All Entries in the "World Football" Category
Bye Bye Maradona
Diego Maradona, the Argentinean legend, is not Argentina’s manager anymore. It was about time, to be frank. Dieguito got kicked out after rejecting to make changes to his backroom team. The AFA was not very pleased and simply voted him out. Now to be honest, if that is the sole reason he is not the [...]
Menezes’ calls up his first squad.
Today Mano Menezes announced his first squad since being appointed as head coach of Brasil on Saturday. Strikingly, only four players remain from the group that played in the World Cup, with eleven new players called up for the friendly match again the US on August 10th. Lucas and Rafael da Silva are both included. [...]
Mano Menezes Is The New Brazil Coach.
CBF had announced Muricy Ramalho as Brazil’s new coach. Today, however the official announcement was made. The coach? Corinthian’s Mano Menezes. Lucky Selecao! As a Corinthians fan I am sad to see him go, but Brazil will benefit a lot from his extremely tactical perspective and commitment. Next Monday he will announce the first players [...]
Can young Lions restore English pride?
The morale and pride of most English football supporters are still battered and bruised after a hugely disappointing World Cup in South Africa but there are reasons to be optimistic. Much of the talk is now about new beginnings, next generations and fresh starts. So what better way to look at what the future holds [...]
World Cup tests: Zimbabwe 0 – 3 Brazil
Brazil had no major issues beating Zimbabwe today, 0-3, on a friendly in Harare with goals from Michel Bastos (and what a goal!), Elano and Robinho. It was a great start, as Dunga tested the players before the first World Cup game against North Korea. I liked what I saw. Players seemed excited to play [...]
Capello finalizes England’s squad.
England is down to the final 23 lucky footballers who will try and bring the Queen (with the help of the Italian general) the World Cup in South Africa. The biggest upset: Theo Walcott’s cut. I am not qualified to say whether he deserved the cut or not but the decision seems to be getting [...]
So what’s up with the Jabulani?
I’ve been hearing players complain about the World Cup’s official ball, Adidas’ Jabulani, for over a week. All of those complains, however, are coming from goalkeepers, who think the ball is too light and too fast. Forwards, on the other hand, tend to love the ball for the same reasons just mentioned. So what is [...]
Sex, chocolate, twitter and football: who gets it and who doesn’t.
The World Cup is approaching. Some teams are already in South Africa getting ready for the biggest sports tournament on earth. Focus is key and everyone knows it. But of course, as in any World Cup, the issue of how much liberty players get is always raised. In 2006, during the World Cup in Germany, [...]
England in the World Cup 2010
Some of the most well-known faces in the world of football will be striving hard at South Africa 2010, eager to earn their title of English football’s “golden generation” having fallen sadly flat at both UEFA EURO 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. The appointment of Fabio Capello seems to have brought fresh [...]
Watch: NIKE Write The Future
Fantastic! Nike’s Write The Future commercial is simply amazing. Watch the full version below. Only thing is that Ronaldinho who actually has not been capped by Dunga
