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Warriors Charging: T&T name Team

Will these guys be tough enough for England, Sweden and Paraguay? Goalkeepers Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham...

Rooney’s Biking Around on his Metatarsals

Could it be that Rooney might get back in time? Apparently his foot is fit enough to allow him...

Mehmet Scholl should go to the World Cup

Sebastian Diesler is out through injury. Germany’s midfield is too reliant on Ballack to make up the gap. It...

Alan Shearer says farewell to St.James Park

Alan Shearer will be missed. A gutsy forward who played through repeated injuries to his knees and England’s ups...

Movie Trailer: Once in a Lifetime

Back in the day. It was the New York Cosmos that brought soccer to America, leading with Pele –...

Keane told Ferguson to shut up at testimonial

Roy Keane blocked Alex Ferguson from giving a tribute to him on his testimonial night. Apparently Ferguson asked Keane,...

Debate: Should the Iran team be banned from the World Cup?

Can politics be far behind when the World Cup is organized? Now, many EU members are demanding that FIFA...

Free Tickets for Politicians…

“Sponsors are absolutely not allowed to grant advantages to public representatives, with whom they have possible official ties,” Karlsruhe...

Celebrity soccer ads – money down the drain?

Not even 10 percent of those surveyed could say that Ballack is a spokesman for sporting goods maker Adidas....

A Bad Joke: German Soccer Integration!?

From Spiegel Online: If the 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund wunderkind Nuri Sahin would rather play for Turkey despite growing up...

Deutschland, We Have a Problem: Rassismus und Antisemitismus

Earlier I had posted about the racist hot-spots in Germany. I’m afraid that we are not taking this seriously...

Lu, lu, lu, Lukas Podolski

Vorsichtig! For those of you who haven’t seen Podolski much, here’s a preview:

Ecuador names its 23 man squad

Ivan Kaviedes- Ecuador’s 1998 Golden boy The 23 man roster includes Ivan Hurtado, Ecuador’s veteran defender and captain. He...

Three Lions Fitness Report

Player by player analysis from the Beeb: On Rio: “Chosen ahead of Sol Campbell to start the friendly with...

UEFA Finals: McClaren gets a beating!

0-4 to Sevilla. Not an auspicious end to McClaren’s career in club soccer. Onward to England.

Adidas Grows Soccer Sales

From the WSJ: Adidas-Salomon AG of Germany raised its soccer-related sales outlook ahead of this year’s World Cup tournament,...

Video: A Better Ad from Nike

To counter Humberto’s low-brow ad in the previous post, here’s a far better ad from Nike:

Video: Women Don’t Understand

Here’s an ad for Fox Sports. Funny and disgusting at the same time:

Robbo: “Brazil have 4 Rooneys!”

Former England captain Bryan Robson gets realistic about England: “We are talking about Rooney being a big part for...

Another Take on Van Nistelrooy

The Guardian: As always with Ferguson, his version of events differs from that of the player he is in...

The Socceroos

Guus Hiddink names Tim Cahill to the team messed up knee and all… Goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zeljko Kalac...

Surprise – The Calcio is Corrupt

In “Forza Italia – A Journey in Search of Italy and Its Football,” published last week, the author Paddy...

The Stupidity of Ruud van Nistelrooy

During ‘a heated exchange’ Ruud Van Nistelrooy told Cristiano Ronaldo to go and talk to “his dad” … The...

Walcott: 100 metres in 11.52 seconds

Last year, Arsène Wenger predicted that Walcott could become the best player in the world. A fanciful claim? The...

Japan and S.Korea, the 2002 WC surprises hope to repeat their success

South Korea and Guus Hiddink accomplished the impossible, getting to the semi-finals of the 2002 WC. And now there...

Why is soccer good for you? Start your toddler early

In a study done by scientists at Louisiana State University published in Pedatric Physical Therapy (April 2006) it was...

Mexico’s electorate: Soccer more important than politics

The World Cup will soon see Mexico launch its campaign against Iran, Angola, and Portugal. And the forthcoming Mexican...

If Sven can pick Walcott, then why can’t Arena pick Adu

If the criteria for being in the World Cup for every other team seems to be age 17, then...

Sven-ile Dementia: Where is Darren Bent?

I think Sven Goran has really lost the plot. The squad he picked has some real shockers. Theo Walcott??...

Video: Theo Walcott -Young Lion!

Maybe this will be his World Cup instead of Rooney’s…

The Three Lions Roar: England’s 27

The Three Lions roar! Goalkeepers Robinson (Tottenham), James (Manchester City), Green (Norwich) Defenders G Neville (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester...

Nick Hornby: Author and Arsenal fan describes Highbury

Nick Hornby describes Highbury and the first match that he went for with his dad. An excerpt from Fever...

Roger Daltrey: Rock legend and Arsenal fan closes out Highbury

Here is Roger Daltrey’s tribute to Highbury. Thierry Henry gets a mention. Highbury Highs – written by Roger Daltrey...

Arsenal make it to the final four: Spurs pipped at the post

Arsenal beat Wigan 4-2 and Tottenham went down to West Ham 1-2. Thierry Henry scored a brilliant hat trick....

Michael Owen is hurting

Newcastle’s Glenn Roeder reveals his fears over Michael Owen’s fitness: “Until Michael’s played 90 minutes without a reaction, it’s...

Soccer Freakonomics: Stars are Made not Born

Now here’s a funny column in the NYTimes: A Star Is Made By STEPHEN J. DUBNER and STEVEN D....

Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Fabien Barthez

Fabien Barthez, the ever peripatetic French goalkeeper who was rarely to be found in goal but mostly charged out...

Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Rene Higuita

Rene Higuita, flamboyance is thy name. Here is his famous scorpion kick.

Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Jose Luis Chilavert

Goalkeeping can be a lonely experience. Your team’s attack is doing really great and the action is going on...

Juventus: The Serie champions have been getting by with a little help from friends

This could be a scene from one of those movies involving the Cosa Nostra. There is an investigation going...

Cartoon: Bush’s World Cup

This is not a joke – here’s the original.

David Moyes to the Socceroos: Tim Cahill is mine

With Wayne Rooney, it was a war of words with Sir Alex and Sven Goran. The lad was to...

So is the EPL season over? Tell that to the Spurs and the Gunners

Chelsea won over Man U and became the champions again. Game over. Not for the Spurs and the Gunners...

Twellman scores again: Revolution thrashes Galaxy

The headscratcher continues. Why has Bruce Arena kept out Taylor Twellman? He scored again in New England’s win against...

Bayern Munich makes it 20 Bundesliga titles

Bayern Munich drew with FC Kaiserslautern to win its 20th title in the Bundesliga and its 6th in 8...

EPL: Here is why a mid winter recess will never happen

Alright. Perish the thought. I was being naive about the FA looking into the long Premiership season and trying...

Only in Texas: “Name that Cannon”

The Texans can’t be without their guns, even at soccer games… FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock and Houston...

Pekerman’s Argentine 16

Goalkeepers Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors) Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid) Defenders Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan) Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza) Juan...