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Third place: Germany edge Uruguay in an absorbing encounter
A thrilling open ended match between two teams who pulled out all the stops. Arguably, the best match in...
Don’t Cruyff for me Argentina
On the eve of the historical Spain Holland World Cup Final,Robin van Persie votes for Diego Maradona over Johan...
Spain send a T Shirt into space
A Spanish national team shirt was attached to a balloon and launched 33 kilometres up into the atmosphere to...
Why Germany believes third place is important
As per Bild, Germany has much at stake with a win today. Remind the world once more about their...
Video: World Cup 1970: Germany 1 Uruguay 0
Both countries have met before to decide 3rd and 4th places. In the 1970 World Cup, Germany playing without...
VIDEO: 1982 World Cup Final History: Paulo Rossi’s First Strike
I used to dislike Rossi because of what he did to Brazil earlier in the tournament. That was the...
VIDEO: 1978 World Cup Final History: Mario Kempes ends Holland’s Quest
I remember listening to this game on the radio, waaay past bedtime. Denis Law was one of the commentators....
VIDEO: 1974 World Cup Final History: Gerd Mueller finishes Holland
Holland’s arrogance led to their downfall in ’74. Cruyff never won a World Cup and Holland’s quest for Cup...
VIDEO: 1970 World Cup Final History: Pele’s Leap of Faith
Gotta sneak this one in as well (1958):
VIDEO: 2002 World Cup Final History: Ronaldo beats Deutschland
Good work from ESPN. Sorry about the ad… but this is one of the best video series I’ve seen...
You should be rooting for Spain
Tiki Taka shares Santiago Calatrava’s form and functionality Brian Phillips lays out the argument very persuasively and I absolutely...
Coca Cola makes an early start…
The last vuvuzela is yet to fall silent and the curtain is yet to fall on the African World...
Van Nistelrooy: “Spain is the favourite”
Ruud Van Nistelrooy who should know something about killer goals will be sitting on the couch in Hamburg as...
Joachim Löw to sign two year extension
According to Bild, Löw will sign on for two years more as Germany’s coach ensuring much needed continuity for...
Giovani Dos Santos in the running for FIFA youth player
One of my favourite players- Giovani Dos Santos is in the running for FIFA youth player of the World...
Video: Octopus Paul predicts Spain over Netherlands
Spain rejoiced to the Oracle of Oberhausen’s prediction- Pulpo Paul picked Spain over Netherlands in a live telecast sending...
Paul has competition…
While Paul the Octopus has been hogging the headlines,Mani the Parakeet has been doing an equally good job at...
Video: A closer look at Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny
Seems to be tough on tackles, pacy, and good in the air. Also some chops at feeding the ball...
FIFA: The end of the present system of refereeing
Expect the Europa Cup modification of two additional referees patrolling behind goal to be implemented in future FIFA matches....
Spain might offer asylum to Octopus Paul
Octopus Paul’s life could be in danger threatened by angry Germans and now Spanish authorities are stepping in with...
Hala Barca, Visca Madrid: Spain’s credo is good football
Vicente Del Bosque Spain’s success is due to the myriad talent they have but what is so different about...
Revealed:Paul the Octopus was on the field during the Spain Germany game.
There it is on Puyol’s head – brilliantly camouflaged….!
Adidas and Nike fan the flames
Anybody who’s half good at maths will tell you that the probability of an octopus predicting anything correctly is...
VIDEO: The Jabulani Effect
Even the NASA scientists have issues with the trajectory of the ball. Rabi Mehta, an aerospace engineer at NASA...
Mannschaft: The right wing rejection
Maier, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Höttges, Vogts, Bonhof, Hoeneß, Köppel, Netzer, Mueller, Wimmer – part of the 1972 Euro winning team...
Octopus Paul in danger
Paella price? Octopus Paul correctly predicts Spain Octopus Paul has become the target of German wrath after correctly predicting...
Joachim Low: “Spain the best team in the world”
The Netherlands might disagree. But we are looking at possibly the best team on the planet right now. It’s...
Video: Puyol’s winner against Germany
Puyol soars high above Pique and the German defense to head home. What a finish. Spain was in control...
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...
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’...