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...
Category: World Cup 2006
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...
Ghana 2 Cech Republic 0 (Africa’s first win this World Cup!!)
The Game of the tournament! Ghana were the heroes! The whole team. From the goalscorers Asamoah Gyan and Muntari....
Halftime: Ghana 1 Czech Republic 0 (Go Black Stars!!!)
Asamoah Gyan puts Ghana in front!! Ghana is just playing amazing soccer. 2nd minute Stephen Appiah crosses from the...
Ghana- Czech Republic: Chelsea team-mates, Essien and Cech face each other
Michael Essien, Ghana midfielder (L) Petr Cech, Czech Republic’s goalie (R) Ghana meets the Czech Republic in a Group...
Halftime: Portugal 0 Iran 0 (Fulltime: Portugal 2 Iran 0)
Can’t say much about this match other than that Portugal are getting quite a few opportunities but aren’t executing...
Good news! ESPN’s World Cup ratings are up
The World Cup is being seen by more and more Americans. The TV ratings on ESPN 2 have more...
Iran vs Portugal: Team Melli meets Deco
Iran meets Portugal in a Group D encounter today, June 17, in Frankfurt at 3:00 PM German time (3:00...
Video: Mexico 0, Angola 0
Mexico’s can’t shoot straight…
Video: Holland 2, Ivory Coast 1
Close up: Wide angle: Van Basten was cracking jokes >>
Ronaldo has put on some gerd. El Phenomeno or El Fatso?
Ronaldo, lay off the feijoada. Ronaldo’s considerable girth has really grabbed media attention. Even Lula, Brazil’s president has weighed...
US Global Strategy: Kissinger versus Condi Rice
I have always thought that the student of global strategy must also be a soccer fan. Thus, I found...
Nacho Libre meet World Cup Soccer
Who would the Latinos like to watch? Nacho Libre (L) Omar Bravo (R) The producers want to know. According...
Video: Argentina Serbia Montenegro: 1-0
Maxi Rodriguez!
Video: Argentina Serbia Montenegro:2-0
Estaban Cambiasso! No English player could do this. I take that back, Gazza could.
Video: Argentina Serbia Montenegro: 3-0
Maxi Rodriguez!
Video: Argentina -Serbia Montenegro: 4-0
Hernan Crespo!
Video: Argentina Serbia Montenegro: 5-0
Carlos Tevez!
Video: Argentina vs Serbia Montenegro, 6-0
Leo Messi!
Halftime: Netherlands 2 Ivory Coast 1(Fulltime Netherlands 2 Ivory Coast 1)
We have been treated to some of the highest levels of soccer in the two matches so far. Van...
Terry Butcher, Leo Beenhakker sound England warning
I woke up pretty late after partying with the lads. We were euphoric at the England win. Rooney gave...
Netherlands vs Cote D’ Ivoire: An EPL reunion
Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Man U), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal), Edwin Van Der Saar (Man U), Jan...
Can anyone stop the Argentinians??? 6-0 over SMT
I think we just saw some of the best goals in the World Cup in this match. Each one...
Halftime: Argentina 3 SMT 0: And the goal of el Copa Mundial!
Argentina is putting on a clinic in one touch soccer! Exquisite. The second goal by Esteban Cambiasso was all...
The Hand of God, Part 2: Crouch’s Goal
Crouch has studied his Maradona…
Video: England 2, T&T 0
England miss chance after chance after chance. Finally, “The Robot” scores (and cheats!) – we’ll talk about the “Hand...
Marcos Senna: Brasilian- Spanish genius
Brasil’s Marcos Senna (Villareal & Spain midfielder) I want to add that I am proud of Spain’s Marcos Senna....
Video: Spain- Ukraine, 4-0 (Fernando Torres)
This is e jogo bonito!
The last thing you need: England to meet Germany in the second stage
Ecuador’s win against Costa Rica has put them up at the top of Group A on goal differential ahead...
It’s over: We are through, England 2 T&T 0
I don’t know whether its more painful to see Sven celebrate or Crouch do his ugly moves. Thankfully Crouch...
Halftime: The Three Lions 0 Soca Warriors 0
The Lions are playing like kittens and Beenhakker has thoroughly outcoached Sven in the first half. Crouch got one...
England vs Soca Warriors: Beenhakker evokes Northern Ireland loss, bring on Rooney
England vs Trinidad and Tobago today, June 15th in Nuremburg at 6:00 PM German time (12 Noon EST) This...
Leo Beenhakker has been getting inside our heads
This is turning out to be a real grudge match. Words have been flying back and forth and Beenhakker...
This is it: England can put up or shut up
We are a nation in disarray. And I can tell you we are not feeling too good, English hooligans...
Halftime: Ecuador 1 Costa Rica 0 (Fulltime: Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0)
Good game. And a great header from Carlos Tenorio through a perfectly placed cross from Luis Antonio Valencia, to...
England vs the Soca Warriors: The Roonster will play today.
Wayne Rooney has been deemed fit to play by independent medical experts and Sven Goran Erickson said that he...
Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Wanchope vs Tin Delgado
Costa Rica meet Ecuador in a Group A encounter today, June 15 in Hamburg at 3:00 PM German time...
Is Raymond Domenech in control? Arena appears to be.
The US got blown out by the Czech Republic 3-0. A result that prompted much soul searching. And Bruce...
The Germany Poland WC match: The most entertaining by far
Today’s heroes: Artur Boruc, Poland’s goalkeeper (L), the crossbar, and Oliver Neuville, German goalscorer (R) This had to be...