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Soundoff: How Would You Seed for the World Cup 2010 Draw?
The internets are currently overflowing with World Cup 2010 mock draws and pretend groups of death right now. But don’t get confused. The draw for the eight groups of World Cup 2010 groups has not happened yet, and will not happen until Friday, December 4th, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The four teams in [...]
A Guus Hiddink and Diego Maradona Double Act at World Cup 2010?
To be clear, this is just a rumour right now. Nothing more, and certainly nothing official. Plus Guus Hiddink is officially contracted to the Russian national team until July 2010. So let’s not get carried away. But…
…There are whispers being whispered that the Argentine Football Association may approach Guus Hiddink and offer him a role [...]
Sir Alex Picks Brazil For World Cup 2010
Didn’t Sir Alex just finish lecturing the FA on their media overexposure of Wayne Rooney? Apparently, shedding a little bit of limelight his way isn’t much of an issue at all. The Scot didn’t mince words when picking his favorite to win the 2010 World Cup.
“I can’t see past Brazil, actually,” Ferguson was [...]
How Long Until We Forgive Thierry Henry?
Latest development in the already long running Thierry Henry handball incident (or “la main de dieu” as it’s being called by some) is that Henry himself thinks a replay is a good idea:
“The fairest solution would be to replay the game but it is not in my control,” said the Barcelona striker.
“Naturally I feel embarrassed [...]
Thierry Henry Handballs France into World Cup 2010. Would You Have Done the Same?
Algeria, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia all won their playoffs and qualified for the World Cup today. Uruguay vs Costa Rica is happening as I type. But there’s one story that will be dominating the World Cup playoff headlines, and I think you already know what it is: Thierry Henry’s handball for France vs Ireland.
With the [...]
World Cup 2010 Playoffs: Twelve Teams, Six World Cup Places
The final six World Cup 2010 places all get decided today, with the second legs of the four European playoffs and the CONMEBOL vs CONCACAF game, plus the special Algeria vs Egypt single game playoff for the final African qualifying spot.
It’s all very very tight. The winners of these six ties get the the glory, [...]
Japan Drive The Anti-Vuvuzela Bus
It would seem this vuvuzela thing is, at the very least, unpopular. As a direct result of its popularity, of course. Xabi Alonso left the Confederations Cup poo-pooing the vuvuzela and its effect on the field of play. The cacophony a bit too intense for such things as hearing the whistles and one’s teammates – [...]
Top Ten Things Maradona Said During His FIFA Hearing Today
Ah, to be a fly on the wall.
Diego Armando Maradona, coach of the Argentine National team, and all around deity, graced FIFA’s Zurich based home to answer questions on his media outburst nearly one month ago. In typical Maradona fashion, he arrived 50 minutes late to his scheduled hearing, with an envoy of limousines [...]
Egypt 2-0 Algeria: Emad Moteab’s 95th Minute Goal Forces a World Cup Playoff
If you read our African World Cup qualifying finale preview post yesterday, then you knew that Egypt vs Algeria was big. Historic bad feeling, exacerbated by Egyptian fans attacking the Algerian team bus in Cairo big. There was also the beautifully weighted qualification situation in Group C, where Egypt needed to beat Algeria by three [...]
Much Drama and a Missed Penalty Send New Zealand to World Cup
Quick World Cup qualifier coverage update: If you’re watching Ireland vs. France, we have options for partisans on either side, depending on whether you like your coverage with a Gallic accent or a Gaelic one. Our Ireland blog will be doing a liveblog right here (France fans welcome), and our France blog will [...]
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