Articles tagged with "world-soccer"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 3rd, 2009
Russian fans are being told to drink whisky when they visit Wales for a World Cup qualifier on September 9th, to prevent them picking up ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 29th, 2009
José del Solar's job just got a lot lot harder. The Peru national team coach will be struggling to pick a first XI after 500 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 27th, 2009
USA fans will claim that this was only their B team/second string and it was only the Gold Cup anyway. They can even claim that ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 16th, 2009
YouTube video of an elderly Swiss man falling over isn't necessarily funny. But when that man is Sepp Blatter, we are legally obligated to post ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 15th, 2009
Construction work on South Africa's World Cup 2010 stadiums will soon get going again, as the National Union of Mineworkers (which also includes construction workers) ...
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: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 10th, 2009
Who says the Gold Cup isn't exciting? Last night's 1-1 draw between Mexico and Panama in Houston had all kinds of drama, including the above ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 3rd, 2009
No one is going to argue that the CONCACAF Gold Cup is the world's biggest tournament. And winning the 2009 Gold Cup doesn't even qualify ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 1st, 2009
There was a familiar site on display after Sunday's Confederation Cup Final (above). Not just Brazil lifting another trophy, but Kaka's famous "I Belong to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 29th, 2009
The 2009 Confederations Cup was a nice little preview of World Cup 2010. Here's what we learned:
1. Cold weather = High tempo
June in South Africa ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 29th, 2009
Brazil got the big trophy yesterday, but there were plenty of smaller ones handed out too. There were Gold, Silver and Bronze Balls for individual ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 28th, 2009
The Confederations Cup 2009 is done, with both the third place playoff and the final taking place today. Congratulations to champions Brazil (who celebrated by ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 28th, 2009
Here it is then. Brazil vs USA in the 2009 Confederations Cup Final. The most important cup final the USA has ever reached. But definitely ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 25th, 2009
South Africa went toe to toe with the Seleção for 88 minutes, which is no mean feat. But Dani Alves came off the bench, played ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 25th, 2009
Much of the reaction to USA beating Spain 2-0 in yesterday's Confederations Cup semi-final has focused on the winning team. And quite rightly too. Beating ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 24th, 2009
First of all, stop rubbing your eyes. This really happened.
The USA (the team that looked all but mathematically out after losing their first two games) ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 23rd, 2009
Remember how six Iranian players wore green wristbands for the first half of the World Cup Qualifier vs South Korea recently? Well, apparently four of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 22nd, 2009
...it actually sounds pretty good in the hands of those who know how to play it.
The above video is of the Vuvuzela Orchestra, practicing in ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Jun 21st, 2009
Final day of the group stages in the Confederations Cup. What are we doing to celebrate? A great big jumbo liveblog. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 18th, 2009
Educational day in Group B of the Confederation Cup. We learned that Maicon vs DaMarcus Beasley is not a fair match up, and that neither ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 18th, 2009
For yesterday's World Cup qualifier vs South Korea, six of the 11 Iran players took the field wearing green wristbands, almost certainly a sign of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 17th, 2009
Spain sealed the deal today by negotiating past a defend at all costs Iraq, while a certain South African striker made sure not to become ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Jun 15th, 2009
It's always going to be an uphill battle against the likes of Brazil & Italy. The slope tilts a bit more when going down to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 15th, 2009
The 2009 Confederations Cup finally kicked off yesterday in Johannesburg. Highlights of the opening ceremony in the stadium formerly known Ellis Park (now Soda-Pop Park) ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 13th, 2009
This goal from Gerson Martinez was enough to beat France 1-0 and win the Toulon Under-21 Tournament for Chile.
If you're unfamiliar with The Toulon Tournament, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 10th, 2009
The good news for the 2009 Confederations Cup is that all eight teams are bringing their strongest possible squads. All kinds of talent will be ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 5th, 2009
The big European leagues might have closed their doors for summer. But Weekend Predictions doesn't quit so easily.
This weekend we're previewing and predicting three World ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jun 2nd, 2009
I've got a good feeling about the 2009 Confederations Cup. Sure, it's not the most important tournament in the world. It's really just a World ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | May 28th, 2009
It's been 200 years since the birth of Frenchman Louis Braille, inventor of the Braille system of raised dots that allows blind people to read. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | May 14th, 2009
The UEFA Executive Committee met in Bucharest yesterday (presumably over a very nice buffet lunch) to discuss infratructure progress potential Poland and Ukraine's eight (four ...
