Two of the tournament’s most potent and experienced teams, Spain and Portugal, are effectively out of the World Cup after just two group matches, a scenario that no one would have predicted two weeks ago. How could this happen? Three…
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Leo Lifts Argentina
It was a winning start for Argentina but their victory was not convincing even before a late Bosnia reply from Vedad Ibisevic. This was a scratchy, scrappy performance that raised more questions than it answered against a disciplined and technically…
Enter the Drogba
Didier Drogba came off the bench to inspire Ivory Coast to a 2-1 comeback victory over Japan in a World Cup Group C match on Saturday. Drogba, who had been carrying an injury, came on in the 62nd minute when…
Italy Outlasts England, Uruguay Crash
Italian experience overcame England’s youthful exuberance in an intriguing clash of styles at the World Cup on Saturday and in Group D’s other game tiny Costa Rica beat twice champions Uruguay in the tournament’s biggest upset so far. Later in…
World Cup Day Two Notes
* Mexico was denied two perfectly valid goals for off-sides, adding to the growing list of refereeing errors thus far. None of the errors seemed to be called with bad intent, but still … if Mexico will be eliminated on…
Furia Roja RIP
Spain’s shocking second half collapse against Holland marked the beginning of the end of its greatest generation. For almost a decade Spain dominated world football with a brand that delighted most and eventually annoyed some. Tikki Takka was never on…
Dive Said Fred, World Cup Saved
With twenty minutes to go in the World Cup opener, the entire tournament was in big trouble. With violent, disruptive protests and strikes preceding the game in Sao Paolo stealing the headlines, a disjointed and tired Brasil was searching chaotically,…
Incredible Rosario Central Supporters
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Rosario Central Supporters Greeting Their Team Before Newell’s Old Boys Derby
Atletico Wins Madrid Derby For The First Time in 14 Years
Gareth Bale`s long-awaited Real Madrid home debut ended in disappointment as Atletico Madrid beat Los Blancos 1-0 to register their first league victory over Real for 14 years on Saturday. Bale started on the bench and had to watch on…
Internazionale Milano on Cusp of Sale. Why?
It’s hard to imagine iconic Juventus ever being run by anyone other than the Agnellis, one of Italy’s ultra blue-blooded clans whose industrial conglomerate has an economic bond, directly or indirectly, with just about every Italian. Or Berlusconi actually letting…
Chelsea-Mourinho Reunion Off to a Rocky Start
If Chelsea’s setback at Everton over the week-end was not cause for alarm, the performance against Basel definitely revealed a problem – not the result as much as the uninspired, confused display of a Chelsea group that finished last season…
Champions’ League Reveals the Gap Between Elites and the Rest
Chelsea’s shock home defeat to Basel was the only real surprise of a first Champions’ League round in which the gap between the established elites of Europe and the rest of the contenders was apparent. Real Madrid’d rout of Galatasaray,…
Guardiola’s Mission in Munich Almost Impossible
Pep Guardiola won everything in play with Barcelona. Barca won 14 titles between 2009 and 2011, a stunning achievement in this day and age. But for a team of special players in their prime nothing less than perfection was acceptable.…
Super Cup Win Steadies Real Madrid
Two defeats and a home draw in its first three official matches left Real Madrid visibly bitter and frustrated coming into the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup at the Bernabeu. Yet the Merengues showed no lack of confidence…
Boca Eliminated From Copa Sudamericana As War Erupts Among Its Barra Bravas
Boca’s problems continued to mount after being held to a scoreless draw by a 10-man Independiente last night in Buenos Aires. Already out of the Copa Libertadores and unimpressive at the start of the new domestic season, the result eliminated…