Articles tagged with "world-football"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 22nd, 2008
Here's an interesting concept, what if a best eleven wasn't picked on reputation but entirely on statistics? That's the the idea behind the Castrol Performance ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 21st, 2008
I was almost done researching and writing a post on the challenges facing new Iran coach Javier Clemente, and then he goes and gets himself ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 20th, 2008
It's all happening at the East Asian Cup, and not all of it nice.
During China's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Japan, Chinese goalkeeper ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 19th, 2008
There won't be any teams from the UK at Euro 2008 this summer after England's abject failure to do anything but lose to Croatia, Scotland's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 19th, 2008
I'd never heard of the East Asian Cup until this week, but now I'm fascinated. It's a four team tournament featuring, duh, East Asian teams. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 18th, 2008
Yesterday's dramatic declaration of Kosovan independence means a new country on the map, and probably a new football team in the world. Or a new ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Feb 18th, 2008
I've got to admit, when I first heard the rumors that Giovanni Trapattoni was heading to Dublin to take over the Irish National Team I ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 18th, 2008
Legendary Real Madrid striker Alfredo Di Stéfano was honoured with a statue this weekend, unveiled by a who's who of footballing dignitaries, including - of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 16th, 2008
Ninety-nine goals. Some of them pretty spectacular. Watch them here and look forward to 2010.
(First spotted on 101 Great Goals)
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 15th, 2008
When Ronaldo severed the tendon in his left knee on Wednesday, the general consensus was that his career was almost definitely finished. But not everyone ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 15th, 2008
Things are looking worse and worse for the Premier League's plans for a moneyspinning international round. The plan already got the middle finger from Asia, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 15th, 2008
Australia are about to step up and get serious with their bid to host World Cup 2018. There are apparently big talks going on to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 14th, 2008
Euro 2008 is on the way people. It's less than four months away. We've already met and then named mascots Trix and Flix, and now ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 14th, 2008
The sad sad news today is that Ronaldo may be finished. Just when it looked as if the Brazilian legend was getting it together at ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 13th, 2008
Javier Clemente has signed a contract to manage Iran through World Cup 2010 qualification, but has fallen out with his new bosses before even getting ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 13th, 2008
Anybody else watch the World Cup qualifying draw late last year? When you saw North Korea and South Korea get drawn into the same ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 13th, 2008
It's that time again kids. The time when FIFA feeds all the football matches from the past four years into a giant super-computer, and waits ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 12th, 2008
After France's recent loss to Spain, France striker Thierry Henry, coach Raymond Domenech and captain Patrick Vieira all talked about the “reassuring defeat,” because they ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 12th, 2008
The Mexican National Team has not won in the US in this decade. Most people I talk to agree that Mexico plays better. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 11th, 2008
Laurie may write about David Beckham, but her heart belongs to Les Bleus. Her biggest thrills in the past year came from watching the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 6th, 2008
Before we get back to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals tomorrow, there's a big day of international football friendlies today. No points at stake, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Feb 4th, 2008
This picture came from Home Page Ghana after Ghana's come-from-behind, ten-man win over Nigeria's Super Eagles.
Home Page Ghana says:
Anger and disappointment ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Jan 24th, 2008
I feel sorry for anybody who had to take a potty break in the 59th minute of this game. If they were gone for ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Jan 24th, 2008
Guinea 3-2 Morocco FINAL
11', 62' (pen) Feindounou, 59' Bangoura -- 60' Aboucherouane, 89' Ouaddou
Group A
Date: Thursday, 24 January
Time: 1700 GMT
Location: ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Jan 23rd, 2008
If I had a dime for ever time South Africa's Bafana Bafana had the ball inside the six-yard box but couldn't score, I'd be off ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 22nd, 2008
This is a LiveBlog of the earlier January 22nd Group C match between Egypt and Cameroon. Click here for the Egypt vs Cameroon Africa Cup ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Jan 21st, 2008
Mali won this game on a clinical Fredi Kanoute penalty kick, but it wasn't the decisive game they'd hoped for. They needed a strong ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 18th, 2008
The final 23-man squads for the African Cup of Nations were handed in to the Confederation of African Football last Thursday, January 10th and are ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 18th, 2008
A few days ago I published a little post here on World Cup Blog about Abedi Pelé, where I referred to him as Africa's greatest ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 17th, 2008
The first FIFA World Rankings of 2008 have been released and the big news is... well, nothing. It's all the same at the top with ...
