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Video: Roberto Carlos in a Funny Pepsi Ad
We had to go back to the last World Cup to find a funny ad from Pepsi:
Fabian Barthez or Gregory Coupet: Domenech won’t say
The Jens Lehmann and Oliver Kahn runaround ended a few weeks ago with Lehmann getting the nod to keep...
Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet: They score off- field too
David Trezeguet and Beatrice Thierry Henry and Nicole Merry Thierry Henry’s best buddy is David Trezeguet of Juventus. Both...
Bob’s Hooliganwatch™
The latest from Bob at worldcupblog.org – Polish madness. I just hope the Euro-trash can be held in check...
Video: The Ghana Story
Ghana manager Ratomir Dujkovic says Ghana is capable of upsetting the favourites at the World Cup. I agree –...
Arsenal is in the Champions final: But is Thierry Henry staying?
Amongst the jubilation at Highbury and the financial windfall following Arsenal’s entry to the Champions League final, reportedly a...
Ronaldinho’s diary: It is not The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Ronaldinho, April 24th 2006 “A decisive week is beginning for Barcelona. In fact, it’s another decisive week because each...
Ghana’s World Cup Anthem
The official Ghana anthem is ‘Faith in the Black Stars’ by a six man group called G-Force. Morons! The...
Video: Why this will be Ronaldinho’s World Cup
Barring injury, there’s no stopping him :
Video: Thanks to Lehmann, Arsenal’s Going to Paris!
Thanks to Klinsmann’s goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann: Looks like Klinsmann knows what he’s doing! Arsenal didn’t deserve to win this...
Zizou announces retirement: This World Cup will be his final stage
Christian’s concern was well founded but we will get to see the maestro in action during this World Cup...
Border checks in, Schengen Treaty out
Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Germany will suspend the passport-free travel arrangements of the Schengen Treaty during the 2006...
Another Soccer War: Adidas vs. Puma
This soccer war has endured over six decades: Adidas versus Puma. A brilliant article by Ruth Elkins of the...
Video: Romario in his youth…
I just thought our readers would enjoy this video. Romario’s effortlessness is what this is all about. You never...
e- Bay in the news again: Fraudsters are using it to profit
The Germans have printed 3.07 million tickets for the World Cup and it has already been oversubscried 20 times....
Vikash Dhorasoo, Zizou’s midfield compatriot: France via Mauritius via India
It’s pretty abysmal when we consider the mark that Indian athletes have left on the world. We literally have...
The Socceroos: They are the walking wounded
Injuries have hit the Aussie squad hard in recent days. Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer suffered a broken cheekbone in the...
Is Miami ready for Romário fever?
‘I’m a street cat, and I’ve always said the night is my friend, but now that I’m 40, I’m...
AC Milan’s injury woes: Self-inflicted?
From Reuters: AC Milan’s fitness worries ahead of their Champions League semi-final, second leg at Barcelona have eased slightly...
Steven Gerrard wins player of the year in the EPL
Steven Gerrard who helped beat Chelsea in the FA semifinals 2-1 and has taken Liverpool to an impressive third...
Alan Shearer plays his swansong: Newcastle vs Sunderland
Alan Shearer played his last game against Sunderland and went out in style scoring a goal in Sunderland’s defeat...
Royal Ashbourne Shrovetide Football
From an unsolicited email I found in my inbox… very Tom-Brown’s-School-Days or something: Ever thought of soccer as an...
Sol Campbell Knows Best?
Sol Campbell looks set to play his first Champions League match for five months at Villarreal tomorrow because Philippe...
Video: On the Field – Liverpool 2, Chelsea 1
Sorry Yanks, the commentary is in German… Here’s what the game was like in the stands. For those of...
Video: From the Stands – Liverpool 2, Chelsea 1
A fan’s-eye-view: Atmosphere. Now you know what it’s like, yanks!
Video: The Talent of Ronaldinho
What happens when Ronaldinho’s opponents fall asleep :
MLS All Stars vs Chelsea
August 5, 2006. The score? Chelsea 5, MLS All Stars 1. That’s my prediction. But the MLS will make...
Scolari?
Well I never! Now it seems like Big Phil has the inside track to take over Eriksson’s job as...
Fabrice Akwa wins Angola’s player of the year
Fabrice Akwa who captained Angola’s football team to their first ever World Cup won the top honors as his...
Sam Allardyce, Steve McLaren, Alan Curbishley: Who will manage England next?
With Sven Goran Eriksson’s days as England manager coming to a close after the World Cup, the jockeying for...
Jonathan Spector’s hopes for the World Cup fade
Jonathan Spector’s chances of making it to the US squad for the World Cup is over. He suffered a...
The Humiliation: Red Bull Style
The real story is that only 8,475 fans showed up at Giants Stadium to watch DC United demolish the...
Zidane’s Press Conference: Don’t Quit!
Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane has called a press conference for next Wednesday. There is some speculation that he...
Dunga and Howie Long: Football enforcers
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Tele Santana’s legacy will show up in this World Cup.
The 1994 World Cup final between Italy and Brazil, turned out to be in my mind the least interesting...
Tele Santana: The mentor of El Jogo Bonito passes on
We at Soccerblog, think that amongst other ways of honoring the man who best exemplified The Beautiful Game, soccer...
Goodbye Telê Santana
Brasil and the world will miss you, Telê Santana. We are thankful that you were here to guide Brasil...
Inter’s Mancini Compares Ronaldinho to Maradona
“It’s entertaining to watch Ronaldinho play. I think he’s one of the best players around at the moment, if...
Good News! Michael Owen’s back!!
Owen’s back, lads! Newcastle United’s surprise naming of Michael Owen in their squad for Saturday’s home game against West...
French Decisionmaking
Remember the flap over Klinsmann’s decisionmaking? The French make Klinsmann look organized: National coach Raymond Domenech will wait until...
It’s official – Ballack to Chelsea, reports ZDF
Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Ballack has agreed to sign a four-year contract with Chelsea, the German public broadcaster ZDF...
Advertising Lunacy: Spiegel Interviews FIFA’s Gregor Lentze
Read this and see how messed up FIFA is. This is NOT Joga Bonito as they say at Nike....
The e-Bay Ticket Debacle
FIFA messes up again. Why they can’t figure out how to didtribute tickets is beyond me. Now they’re up...
World at Your Feet? Verdict: It Stinks
You’re the first in my life To make me think That we might just go all the way And...
Sol Cambell – getting ready for Villareal?
Sol has not yet recovered from surgery on the broken nose he suffered at Portsmouth last week. However he...
Mastercard, Visa and FIFA: Let the lawsuits begin!
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, MasterCard has asked the U.S District Court in Manhattan to stop FIFA from allowing...
Metatarsal injuries: There is trouble underfoot in the English footie squad
Foot loose; fancy free? The English squad would strongly disagree. In World Cup 2002, the England squad became more...
South Asians can’t play football
White men can’t jump and South Asians can’t play football South Asians playing professional league football. Nah! You must...
Video: The Real Eric Cantona
Before he became the fat boy in the Nike Joga Bonito ads and a third-rate actor, Eric Cantona had...
Video: Gunners 1, Villareal 0 Champions League
Kolo Toure’s first-half goal edged Arsenal towards the Champions League final with a narrow victory against Villarreal at Highbury,...
Video: The Samba Never Stops in Brazil
Another smart ad by Nike: Samba 365-24/7 – right, Cruzeiro?
FIFA’s Absurd Ranking System – US #4
1 Brazil 2 Czech Republic 3 Netherlands 4 USA 5 Spain 6 Mexico 7 France 8 Portugal 8 Argentina...
More $ for FIFA: Global Sponsor #6
Emirates Airline said today it has signed an eight-year, $195 million deal to become a global sponsor of FIFA,...