Philipp Lahm is Germany’s captain
Jogi Low announced that Bayern right back Phillipp Lahm would take over as German captain with Bayern team mate...
Category: World Cup 2010
Julio Cesar joins the list of critics of Jabulani
The good old style leather ball: safe and predictable Brazil’s goalkeeper joins the chorus of Jabulani critics calling it...
World Cup 2010: South Africa’s ticketing system crashes
Technical glitches forced SA to put about half a million tickets on hold initially when they were put on...
World Cup 2010: The Socceroos are the first arrivals
The Socceroos became the first team to arrive in SA, signaling the World Cup is on. They will train...
Video: Mathieu Valbuena shows he is ready for the big stage
France beat the Ticos, 2-1 in a friendly that saw flowing, attacking football. Les Bleus looked sharp with Franck...
Bill Clinton and Obama wish the US Team on their way..
Maybe that should have read Obama and Bill Clinton wish the US Team.Protocol is everything when it comes to...
Big blow to Ghana: Michael Essien ruled out
Michael Essien, the rock of Ghana’s midfield will not make it to South Africa. He has been unable to...
Cesc Fabregas punts on his Barca future
The experiment of bringing Cesc Fabregas to Barca to complete Joan Laporta’s Catalunyan legacy seems to have taken another...
Capello dismisses interest in Inter job
Fabio Capello said his focus was on England. “I have a contract with the Football Association and the only...
USA shocker: Brian Ching left out of Bradley’s final 23
Quite a shocker. The CW was that Ching would partner Jozy Altidore. Every pundit in the land predicted that...
Goalkeepers give the Jabulani the traditional thumbs down
The new World Cup ball has been given the traditional vote of no confidence by goalies. U.S. backup goalkeeper...
Herculez Gomez should be SA bound
Herculez Gomez should be on that plane U.S. head coach Bob Bradley will announce the 23-man U.S. World Cup...
Thomas Muller Germany’s latest injury scare
Muller fell from a mountain bike as part of the team’s training and was left with a cut knee...
Does Bob Bradley risk Oguchi Onyewu?
Clarence Goodson over Oguchi Onyewu: Look at this man’s elevation On the face of it, an unthinkable proposition. Gooch...
Video: Czech loss: Shaky defense lets down USA
There were a number of glaring defensive breakdowns: As a group: (77′) 77th minute, a slashing Libor Sionko gets...
What South Africa is not getting from the World Cup..
A report on how FIFA has outsourced most of the World Cup paraphernalia to places like China,and on how...
World Cup 2010: Les Fennecs benefit from French Algerian return
A good read by Piers Edwards on the Algerian team, in the same group as USA, England, and Slovenia....
So who will Bradley play against the Czech Republic?
Will Buddle make the final 23 to the World Cup? 23 will be dressed for the match against Czech...
SA hopes to ban guns permanently
Every year in South Africa, about10,000 people are killed because of injuries from gunshot wounds.Personal firearms are going to...
English players complain about Jabulani
English players are concerned that the new world cup ball will move and swerve and make crosses and shots...
The man behind Louis Van Gaal
Rinus Michels the legendary coach who refined Totaalvoetbal or Total Football Ruud Krol, the left back in the 1974...
Terry Venables and England’s World Cup dream…
TERRY VENABLES made history at London’s O2 Arena yesterday when he joined up with the London Philharmonic Orchestra to...
Jerome Boateng in damage control mode
Jerome Boateng, Kevin Prince Boateng’s half brother, has been playing diplomat, meeting with Michael Ballack and apologizing on his...
World Cup 2010: Spain announces its 23 man squad
Vincent De Bosque announces Spain’s 23 man World Cup squad. Pedro, Victor Valdes, Javi Martinez, and Fernando Llorente are...
Video: Maradona runs over a journalist’s leg
Maradona hit a journalist on the way to the press conference to announce his 23 man squad and as...
World Cup 2010: Maradona announces his 23 man Argentina squad
The new Argentina or is it the old? Palermo is Maradona’s choice Jesus Datolo of Olympiakos always dangerous down...
Thierry Henry’s MLS move: Will he or won’t he?
Interesting that Sir Alex weighs in on Thierry Henry’s reported move to the MLS, saying he will be a...
Nike motivation strategy for Rooney
Two extremely weird ads that are possibly meant to encourage Rooney to just do it at at the World...
Germany sing “Give me hope”
A very interesting and heart rending plea to Joachim to give them hope.They’ve even got the pope to join...
The World Cup has begun: The Boateng phenomenon
Bad boy, Bad boy: An image that could spur on Germany in the World Cup? South Africa could not...
World Cup 2010 sick list
Those who are going to miss or are in grave danger of missing, next month’s World Cup due to...
Laurent Blanc to be next Les Bleus coach
Les Bleus return to sanity through Blanc’s appointment. Too bad that they will have to wait after the World...
The French Ligue cedes ground to rugby
Who would you pay to see? The dude with the pink motifs or the guy with the colourless togs....
Video: Sampdoria make it to the Champions League
When Marcelo Lippi announces his 23 man squad, Gianpaolo Pazzini will be in it because of what he did...
World Cup 2010: An extra edge to Ghana vs Germany
Michael Ballack is now an official injury worry for Germany as he is has been declared out for an...
Bring the World Cup to the US
Thanks to BSD for pointing out this video which has been launched in anticipation of the USA Bid Committee’s...
Brand Beckham: A vanity move as one of Capello’s coach?
David Beckham’s World Cup appearances as a player have been nothing to write home about. The negatives have far...
Zahia Dehar pens a letter to Raymond Domenech
A letter takes the French media by storm as Zahia Dehar, the underage escort caught in L’affaire Ribery turns...
World Cup 2010: Argentina: No Zanetti, no Cambiasso
Javier Zanetti with 136 international caps has been excluded by Maradona Diego Maradona’s selection was marked by delay and...
World Cup 2010: Brazil puts Ronaldinho on reserve
Dunga’s 23 includes no Ronaldinho, Adriano, Pato, Neymar, Diego, or Ganso After 16 years, there will be no Ronaldo....
World Cup 2010: Capello recalls Carragher, Scholes turns him down
Not all that surprising. Given the fact that central defense was going to be a problem area, with all...
Dream
Thanks to Igor Martinovic for the video. DREAM from Igor Martinovic on Vimeo.
A Calciopoli primer: The investigation widens to include Inter
Gazzetto Dello Sport has a nicely chalked out primer Monopoly board on Calciopoli including recent developments. In an ideal...
Chelsea are coasting to the title at halftime
Didier Drogba is one big spoilsport. He still has not gotten over Frank Lampard taking the penalty and is...
World Cup 2010: Jerome Boateng keeps his date with destiny
One of the potential highlights of this World Cup is the Boateng brothers story. Kevin Prince Boateng and Jerome...
World Cup 2010: Kevin Prince Boateng in Ghana squad
Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac announced his provisional World Cup squad. Amongst them, Pompey’s Kevin Prince Boateng whose switch...
Louis Vuitton make a case for the World Cup
Louis Vuittonis is in the process of creating a new case for the World Cup trophy which will no...
Gareth Barry maybe out of the World Cup
Bad news for City’s Gareth Barry. He has been diagnosed with a bad ankle sprain that could sideline him...
The wild side of soccer……………….!
A great video reminder that the World Cup is going to be in Africa.There’s a leopard at 23 seconds...
World Cup 2010: Rabah Saadane announces 25 man Algeria squad
Algeria’s coach Rabah Saadane announced his preliminary roster of 25 players for the World Cup. The USA is one...