http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged 'world-football' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/iran-coach-is-contacting-fifa-after-all-their-friendlies-get-canceled.html Laurie 2008-07-19 08:10:50 You can't mix football and politics. Iran of all countries should know this, since they were suspended by FIFA in 2006 because the government ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/luca-toni-says-italys-euros-were-so-not-his-fault.html Laurie 2008-07-18 09:40:19 Italy and Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni has finally decided to talk about Italy's miserable Euro performance, and he wants us all to know that ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/nbcs-olympic-soccer-schedule-on-tv-and-online.html Laurie 2008-07-17 09:40:24 Bookmark this post. You'll thank me later. Ladies and gents in the US, behold, I bring your the schedule for all soccer coverage in the ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/abby-wambach-is-out-of-the-olympics-with-a-broken-leg.html Laurie 2008-07-17 07:10:35 Heartbreak for the US Women's National team. Abby Wambach won't be going to the 2008 Olympics. In the final pre-Olympic friendly last night, ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/carlos-queiroz-portugals-answer-to-steve-mcclaren.html Daryl 2008-07-16 19:40:05 Carlos Queiroz (or Charlie Key Roche, if you prefer) sat before the microphones as Portugal boss for the first time today. His primary goal: World ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/photo-of-the-day-lifes-a-beach.html Laurie 2008-07-15 14:40:03 Preparations are underway in Marseille, France, for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which starts Thursday. The 16 teams that qualified for Marseille are ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/rene-higuita-can-still-do-the-scorpion.html Daryl 2008-07-15 10:08:05 Rene Higuita rolled back the years recently, the 41 year old Colombian keeper dusting off his famous scorpion kick in a testimonial for Victor Aristizabal ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/world-cup-qualifying-update-asia.html Laurie 2008-07-11 07:10:45 We're down to the final ten Asian teams, and we're left with the usual suspects, a few surprises, and...Australia? Yes, Australia, competing with the ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/ronaldinho-says-hes-going-to-the-olympics-with-or-without-permission.html Laurie 2008-07-10 16:36:24 Ronaldinho says he's going to the Olympics, Barcelona be damned. All right, that's a paraphrase. What he actually said was this: "I feel very positive and ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/club-vs-country-olympics-style-who-will-get-to-play.html Laurie 2008-07-08 18:10:49 One factor that's going to add an extra twist to soccer in the upcoming Olympics? Whether or not clubs will allow their players to ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/caption-this-spain-celebration-photo.html Laurie 2008-07-07 07:10:19 We're bored. Nearly everybody's on summer hiatus, and the Olympics don't start for another month, and if I have to read about yet another ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/nbc-wants-us-to-see-olympic-soccer-if-we-have-the-right-cable-providers.html Laurie 2008-07-06 10:40:50 Good news for US fans of Olympic soccer who are worrying about not being able to see the games. NBC feels our pain and ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-most-beautiful-goal-of-euro-2008-watch-fast.html Laurie 2008-07-04 09:32:35 The voters have spoken. According to people who voted on the UEFA site, Wesley Sneijder's goal against France was unquestionably the most beautiful goal ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/polkraine-getting-an-inspection-from-principal-platini.html Daryl 2008-07-03 17:10:26 If you ignore the bit where all the television pictures disappeared, Euro 2008 in Swissautria went nice and smooth. UEFA are obviously hoping for the ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/spain-runs-a-conga-line-through-schweinsteigers-interview-and-then-back-again.html Laurie 2008-07-03 15:10:40 Geez, Spain. I know you're excited about the your first big win in 44 years, but you could show a little sensitivity here. Or not. ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/frances-raymond-domenech-keeps-his-job-yes-im-serious.html Laurie 2008-07-03 12:10:09 When we finished our Euro coverage here at World Cup Blog, several things appeared clear. 1. Andrei Arshavin would get a lot of ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/so-where-do-those-fifa-rankings-come-from-anyway.html Laurie 2008-07-03 07:40:17 It happens every month. FIFA's new rankings come out, and everybody groans and says, "There is no possible way Team X is better than ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/soccer-death-if-youre-a-catfish.html Laurie 2008-07-02 15:00:31 Sad news coming out of Germany. It seems that love of soccer has proven deadly. To a six-foot catfish. He apparently attacked ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/are-spain-the-best-team-in-the-world-now.html Daryl 2008-07-02 06:10:45 FIFA says... yes. The latest FIFA World rankings were released today, and a month of World Cup qualifying and a little tournament called Euro 2008 ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/photo-of-the-day-michael-ballack-decapitated.html Daryl 2008-07-01 19:10:23 The eleven giant statues of Euro 2008 players are broken down and removed from Zurich train station. Once they'd sawn off Michael Ballack's head, Euro ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/viva-world-cup-gives-a-home-to-countries-the-world-forgot.html Laurie 2008-07-01 15:10:23 If you have always dreamed of playing international football, but perhaps lack the skills to play for a real country, have we got the tournament ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/euro-2008-final-liveblog.html Daryl 2008-06-29 11:17:15 Click here to follow our Germany vs Spain Euro 2008 Final LiveBlog http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/world-cup-qualifying-update-conmebol-south-america.html Laurie 2008-06-24 21:40:46 We're six rounds into World Cup qualifying for the South American CONMEBOL teams, and Brazil is in 5th place out of ten countries. If ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/world-cup-qualifying-update-concacaf-going-into-the-3rd-round.html Laurie 2008-06-23 22:10:36 This week we're going to take a look at how things are shaping up when it comes to World Cup qualifying in the various confederations. ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-world-cup.html football365 2008-05-08 17:06:21 As a South African and a fan of football I was overjoyed when FIFA awarded my home country the rights to host the 2010 World ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/england-vs-scotland-could-return-in-2010.html Daryl 2008-04-25 15:49:20 While the briefly hyped idea of bringing back the British Home Championships seems to have died a death, the idea of England playing Scotland is ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/fifa-vs-eu-battle-of-the-bureaucrats.html Daryl 2008-04-23 16:44:33 There's an almighty battle brewing that could well determine the future of European football, and it involves two of the world's biggest bureaucracies. FIFA and ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/fifa-comes-gunning-for-world-cup-blog-again.html WCB Chris 2008-04-22 17:15:02 In a move that's sooooo 2006, FIFA has come out of its cave to threaten the villagers who contribute to it being the well-fed monster ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/beckham-and-gerrard-visit-worlds-smallest-football-league.html Daryl 2008-04-22 13:31:19 Interesting idea from Adidas... their new commercial will be sending big names to small places. For example, the likes of David Beckham and Steven Gerrard ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/raymond-domenech-wont-be-watching-the-olympics.html Laurie 2008-04-19 00:36:10 Are you going to be enjoying the Olympics this summer? You'll be doing it without France National Team coach Raymond Domenech, who won't be ...