Video: Will Bobby Convey have an impact on the US team? I believe he will. He’s had a great year with Reading and seems ready for his 15 minutes of...
Ronaldinho in USA Today – finally! The US media is waking up to soccer, maybe. “Ronaldinho’s juggling act” in USA Today is a typical US-style...
Portugal, Chicken Soup and Homesickness Deutsche Welle reports: “A special effort will be made to ensure that Portugal’s soccer stars don’t miss home too...
Sven Goran Eriksson’s indiscretions Sven Goran Eriksson makes as much noise off the field too. His big move after England’s World Cup appearance...
Luis Aragones hexes Spain Spain coach Luis Aragones said his team can advance past the World Cup quarterfinals, its traditional stumbling block in...
Martin Peters compares Rooney to Pele Former World Cup winner and England national Martin Peters compared Wayne Rooney to soccer legend Pele, predicting that the...
True Soccer Stories: From a British Tabloid At the start of the footie season I agreed to marry my missus if her favourite team West Ham...
Real Madrid: Troubled times ahead Real Madrid is going through some testing times. Apparently the new chairman, Fernando Martin has not even called a...
Soccer Models: Giorgio Armani started it all Christiano Ronaldo models Pepe Jeans We all know that David Beckham and Victoria Adams have a big empire, with...
Ludovic Giuly Fighting for a place with France Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly says he deserves a place in France’s World Cup squad despite being out of favour...
Thierry Henry tries to lay Barca transfer rumor to rest Well, that is a dream having Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o as team mates. Just imagine the Ronaldinho– Eto’o– Henry...
Beckenbauer to Blatter: Stop your whining A power play is going on between the Bayern Munich cabal and FIFA. Franz Beckenbauer effectively told Sepp Blatter,...
Ronaldinho: This Will Be Brazil’s World Cup Deutsche Welle interviewed Ronaldinho on the World Cup, family and racism – “I think the whole world has it...
AC Milan – FC Barcelona: Live on Your PC Don’t tell your boss, but you can watch the Champions League semi-final between AC Milan and Barca on your...
When will Africa win the World Cup? Pele, the most famous footballer ever, once said that an African team would win the World Cup by the...
Beckham – What Betting Problem? England captain David Beckham insists there are no rifts in the squad caused by card schools or other gambling,...
Chelsea coaching China? There’s a new trend in offshoring- apparently China will get Chelsea’s help for it’s beleaguered national team as they...
Ledley King injury update: Fracture is minor Ledley King, Spurs captain and England defender may make it to the World Cup after all. He has a...
The Benching of Beckham Well, Becks had to sit out another game. Juan Roman Lopez Caro refused to explain why he sent midfielder...
Soccer video: La Mano de Dios una vez mas! Maradona could have had another career. Actor de cine, no?
Arsenal: Where is John Bull? I have to hand it to Arsene Wenger; if Arsenal does win the Champions league which is a distinct...
England gambles its future on Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney patching up Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen are going to be fine. I understand the need for being more careful about...
Is Ledley King out of the lineup for England? Spurs defender Ledley King could have broken his ankle in the game between Tottenham and Everton. If that is...
Portugal and Netherlands: How far will they go? I love these two teams but they invariably disappoint. On a talent level they are 8 out of 10...
Ali Daei: Iran’s chances rest on him and a group of young talents Ali Daei will captain the Iran squad to the World Cup. He is a legend in Iran and one...
Goleo VI and Pille: The Untold Story, Part II Goleo wandered out into the cool April evening disconsolate but full. He was stared at by quite a few...
Trivia: India made it to the 1950 World Cup No, don’t rub your eyes in disbelief. India did make it to the 1950 World Cup finals. Well sort...
Devil’s Advocate: Soccer in the US has an image problem Christian and I have been going back and forth on the state of soccer affairs in the US. His...
Sunil Gulati’s Quest for a Business Model for US Soccer The NYTimes article on Sunil Gulati made me think about the global business model required for US Soccer to...
True Soccer Story: Lost in the Fog “Soon after the kick-off (fog) began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the...
Sunderland Mess Up Man U Title Chase Lowly, relegated Sunderland made Wayne Rooney and the lads in red look a step slow. Sure they had some...
The Socceroos need an Anthem In Oz they’ve got their own soccer reality TV- just trying to choose an anthem for the team. The...
Video: The Greatest Pub Team Ever? Brilliant: Bobby Robson manages a pub football team filled with former England legends, including Bobby Charlton, Stuart Pearce and...
Where the teams will be staying in Germany Group A Costa Rica – Holiday-Inn, Walldorf/Heidelberg Ecuador – Bristol Hotel, Bad Kissingen Germany – Schlosshotel, Berlin Poland –...
Is Ballack being a hypocrite? “You shouldn’t make a move because of the money. It’s great to earn so much as a professional football...
Lavolpe says “Me or Blanco!” Mexican coach Ricardo Lavolpe has threatened to walk out of the job if someone tries to include Cuauhtemoc Blanco...
Messi recuperating in Argentina – riiiight! Barça’s Messi to continue recuperation in Argentina– the headline says it all. Let me tell you what is happening....
Video: Reggaeton 2006 – Shakira, Soccer and American Idol This is Reggaeton going global. I wonder how the planet will react when she sings this 10 minutes before...
Who is Charles Dempsey? A lookback at how FIFA awarded the World Cup to Germany No World Cup is without controversy. But FIFA awarding this year’s World Cup to Germany became an ugly exercise...
Colombia figures in the World Cup finals! There I knew I would get your attention. Actually, it is not the team but one Colombian who is...
Too Kewell for school: Meet some of the Socceroos Ever wondered about that pony tailed soccer player for Liverpool flying in from the left midfield, unleashing a powerful...
Lampard ready to set a record! Frank Lampard is a goal shy of setting a new record for the maximum number of goals scored by...
Rio believes that Sol Campbell’s absence improves his chances?? Sol Campbell’s bloody nose- Insult to Injury (Arsenal vs Portsmouth) I think Rio Ferdinand is being a bit tongue...
It’s Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Finals 3-0. Enough said. Ok, maybe I should shut my mouth as well.
To Sven: Take a chance on Bent! Darren Bent deserves a spot in Eriksson’s squad for Germany after scoring 20 league and cup goals in his...
Raica says No to Milan (What will Ronaldo say?) You thought I was joking! Look what this says: Ronaldo’s fiancé, Raica Oliveira, admits she doesn’t want to live...
Sol Campbell Breaks Nose – Portsmouth Ties Gunners What a disaster. Sol Cambell comes back after ten weeks and breaks his nose. Bloody hell.