Clockwork Oranje – Can Holland win the World Cup this time?
When every World Cup comes around, everyone places an outside bet on Holland. Based on their qualifying campaign, it seems a very safe bet. Their football is certainly entertaining and…
Transfer Rumours: Man City To Swap Robinho For Zlatan?
Manchester City have apparently spent the down-time since the end of the domestic season concocting an ingenious plan to swap their lazy, expensive waster for Barcelona’s lazy, expensive waster. Zlatan…
Adidas JABULANI Field Test: Epic football or epic fail?
Adidas creates a new ball for each global competition. The word Jabulani means “to rejoice or celebrate” in Zulu, one of the eleven official languages of the Republic of South…
Field Testing the Adidas Jabulani – Official World Cup Ball
Adidas creates a new ball for each global competition. The word Jabulani means “to rejoice or celebrate” in Zulu, one of the eleven official languages of the Republic of South…
Martin Keown: Capello will have to raise England to a new level
Diehard English patriots might not love the fact their national team is coached by an Italian but not since Terry Venables has an England manager been regarded so highly as…
World Cup 2010 Injuries
As we gear up for the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup this coming Friday we are in store for a month of a carnival football as the ‘Rainbow…
What if Argentina ignore Maradona?
A vastly talented team hopelessly mismanaged – the story of Argentina under Maradona. Will it be more of the same in South Africa? Remember France For an example of a…
World Cup News: England’s Ref Is A ‘Shameless Bastard’
It’s a Monday and we’re still in that tangible pre-tournament lull. As a result it’s a bit of a slow news day, but there are still some choice nuggets available…
Transfer Rumours: Real Madrid Enter The Race For Cesc Fabregas?
Monday Monday, can’t trust that day. The new week has brought with it a flurry of fresh transfer rumours, some perfectly feasible, some a little dubious and some completely and…
World Cup Preview Part 2: Going Dutch, Korean War and ‘The Hand of God’
Welcome back to my pre-post review of South Africa 2010. For those of you have just come in from the pub please refer to part one of my report lest…
World Cup Preview Part 1: Rooney’s Metatarsal, Dunga’s Demise and French Revolution!
Now I can point to endless articles I have written on here that have been so on the money, in terms of their predictions/forecasts, that it’s scary! Only recently I…
Moore and Grella disappointing in Australia loss to the United States
The Socceroos final pre-World Cup hit-out has ended in a disappointing 3-1 loss to the United States at Ruimsig Stadium. With national coach Pim Verbeek fielding a strong side, they were…
Milton Keynes today, Pretoria tomorrow
Ghana had for some reason delayed their departure to South Africa preferring to head to the delights of roundabout city instead of an alpine training camp. They had come in for some stick from their own fans for heading to Milton Keynes instead of Durban, but if you close your eyes then they both look the same anyway.
All-Time World Cup Facts
Whether you’re a die hard fan whose heart breaks a little when one of your friends chooses Manchester United over Liverpool to support (it happened to me the other day….
The sticky conundrum of America’s second striker
It’s interesting that the U.S. men’s team should be in this curious situation on the eve of this great stage next weekend. Striker, at one point in the not-too-distant past,…
