Rugby World Cup 2011: Italy vs. Russia Preview and Prediction

After Ireland’s surprise win over Australia, tomorrow’s match between Italy and Russia takes on added importance. Most rugby fans expected Australia to win Pool C outright, leaving the final match between Ireland and Italy on October 2, as the winner-take-second decider, to see who advances to the quarterfinals. But with the new tick in the loss column for the Wallabies, Italy has a real... 

Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales Beat Samoa, England Topple Georgia

Wales have beaten Samoa and England have beaten Georgia in today’s action at the Rugby World Cup 2011 in games that turned out to be interesting for different reasons.   Wales 17, Samoa 10 Wales emerged winners over Samoa in a brutal, must-win game in order to keep their World Cup dreams alive. Both teams were enterprising, looking to use the ball, playing a positive style of rugby. The... 

Rugby World Cup 2011: Samoa V. Wales and England V. Georgia Game Recap

Samoa vs. Wales Wales just got all the right bounces in their 17-10 win over Pool D wild card Samoa. Samoa’s defenders seemed to bounce off the Welsh runners. What seemed to be a missed penalty kick bounced off the goal post and over for three points. On one occasion a mishandled pass, that looked to be a Welsh turnover, bounced just right, into the hands of Shane... 

Rugby World Cup 2011: England Are a Disgrace

Martin Johnson‘s reputation is very much on the line as England’s discipline has collapsed in this Rugby World Cup. First, let me confess, I’m a football fan, but I played rugby and watch a great deal of it—usually for pleasure. Rugby fans constantly criticize football for its diving, play acting and general indiscipline. But when it happens with the England Rugby team, it’s... 

Rugby World Cup 2011: Australia vs. Ireland, Game Recap

Luckily for The Australian Wallabies, the weekend newspapers print on Saturday morning and cover the whole weekend, so the uninspired effort by the world’s second-ranked team won’t be reported to the Aussie public until Monday. But, in the meantime, there is much for coach Robbie Deans and company to think about. The Irish scrum was dominant over Australia in their 15-6 win, and Irish... 

Hope Solo: Dancing with the Stars Is Taking Too Much Time from American Goalie

Hope Solo gained notoriety during the United States women’s national team’s run to the World Cup Final over the summer. She parlayed that popularity into many opportunities, including a chance to appear on Dancing with the Stars. However, the amount of time dedicated to the reality show is starting to cut into her soccer time, and that’s not good. While her participation in an International... 

USA vs. Canada: Alex Morgan Must Become Starter Before Olympic Qualifying

Alex Morgan was used in a substitute role during the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but with Olympic Qualifying set to begin early next year, United States head coach Pia Sundhage should begin the transition of the talented striker into the starting lineup against Canada. Morgan scored in both the semifinal win over France and the loss to Japan in the finals. Her goal against Japan gave the United... 

10 Most Successful International Football Teams

Football is the most popular game in the world. It is played by many countries. It is also the most affordable sport. In third world countries, the poor are not obliged to buy equipment for this sport. They can simply play with a soda can and kick it around. FIFA has 208 members. There are many international competitions held by this organization. Evidently, some countries will find success more than... 

Gabriel Buono (Maradona’s Ex-Secretary) Reveals Dark Side of Him

Gabriel Buono (Maradona’s ex-secretary for 13 years) revealed intimate details about the personality of his former boss. Buono told his story to the journalists of C5N (one of the emerging TV channels in Argentina at the cutting edge of news). The story itself was published in the Argentine magazine Cronica as the word about Maradona spread. Buono started the interview by stating that... 

USA vs. Canada: New Canadian Coach Won’t Help Against Elite US Women

When the United States women take on the Canadian National team, it doesn’t matter who the coach of the Canadian women is, because America will be playing hard to avenge their World Cup loss. Despite the American’s determination, the Canadians will go to battle with new head coach John Herdman leading the troops. Herdman took the New Zealand women’s national team to two FIFA Women’s... 

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