Immediate Thoughts On Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022
A few hours after FIFA’s announcement that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup, most people I’ve talked to share the same two feelings — expectation and surprise. Since Russia had already …
2 Weeks Until 2018/2022 World Cup Verdict
Amid the sort-of joy and sort-of pain that comes with the wins and losses of international friendlies (barring of course, the big rivalries that were played out on Wednesday — Argentina/Brazil, Spain/Portugal, England/France, etc.), FIFA managed to slip in an …
World Cup Daily Ticker: May 18
Laurent Blanc To Be Next French Manager Bordeaux Manager Laurent Blanc will accept the French Football Federation’s offer and take over the French national team after this summer’s World Cup. At Bordeaux Blanc, 44, achieved the French League and Cup …
What Lord Triesman's Resignation Means For Other Countries' World Cup Bids
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 …
Teams Sadly Missing from South Africa 2010
Below is a list of teams with some quality players which will unfortunately miss the World Cup next summer: Ireland- The Irish team may not be the most talented to miss out on qualification but certainly was unjustly eliminated by …
European World Cup qualifier play-off round up
The first legs of the European World Cup play-offs took place yesterday (Saturday) and Russia, Portugal and France all take slender advantages into their second legs. Tweet
Top 5 – Edition IX: Best National Team Coaches
We got another edition of World Cup Buzz Top 5. This time we’re going to breakdown the 5 best national team coaches right now. These 5 men have led their charges to surprise heights in qualifying for the 2010 World …