Video: Lehmann’s Cheat Sheet
Gotta hand it to the Germans. Their use of business intelligence in the World Cup should make companies sit...
Category: World Cup 2006
Video: Meanwhile in the Fontana di Trevi
Bet you Clement XII and his architect Salvi didn’t think about this when they built the fountain in 1735…
Zidane to go on air: What provoked him
Soccerblog readers and fellow fans of the game. We await Zidane’s statement on what happened on the field. Zidane...
Evidence supports Zidane: He was subject to racism
From the Daily Mail: Football was awash with competing theories, but with the help of an expert lip reader...
The Guardian pundits weigh in on the Three Lions and other stuff
England’s performance in one word Sean Ingle: Dire. Barry Glendenning: Unsurprising. Paul Doyle: Kournikova Scott Murray:Allymcleod. Mike Adamson: Wink...
Video: Zizou’s PK, a chip over Buffon’s shoulder.
This call was bogus. But then again Zizou’s PK was priceless. He had Buffon grovelling.
In Zidane’s defence: He is still the best soccer player of his time
So Zizou bowed out and his epitaph will read, “He was the greatest soccer player of his time except……....
Video: Zidane Head Butt (Extended Version)
Thanks Peter! The question: headbutt or butthead?
Video: Zizou’s Head Butt
This is the signature image of the World Cup. Hat tip to Dimitar Vesselinov for telling us about the...
Germany 3 Portugal 1 (Germany wins 3rd place)
Two great goals by Schweinsteiger that beat Ricardo all ends up and an own goal by Petit and Germany...
Germany vs Portugal: Third place to be decided
Germany meets Portugal to decide the 3rd and 4th spot today in Stuttgart at 9:00 PM German time (3:00...
Who is Franck Ribery?
That little ball of energy bounding around everywhere with the ball stuck to his leg, creating moments of panic...
Rooney’s ref to take charge of the 2006 WC finals
Horacio Elizondo, from Argentina will take over the officiating duties of the World Cup finals between Italy and France....
Bianconeri behind Azzurris 1982 glory: Will they repeat in 2006?
Bianconeri- the Juve block (Buffon, Cannavaro, Del Piero, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Lippi) The 1982 Enzo Bearzot squad had a core...
Video: Cristiano Ronaldo is an instigator
Ronaldo is well known for his clowning around. His female fans think it is cute. But after the Rooney-...
A revolutionary solution to soccer fouls
I think soccer players should play in the nude too and not just referees. There would be no more...
FIFA’s World Cup selection is too Eurocentric: Where is Steven Appiah?
The 2006 World Cup: Just another version of Euro 2006. FIFA should now seriously start looking for World Cup...
Lionel Messi should have been FIFA youngster: Blame Jose Pekerman
Lionel Messi, Jose Pekerman’s folly Lukas Podolski was awarded FIFA’s award for the best youngster of the World Cup....
Rob Colonna’s 2006 World Cup in pictures
Rob’s pictures of the World Cup >> Amongst the madness and mayhem, peace and quiet in the beautiful German...
Klinsmann’s decision: “Should I stay or should I go?”
That is what Germany awaits with great anxiety Miroslav Klose and Jens Lehmann want Klinsi to continue. 95% of...
Video: France vs Portugal semi-final
Long. 7+ minutes. But you get to see Barthez play soccolleyball (soccer + volleyball). It is worth it.
Germany: We’re the champions of the World
Klinsmann has brought a great amount of respectability to German soccer and Der Kaiser wants him to keep coaching...
Video; France 1 Portugal 0 (Zizou’s PK)
Watch out for that sneaky Thierry Henry. France were lucky to get through, they need to play better against...
Video: Zidane’s uncanny PKs against Portugal
Zidane against Portugal in Euro 2000.
The Serie scandal: Politicians pull the amnesty card
Massimo Moratti, Inter’s CEO; Silvio Berlusconi, Forza Italia and AC Milan’s CEO One of the clubs in danger of...
T&T goalie Shaka Hislop signs up with FC Dallas
Great news! Shaka Hislop, Soca Warriors goalkeeper and their hero in that goalless draw against Sweden, keeping sharpshooters Freddie...
The Three Lions: A new canvas to paint on, Steve McLaren
Theo Walcott, Steve McLaren, Aaron Lennon John Terry, Darren Bent The one thing that you learn through all this...
Benito Archundia Tellez: The referee of the World Cup
Tellez did a superb job refeering the Germany- Italy semifinal Kudos to Tellez, who was more than willing to...
Video: Italy 2, Germany 0 (in OT)
I’m proud of the German team. We had our chances. Kudos to Klinsi for taking us this far.
Italy 2 Germany 0 (Extra -time)
Fabio Grosso, Alessandro Del Piero- Italy’s goalscorers I think Germany is in a state of shock, just when it...
Germany vs Italy: Inside the numbers
Germany meets Italy in the first semi-final today, July 4, in Dortmund at 9:00 PM German time (3:00 PM...
Ballack: “We Have No Chance!”
Right. Maybe Ballack’s pulling a chain somewhere. I know the German team is prepared. Even without Frings, we can...
The Gaza: The World Cup and politics
Abbas Suan, as an Arab-Israeli, not just another soccer player We take it for granted that we can see...
Teamwork and a chip on the shoulder: This World Cup proves you need both
This debate has been going on for a while. Why do these so called superstars, Ronaldinho, Sheva, Luca Toni,...
Post Mortem: Brasil-France (Who’s the Goat?)
I was supposed to do one of these, but the BBC did a better job. In the end, it...
Case Study – Performance as a Science: The German National Team
While his teammates at Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Monaco drove Porsches and BMWs, Klinsmann tooled around in a...
Brasil, Brasil, Brasil
Our first loss in 14 games. We will be back. It seems that France has our number. We lose...
Video: Italy destroys Germany in 1982
Germany has never beaten Italy at the World Cup, and this memory is the one we all have as...
Video: Beckham’s Press Conference (Who will Lead us Now?)
The end of the Beckham era. I’m thinking the new captain will be either Terry or Gerrard. Who’s better...
Klinsmann fever takes over Germany
Christoph Biermann on how Klinsmann has changed the landscape of German soccer. What’s more, he did it while living...
Jens’ Competitive Advantage (Why the Germans are Better at Penalty Kicks)
Has Jens opened his mouth to soon? The full story of Lehmann’s preparation emerged yesterday. He won the 1997...
Sven’s the Goat!
“Even when fit, Rooney failed to make an impact on this tournament and that had nothing to do with...
The Brazilian Press
That says it all. Cruzeiro, yoo-hoo!
Video: France 1, Brazil 0
What a dismal show from the Brazilians… Cruzeiro, we haven’t heard from you today. Everything OK?
Video: Italy 3, Ukraine 0
How do the Italians do it?
Is Christiano Ronaldo lying?
Rightly or wrongly, all I can say is that he will probably no longer play in the EPL…
Video: England Goes Down to Portugal’s Cheating
Depressing is not the word we’re looking for… Rooney messed up, but the referee should’ve given us a free...
Post-Mortem: Trashing Sven & England
The trash talking has begun, led by the BBC: “This was a great, great opportunity for us to have...
Video: Will Zidane have the last laugh?
The way he played in France’s victory over the overrated Samba-boys tells me he’s not going to leave the...
Even the finger puppet looks better than Ronaldo
I’m so depressed. My only consolation is that Argentina lost as well. Both coaches made the same mistake essentially....
The End for Brasil
The experts were wrong, even at Fox. Brasil lost. What bothers me is how we lost. Playing an uninspiring...