoa’s football team were beaten 31-0 by Australia in 2001, earning them the label ‘the worst team in...
Germany threaten to pull out of Euro 2016
German Football League CEO Christian Seifert had the following to say about Platini’s 24 team Euro 2016 format and...
Barcelona’s 2013-14 away kit to sport colours of Catalonian flag
The Bars of Aragon, part of the Catalonian flag will feature in the 2013-14 kit Two days ago, a...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico qualify for the hex beating Costa Rica, 1-0
Mexico at the Azteca Stadium beat Costa Rica through a Javier Hernandez header in the 60th minute. With a...
World Cup qualifiers: Even Andy Murray can’t lift Scotland over Macedonia, 1-1
The giddy highs of Andy Murray winning yesterday at the US Open gave way to the more familiar struggle...
World Cup qualifiers: England leave it late against Ukraine, 1-1
Yevhen Konoplianka at 22 years of age is a marked man. Marked by bigger clubs who sat up and...
World Cup qualifiers: USA face a must win situation against Jamaica
Clint Dempsey once again will lead the attacking The USA sit behind Jamaica in Group A, tied for second...
Women’s U20 World Cup final: USA beats Germany, 1-0 to lift third title
Kealia Ohai scores the game winner in the 44th minute following great work down the right flank by full...
World Cup qualifiers: Messi and Argentina overcome Paraguay, 3-1
Leo Messi continues his incandescent national form which can only be good for Argentina’s World Cup chances. The little...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico ease past Costa Rica, 2-0
Veteran Carlos Salcido and Jesus Zavala take advantage of some shoddy defending on set pieces to send the Ticos...
World Cup qualifiers: England crush hapless Moldova, 5-0
Frank Lampard collects a brace from a spot kick and a header. Jermain Defoe combines with Alex Oxlade –...
World Cup qualifiers: USA with key absences take on Jamaica
No Landon Donovan or Michael Bradley The USA return to World Cup qualifications today with their match against Jamaica...
Pia Sundhage steps down from US Women’s national team
Pia Sundhage returns to Sweden Caught in the midst of angst and anxiety of Arsenal getting on board with...
Third party ownership casts a shadow over failed Moutinho deal
When is a deal between two clubs not a straight deal? When it involves a third party. Spurs found...
AC Milan falls to Sampdoria, 0-1
Newly promoted Sampdoria delivered a message for AC Milan and it wasn’t a good one. Christian Abbiati could not...
Women’s U20 World Cup: USA brush aside Ghana, 4-0
Looks like the future of US women’s soccer is in very capable hands. The U20 World Cup got going...
Argentina decimate 10 man Germany, 3-1
Leo Messi’s recent national goalscoring is well ahead of his Barca output. He scored his 9th goal in five...
Spain win 2-1 over Puerto Rico as Cazorla and Fabregas score
One current Arsenal player and a former one contributed to Spain’s 2-1 winning score. Santi Cazorla swung a ball...
History created! USA beat Mexico in Mexico for the first time, 1-0
In the 79th minute Brek Shea squirting free down the left nutmegs his way through and then crosses the...
What ails Brazilian soccer? Time to bring Dunga back
The title should actually read what fails Brazilian soccer? Clearly, with all its unsurpassed talent, Brazilian soccer should have...
2012 Olympics: USA exact a 2-1 win over Japan in revenge rematch
Carli Lloyd’s brace and some superb goalkeeping from Hope Solo guided the USA to a sweetly savoured victory over...
2012 Olympics: Tune into USA vs Japan women’s soccer final
As iconic an image: Could the USA top this in the finals? Yes, all you football/ soccer lovers. This...
2012 Olympics: Mexico enter men’s final beating Japan, 3-1
szólj hozzá: Mexico vs Japan 3:1 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Yuki Otsu’s magnificent strike in the 12th minute gave the Japanese...
2012 Olympics: Japan defeat France, 2-1 in semi-final
Sepp Blatter was around to see his fondest dream of seeing women playing in “tighter shorts”. Yes, he really...
2012 Olympics: Alex Morgan’s ET strike as USA pip Canada, 4-3 in thriller
An instant classic. Christine Sinclair was a one woman wrecking crew for Canada as she scored a hat trick...
2012 Olympics: Sturridge magic as Team GB bests UAE, 3-1
szólj hozzá: GB There are days when Daniel Sturridge could not hit a barn door even if it meant...