Soccer roundup: Italy, Ukraine draw; Germany over Colombia
Italy ground to a 1-1 draw with a Shevchenko-less Ukraine and Germany put away Colombia 3-0 with surprising ease...
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Updated: England – Jamaica (6-0) Where’s Walcott?
55 minutes and Joe Cole just missed a shot from the top of the box! My question is: where...
Video: Holland Preview – World Cup 2006
Marco Van Basten is a non nonsense coach who is interested in performance. The Dutch could go all the...
Italian Serie scandal grows: More players questioned
Italian captain and Juventus players Fabio Cannavaro and French striker David Trezeguet were picked up for questioning by the...
The Beatles: Albert Stubbins and Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Cover designed by Peter Blake Albert Stubbins- 1930’s Liverpool player The cover of the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club...
The US soccer team, the Beatles, and the Reeperbahn
Cover designed by Klaus Voormann The Beatles spent plenty of time in Hamburg in the early 1960’s. Stu Sutcliffe...
The “dumb Americans” arrive in Germany for the World Cup
The US soccer team arrived at Hamburg with a chorus welcoming them with “We will never walk alone” and...
Soccerblog analysis: The USA vs Czech Republic match up
VS The US opens against the Czech Republic on June 12th. FIFA rank/ WC odds Czech Republic 2/ 29:1...
USA Today’s article on racism in soccer
“You just ignore it, because whenever you react, that provokes them to do it more,” says Onyewu, 24. “I...
Soccer on Your PC: Germany-Colombia, Sweden-Chile, Italy-Ukraine, Angola-Turkey
More fun for everyone as we move into these, the last days before the World Cup>>
Friendly: Holland 2, Mexico 1
Daniel VanderMeer has some key insights on this meaningless game (unless you’re Mexico, in which case you need to...
Video: ITALY Preview – World Cup 2006
They’ll be playing in the shadow of corruption. But you can never count them out…
Video: ENGLAND Preview – World Cup 2006
Rooney or not, England has a chance!
Video: BRAZIL Preview – World Cup 2006
Clearly the favorites, but they never win when they are…
Argentina is a good bet at 9-1 to win it all
Argentina is climbing up the betting ladder. Bet365 has them at 9-1. Which would be terrific value if they...
Video: Holland’s Orange Madness
We all go crazy in June…
Rooneywatch: The Roonster is back in training with both feet
Wayne Rooney’s rehab of his metatarsal fracture is going well. In fact, he might be in for England’s knockout...
Video Ad: Pepsi Sumo Soccer – Aaaargh
This one made me groan… Roberto Carlos and David Beckham actually agreed to do this?!
Nepotism: The downside to the feel good story of Zlatko and Nico Kranjcar
Well, no sooner than I had written about the Kranjcar legacy in Croatian soccer, came this article about how...
The Czech Republic: The first Eastern European WC winner?
Jan Koller, Borussia Dortmund and Czech Republic striker When we consider the contenders for soccer supremacy, Brazil, Netherlands, England,...
Zlatko and Nico Kranjcar: The two generations represent Croatia in the WC
Croatian hopes will be riding high on Hajduk Split midfielder Nico Krancjar when he takes to the field in...
Soccer and Globalization
Years ago, when I was part of a “management advisory seminar” for a huge US engineering company, I gave...
The Goal Against Poland
Not funny if you’re the Polish goalkeeper!
A rebuttal to Vas is Los? I’ll tell you Vas is Los
I think Tony Karon is being a bit tough on the German team. Admittedly the world has incorporated all...
Vas is Los? I’ll Tell You Vas is Los
Germany’s draw with Japan may simply be a sign of things to come. In a provocative analysis on the...
Soccer on Your PC – Italy-Switzerland, France-Denmark
This could be a good way to pass time at work…
Japan 2, Germay 2 – Was ist los?
This is really depressing, is all I can say. We have a lot of work to do. My hat’s...
Brazil: Mineiro replacing Edmilson due to injury
I keep forgetting to use a “z” in Brasil. Sorry, Christian, but Brasil is spelled Brasil! Now for the...
Video: Brasil’s Carnaval of Goals ( 8-0 against FC Lucern)
I was beginning to feel like we were bullies! Goal 1: Kaká Goal 2: Adriano Goal 3: Ronaldo (he...
Video: England, Hungary and We Like Vindaloo
Goals by Gerrard,Terry, and Crouch. We all like vindaloo! PS – Note the lame dance by Crouch after he...
Where is the buzz out here on the biggest sporting event of the world?
I must be missing something. At least that’s the way I console myself when I look around and see...
At least we won: England 3, Hungary 1
I’m confused, but at least I’m not the only one. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we won. I’m...
Soccer on Your PC – Brazil, England Today
Who said you can’t bring your soccer to work? Now you can watch them all at your PC: Brazil...
World Cup, World Peace?
On Monday 16 May 2005, Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo received a warm welcome in the West Bank and Israel,...
Video: FA Cup Final 2001 – Liverpool vs. Arsenal
Shourin – here’s your video: See Shourin’s analysis here >>
Will the US soccer team be favorably received in Germany?
In WC 2002, the US team played a contentious match with co-hosts South Korea. The 65,000 S.Korean fans were...
Are you a Schlachtenbummler? A World Cup crash course on how to express yourself in the vernacular
I can tell you I don’t use all these words, but if you want to get a feeling for...
Michael Owen: A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Michael Owen has been far too hurt for far too long. And because of that we mortals don’t see...
The Rooney drama continues…who will take his place?
Now they’re moving the scan date up to June 7. Which means Rooney can still be replaced in time....
Daniel Drezner Tells Bono to Shut Up
Drezner’s right – like all great art, soccer unites and divides people! Bono’s a bit too much perhaps:
Video: Theo Walcott trains with England
Not very impressive – but then no one is. This kind of practice seems to be a waste of...
Video: The Brazilian Team in Training
I’ve been told by one of our readers that I need to spell Brasil with a “z”! Either way,...
Soccer friendlies: USA shows life, Ukraine look dangerous, and Robin Van Persie serves notice
USA vs Latvia USA beat Latvia in their last friendly, 1-0 before they start their WC campaign against the...
Video: Brazil’s Duty to Beauty
Times correspondent Owen Slot flies down to Brazil to chat with Dr. Sócrates– the Dean of Jogo Bonito. The...
Lev Yashin, the Black Panther: USSR’s soccer talisman
We have talismans for every country for each World Cup in soccer and then you have Pele, the most...
Brazil provides impact players in other WC squads too
Francileudo Silva dos Santos, Tunisian striker Tunisia owes much if its success in reaching the World Cup to Brazilian...
The Eurocentric effect on soccer: Juju men are being marginalized
BF Skinner, the father of behavior pyschology studied the association between ritualistic behavior and a desired outcome that leads...
Strange rituals: Soccer fans have theirs
If soccer players have their strange rituals (see Sergio Goycochea), then the fans that watch the game are not...
Cologne: The place to party at the World Cup
RhineEnergie Stadium- Cologne’s World Cup venue The NYT travel section has an article of where to base yourself in...
Double Dutch: Johan Neeskens tutors the Socceroos
Johan Neeskens, The Socceroos assistant coach Gus Hiddink is the coach of the Socceroos and his assistant coach is...
Strange rituals: Sergio Goycochea, Argentina’s 1990 WC hero
All players in every game go through every type of ritualistic behavior that they think will make Lady Luck...
Video Ad: Maradona’s Nightmare
This ad is far superior to The Mastercard ad, Humberto. And funnier!
Soccer round up: Socceroos over Greece
The Socceroos got a win over Euro champions Greece 1-0 in their friendly. But it was a win that...
Video: The Life and Times of Kevin Keegan
In some ways, the brutal honesty of Kevin Keegan was responsible for both success and failure. He did things...