David Villa’s goal for Spain against Portugal Tuesday was top class. Everything from Iniesta’s pass to Xavi’s back heel to David Villa’s killer strike that rebounded off the goalkeeper and back to him, and then into the top of the net. But it should have been disallowed for offside. Watch the above video to see the […]
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The group stages have concluded and now we can all look forward to good old fashioned knockout Football. What this World Cup has provided us so far has been, well, a bit baffling really, it has provided little in the way of genuine thrills and excitement but a huge amount of intrigue. It has been […]
You often hear people talking about how soccer players should use their head when playing the sport. But you seldom hear or see them talking about using their neck. However, that’s exactly what Portugal maestro Cristiano Ronaldo did Monday during his team’s 7–0 mauling of North Korea when he rolled the ball off the back of […]
Since 1990, when Cameroon became the first African nation to reach the Quarter Finals of the World Cup, only one other African country has made it to the same point, Senegal in 2002. Despite the consistent leaps in quality, ability and tactical attitude, Africa has consistently failed to make the next breakthrough on the world […]
Kicking off the World Cup Buzz podcast’s two months of coverage, the Talk network welcomes back Andy Brassell, one of the media’s leading experts on professional football in Western Europe. Andy joined me late last week to talk about the nations from his coverage area who will be competing in South Africa as well as […]
The Football Association was once again rocked by scandal when Lord Treisman, chairman of both the FA and England’s 2018 World Cup bid, was forced to resign after the Mail On Sunday published excerpts from a conversation in which Treisman accused Spain and Russia of conspiring to bribe officials in South Africa. The comments came […]
Who Will Advance From World Cup Group G?(poll) Which two teams do you think will advance from Group G in the 2010 World Cup? Cast your vote above and click the comments section below to share your opinions. The group features what is undoubtedly the Group Of Death. Brazil will be the favorites to win […]
