Articles tagged with "france"
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Sep 4th, 2009
So apparently Abou Diaby collided with Hugo Lloris in training, causing injury. Now Lloris is "something of a doubt" for the Romania game. ...
Posted on: Serbia World Cup Team Blog by Nikola | Sep 1st, 2009
The moment we've all been waiting for is drawing near. There is little more than a week until the game Serbia plays ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 14th, 2009
Guadeloupe made the semi-finals of the Gold Cup back in 2007, and have (so far) made the quarterfinals of the 2009 Gold Cup (they play ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Jul 3rd, 2009
The Socceroos have rocketed into the top 20 in the latest FIFA rankings. A successful end to our World Cup campaign, including wins over Bahrain ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | Jun 18th, 2009
I don't want to use any cheesy war jokes but I find Iraq such an interesting nation, no one can knock their fighting spirit. ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | May 12th, 2009
The little Azzurrinis today beat France 2-1 in the U-17 European Championships, putting them through to the semi-finals. UEFA.com has a good writeup on the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Apr 6th, 2009
World Cup qualifying is a long and complicated process. A lot of quotas and playoffs are involved in whittling down every nation on earth into ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Mar 29th, 2009
I've been sitting here waiting for motivation to strike and give me the energy to write up a comprehensive rundown of this weekend's World Cup ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Mar 28th, 2009
UPDATE: L'Equipe is reporting that Peguy Luyindula will start on the wing, with Henry up top and no Benzema! Now this could get ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 27th, 2009
Very little club football this weekend, it's all about World Cup qualifying.
Below are my picks for three games, one from COMNEBOL, one from UEFA and ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Mar 24th, 2009
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Now try and soak it in. Try and soak in the fact that France's greatest ever footballing export will ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Rob | Mar 22nd, 2009
I was watching the Six Nations, as I am want to do at this time of year yesterday. (For those not in the loop, the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Mar 5th, 2009
Can darkness coexist with light? Can good work alongside evil? Can heaven and hell mesh together to create a place which is not purgatory?
Both France ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 3rd, 2009
Tick, tick, tick. That March 9th deadlines is now less than a week away. Don't worry, we're not talking about whether David Beckham will be ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | Feb 11th, 2009
This international break is rather special, sure these are just friendly matches but they are a bit more special than that this time around. ...
Posted on: France World Cup Blog by Laurie | Nov 18th, 2008
I don't know why I'm surprised by these Raymond Domenech decisions anymore.
Actually, come to think of it, I'm not surprised by these Raymond ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Nov 12th, 2008
FIFA released its annual FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings on Wednesday, and to no surprise the Greek National Team slipped one spot to fall to eighteenth place ...
Posted on: Japan World Cup Team Blog by 21 | Nov 4th, 2008
Hiroshi Yoshida's Women's U-17 are defying expectations in the Women's U-17 tournament in New Zealand and produced the biggest margin of victory as they overwhelmed ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Oct 16th, 2008
This video was taken before Tuesday's France-Tunisia game at Stade de France in Paris. The Marseillaise, the French national anthem, was booed. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Oct 10th, 2008
Pop quiz: Can you name the six European teams that are currently undefeated in World Cup qualifying? Answers at the bottom of the ...
Posted on: Serbia World Cup Team Blog by Nikola | Oct 4th, 2008
I'm sorry I couldn't find the time to write this review in the days after the game itself, but I guess it's ...
Posted on: Germany World Cup Blog Blog by Jan | Oct 3rd, 2008
Germany's U21 will play France's U21 in a two-legged knockout tie to decide which of the two teams qualifies for the U21 European Championships. Germany's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Oct 2nd, 2008
In June, France exited Euro 2008 in the group stages with two losses and one draw. The scoreline totals? A disastrous one goal ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Sep 11th, 2008
Lively round of games in the European section of World Cup qualifying yesterday. England's away win over Croatia will grab the headlines, but there were ...
Posted on: Serbia World Cup Team Blog by Nikola | Sep 10th, 2008
It is well known that in international football there aren't many places which are harder to play in than Paris. Going away to ...
Posted on: Austria Euro 2008 Blog by j | Sep 6th, 2008
What else can you say after a stunning 3-1 victory over France? Austria dominated most of the match and left the former World Champions grasping ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Sep 6th, 2008
When France decided to stick with Raymond Domenech following the Euro 2008 shambles, the world was surprised. Less surprising is that France's World Cup qualification ...
Posted on: Austria Euro 2008 Blog by j | Sep 5th, 2008
After a very positive Euro's, Karel Brückner now leads Austria towards a return to the World Cup. The road will be a tough one as ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Sep 4th, 2008
The September FIFA World Rankings were announced yesterday, without too many changes from August. Euro 2008 champs Spain are still numero uno and Italy have ...
Posted on: Austria Euro 2008 Blog by j | Sep 2nd, 2008
With the first World Cup qualifying match against France this Saturday in Vienna, Karel Brückner is hard at work devising a plan to slow their ...
