Lion hearted, lion maned: Puyol wins it for Spain
Steve Tyler at the World Cup – say it isn’t so? When I see Carles Puyol, I am reminded...
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Spain beat Germany 1-0 (The Octopus was right!)
Puyol’s header gets them through. The octopus was right! A historic final now – Holland vs. Spain. We’ll have...
Halftime: Spain 0 Germany 0
A very cautious first half. Spain enjoying a big edge in possession without looking very threatening. Not very surprising....
Spain vs Germany: What to look for?
It could come down to a Euro 2008 moment when Fernando Torres blew by Philipp Lahm. Vicente Del Bosque...
Germany vs Spain: Starting line ups
Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm, 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 20-Jerome Boateng, 15-Piotr Trochowski, 6-Sami Khedira, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 10-Lukas Podolski,...
Toni Kroos to replace Mueller
Kroos control! Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos, an attacking midfielder and another one of those 20 something talents is in...
Ballack vs Lahm: Trouble in the German camp
Kevin Prince Boateng deciding to lay his studs on Michael Ballack’s ankle seems to be the best thing in...
Arsenal close to signing Laurent Koscielny
Arsenal’s attempts to bolster their central defense, an area of rapid depletion, got a boost with the imminent signing...
Castrol Top 11: It’s not quite right is it?
On the graphic above are the top players of the World Cup as per the Castrol Index. First things...
Forlan was not fit from the very start
Oscar Tabares pulled out Diego Forlan in the 38th minute of the second half much to everyone’s surprise. Later,...
Ronaldinho plans to return to Brazil?
One of the players that Dunga could have done with to lift a moribund Brazilian attack has not been...
Video: Highlights: Netherlands 3 Uruguay 2
Check out Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s smashing strike. Diego Forlan owns the Jabulani. Wesley Sneijder writes his own luck. Arjen...
Van Bronckhorst’s goal made the difference
Say what you will – Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben scoring was expected. What was not expected was Giovanni...
The final will be brilliant Orange!
What a match! The Uruguayans never gave up. Maxi Pereira scored an added time goal. That made it 3-2...
Holland 3 Uruguay 1!
Sneijder cuts inside and shoots, the ball skims past Muslera and strikes the upright and goes in. Moments later,...
Forlan makes it 1-1!
We have a game. Maarten Stekelenberg will be none too pleased about the goal he gave up. Diego Forlan...
Van Bronckhorst’s blast sends Netherlands up 1-0!
A candidate for goal of the World Cup. A screaming left footer by Giovanni Van Bronckhorst from 30 yards...
Eduardo Galeano on Uruguayan soccer
Two legends: Diego Maradona and Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli, the Uruguayan legend spent five years in the French Ligue...
Video: World Cup 1974: Netherlands 2 Uruguay 0
Totaalvoetball! Johnny Rep scores twice as Netherlands beats Uruguay, 2-0 in the 1974 World Cup in the group stage....
Uruguay vs Netherlands: Starting line ups
Uruguay: 1-Fernando Muslera; 3-Diego Godin, 6-Mauricio Victorino, 5-Walter Gargano, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 22-Martin Caceres, 15-Diego Perez, 11-Alvaro Pereira, 17-Egidio Arevalo,...
FIFA merges with Ballon D’or
Blatter has achieved what top physicists having been trying to do for decades – fusion at room temperature. Sepp...
The Octopus choosing Spain video
Infallibility is generally not associated with octopuses so it remains to be seen if Paul has got this one...
Five worst defenders in this World Cup
Mmmmm ……. not far from the truth We all know this World Cup has been the graveyard for ‘superstars’...
World Cup Analytics: Germany to Win?
Superstition or Analytics? Let’s see… (h/t Martin Theus)
Much ado about nothing: Luis Suarez’s “hand of god” handball
I would like to know which commentator would not have called Luis Suarez stupid for not trying to stop...
The absence of Inter’s men hurt Argentina
Nicholas Otamendi for Javier Zanetti? Maradona needs to get his head examined Tim Vickery in his Sunday column for...
Spain needs to open up its options
Spain’s attack has a self paced feel to it with difficulties getting up tempo. They meet a German team...
Big Phil Scolari: Brazil wants him back
Big Phil might have another swing at the Brazil job The manager who led Brazil to their 2002 World...
The Octopus has spoken
Spain is the verdict this time.Or so it says here.Couldn’t find any other article that corroborates that decision so...
Zwelenqaba Update: Soccer Camp
Swarthmore College’s Micah Rose has been hanging out in the Eastern Cape, holding soccer clinics and watching the World...
Update: WC Bracket – A European Cup?
Who’d a thunk this would have been outcome? Brazil and Argentina – gone. What is this, the European Cup?
The “Maradona Experiment” is Over as Well
This sign held up by the German fans says it all: The fat lady has sung for both Dunga...
Germany Argentina goals…
That should read Germany goals actually seeing that Argentina didn’t actually get any of their own…Goals of the game...
A superb Germany outclasses Argentina, 4-0
The German God ran riot over Maradona’s God. Even Arne Freidrich got a goal. You know what is frightening...
That Octopus was wrong.
The Octopus had predicted that Germany would have a tough game against Argentina.Here’s Klose scoring their fourth goal (to...
Video: Ghana vs Uruguay highlights
Luis Suarez leaves the field in tears after being red carded for his handball offense. He thinks its all...
Video: Netherlands 2 Brazil 1
Good quality highlights. Watch Robinho’s great skill on the ball and Luis Fabiano’s back heel that sets up Kaka’s...
Ronaldo asks Melo not to return to Brazil
O Fenomeno via Twitter: “Felipe Melo better not come to Brazil for his holidays” “I don’t understand the lack...
Brazil vs Netherlands: This sums it up
Oranje Pacman swallowing the yellow diamond of the Brazilian flag.
Unsung hero: Fernando Muslera
The baby faced Muslera just celebrated his 24th birthday. In goalkeeping years, he is a toddler when compared to...
Asamoah Gyan: The player with the biggest heart
To have missed a history setting penalty in the 121st minute – as Ghana and Africa stood on the...
Heartbreak for Ghana: Uruguay wins it on PKs, 4-2
Sebastian Abreu converts his PK after Dominic Adiyah misses. What a twisting, nervewracking finish. Ghana could have won the...
Halftime: Ghana 1, Uruguay 0
Sulley Muntari gives Ghana the lead in the final seconds of the first half with a left-footed blast from...
Dunga on Felipe Melo
” As the manager, I think the blame belongs to us all. I take most of the blame and...
Wesley Sneijder breaks Brazilian hearts
The moment of truth came for Brazil in the 68th minute.
Brazil: Bring Back the Beautiful Game!
Now that the Dunga experiment is over, it’s time to bring back the beautiful game (circa 1982): Let’s go,...
The Dunga experiment is over!
Felipe Melo who personifies Dunga’s experiment provided its hypotheses and its conclusive proof: It did not work. Melo, who...
EPIC Fail: Brazil’s out!
Holland 2, Brazil 1. Dunga’s defense let him down. What was supposed to be Brazil’s strength became its weakness....
Brazil? Holland scores again!
2-1 Holland. Is Brazil finished?
Brazil falls asleep: Holland equalizes (1-1)
Another one of those inexplicable Brazilian lapses – brings Holland back into the game. How could this be happening?...
Holland needs to find its “inner USA”
Speed dial Bob Bradley, Bert Van Marwijk! The Netherlands can look to the USA to fight back. But they...