England’s Euro 2008 qualifying chances took yet another blow Friday when it was announced that Wayne Rooney injured his ankle in practice and that he will miss the next four weeks of football. That means he won’t be around for England’s must win Euro 2008 match against Croatia. That also means he won’t [...]

Even though some of them generate more revenues than small countries, FIFA head honcho Sepp Blatter wants us all to know that the rise of football clubs will never, ever, not in a million years, spell the end of national teams. As long as we are still living in an era of nation states, [...]

The early rounds of World Cup qualifying usually feature their share of mismatches and this tournament’s go around seems to be following the rule. In qualifying in Asia, China beat Myanmar like they were a bunch of defenseless monks and Iraq took the whip to Pakistan. The final score in each contest: 7-0.

Thud. That’s the sound of England and Scotland running into a brick wall in their efforts to qualify for Euro 2008. Both sides were coming off a nice stretch of play in the competition until they traveled to the former Soviet Union on Wednesday. They aren’t the only countries facing a qualifying [...]

It is pretty much a given that Guus Hiddink will be on the sidelines managing a team during the 2010 World Cup. The man who has guided Holland, South Korea and Australia at the big show announced today that he will be with Russia until 2010. This squelches the rumors that he will [...]

We’ve seen in the past that football is a sport that can both divide and unite people. In the case of Cyrpus, there is new hope that the beautiful game can help a divided people become united – at least around a football team.
FIFA recently hosted talks between football officials representing Greek and Turkish [...]

If you are Laurie on the France World Cup Blog and love all things Zinedine Zidane, you will really enjoy watching the documentary – “Comme dans un rêve” – “Like a Dream”. If you are not a Zinedine Zidane fan you may still enjoy it because it is a really well made film. [...]

When you go through life as a 27-foot tall giant you get pretty used to people staring at you. When you go through life as a 27-foot tall giant who plays football for a high profile team and a high profile country it is natural for people to pay attention, even the referees.
According to [...]

We’re about 400 days removed from the 2006 World Cup and 1,000 days away from the 2010 World Cup so now is just about the perfect time to start the elimination process for South Africa 2010. At least it is the perfect time if you are a fan of the World Cup, which I [...]

It is no secret that Brazil didn’t live up to expectation during the 2006 World Cup. The team played lethargic football at times, the type of football you might expect a Sunday league team to play after a heavy night of drinking. According to the president of Brazil’s football federation, some of the [...]