The world’s predictions became true. The real FIFA short list for World Player title was announced with Kaka, Messi and cocky boy Cristiano Ronaldo as the 3 finalists. As for the ladies, the top 3 are Brazilians Marta and Cristiane and Birgit Prinz, from Germany. Isn’t it great to be in your early 20’s and [...]

The Golden Ball awards, one of the most prestigious individual football achievements, will be held this Sunday in Paris. There is always lots of speculation on who’s taking the shinny ball home, but this year, everyone knows Kaka will take it home. After buying a ticket to Paris and the leak of the journalist’s choice, [...]

Even though Scotland failed to qualify for EURO 2008, the Tartan Army left the tournament as heroes. Manager Alex McLeish was among them and what looked like a very interesting World Cup Qualifiers for the Scots, is now generating a bit of uncertainty after his resignation from the job. We cried, we laughed and [...]

What would be of our simple lives without World Cups? I ask myself this same question everyday. World Cups make us forget we have jobs, transform one pint of beer into an everyday drink, and live, for one month (or more), every 4 years, with nothing else in our brains other than football. No wonder… [...]

Some players take good rest and eat well before important games, others chose to party after the matches, but when it comes to England, the players like to take their booze just before important EURO qualifiers matches. According the the fabulous News of the World, the Three Lions had a crazy night at Soho’s The [...]

Now that England will have plenty of time next summer (since they will not be joining EURO 2008), there will be enough time to prepare for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. The draw in Durban, revealed who will be playing who at the European qualifiers. England, in group 6, will have to face Croatia once [...]

Blast! Our lives will never be the same after this news. Not only is Kaká probably going to fetch FIFA best player of the world, and is having an mazing season with both AC Milan and Brazil, but one of the few handsome Brazilian players is going to be a Daddy!

I come from a design and artsy background and I always look forward to seeing how the emblems will be for any football cup. THis past week, FIFA has unveiled the logo for the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa. This football tournament is disputed by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation [...]

Every World Cup has a poster. And it won’t be any different with World Cup 2010 in South Africa. The official poster was announced today, in Durban, and it has something no other has had: Eto’o’s sillouete. The Cameroon player was chosen to personify the African continent and is the new poster boy for South [...]

FIFA/Coca-Cola Rank has changed today, after two exciting rounds of EURO 2008 qualifiers and FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. Now everyone stay calm because standings hasn’t changed much and everyone’s lives can still be the same. Argentina is still first, Brazil still second, and Italy still third. However, the Argentinians don’t even have space to [...]