Articles tagged with "world-cup-2006"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 30th, 2005
Yesterday, we asked which team scored the same number of goals as it yielded in its World Cup qualifying games. The answer:
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Paraguay, which both ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 30th, 2005
One of the things I am looking forward to this World Cup is the competition for the Best Young Player Award. FIFA will present ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 30th, 2005
New polls show that increasing numbers of Germans think that their team can win the World Cup this summer. The percentage of Germans who ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 29th, 2005
Which team qualified for this year's World Cup with a goal difference of zero in its qualifying games?
Without looking, post you guess. Answer to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 29th, 2005
While FIFA has rebuked calls by some members of Germany's parliament to ban Iran from the World Cup for its president's remarks regarding Israel and ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 29th, 2005
Bad news today for Fans of Sam. US Captain Claudia Reyna will be sidelined for at least six weeks with a broken ankle, which ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 29th, 2005
There's word today that Chelsea has struck a deal that will allow midfielder Michael Essien to play in Ghana's first two group games in the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 28th, 2005
Let the smack talk begin.
Croatian national football team manager Zlatko Kranjcar has fired the first salvo with his quotes in a Japanese magazine. Kranjcar's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 28th, 2005
In many parts of the world, football is like a religion. In England this summer, it might become part of a religion as church ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 28th, 2005
In some countries the World Cup talk is about the draw and first round opponents. In others, the buzz is about who will start. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 27th, 2005
The face of Italian football fans is changing. So is the gender.
While overall ticket sales are down for Serie A clubs, the percentage of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 27th, 2005
When you think of Ukrainian football the one name that immediately comes to mind is Andriy Shevchenko. The AC Milan star has been one ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 26th, 2005
Former England striker Ian Wright has brought attention to himself by calling Sven-Goran Eriksson among other things "useless." Our favorite quote:
"The man's like a ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 25th, 2005
Brazillian striker Ronaldo tells his country's media that he wants to become the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup history.
The current 14-goal ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 24th, 2005
Of all the countries to qualify for this year's World Cup, Togo might be the most obscure. Perhaps it is this relative lack of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 23rd, 2005
About the only thing the United States has an inferiority complex in is the game of football. Witness national team player Oguchi Onyewu's comments today.
"I've ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 23rd, 2005
So tough that the Australian media are reporting about the first person in their country to receive tickets. Sure, it is a bit interesting ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 23rd, 2005
I recently had someone tell me that they are so eager to go to Germany this summer that they would be willing to sleep in ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 22nd, 2005
...You're not the only one.
Tickets are harder to come by than some priceless gems. In Australia, fans crashed an online site selling tickets to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 22nd, 2005
Brazil and Holland may never meet on the pitch this summer in Germany, but that doesn't mean we won't see these two football-rich nations collide. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 21st, 2005
From Angola to Togo, World Cup fever is sweeping through sub-Saharan Africa. With four countries making their first appearance on the world's largest stage, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 21st, 2005
Football fans in the United States are an interesting group of malcontents with a permanent chip on their shoulder. I should know. I am one ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 20th, 2005
Ghana has approached Kevin Prince-Boateng to see if he would like to play for the Black Stars in Germany this summer.
The 18-year-old, who plays for ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 20th, 2005
It is still over 5 months away, but the World Cup is already rubbish, literally. In what is shaping up to be a more ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 20th, 2005
In 2002, South Korea defeated traditional European powers Portugal, Spain and Italy to make it to the World Cup semifinals. This impressive run, however, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 19th, 2005
Despite leading his team to the World Cup, manager Gabriel Calderon has been fired by Saudi Arabia's Football Federation. Calderon will be replaced by ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 19th, 2005
...is another man's fortune.
How much would you pay for your country's scap of paper?
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 18th, 2005
The UK's Observer takes an interesting look at the 12 German cities that will host World Cup matches and offers advice about what to do ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 18th, 2005
With reports of hotel price gouging already underway in Germany, FIFA has devised a plan to save you money when you book a room this ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Dec 17th, 2005
Can you picture Tony Blair slide tackling David Beckham? How about George W. Bush blasting one by Kasey Keller? Silvio Berlusconi playing 11 ...
