2010 World Cup Group A Preview: France, Mexico, Uruguay, South Africa

After two years and 848 qualification matches, the World Cup is almost ready to start. Host South Africa will kick off the month long tournament when they take on Mexico June 11. Later that night, Raymond Domenech’s French team will entertain Uruguay as the competition begins in earnest. Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France South Africa (83) were the first team out of the hat, as hosts... 

Everton’s Shane Duffy Almost Dies After a Freak Accident on Ireland Duty

18-year-old Shane Duffy almost died in an Ireland developmental squad practice match on Friday night after his liver was lacerated following an innocuous clash with goalkeeper Adrian Walsh. The friendly was put together to allow Giovani Trappatoni time to assess his newest members of the squad before Ireland take on Algeria and Paraguay next week. What makes the accident even harder to bear is that... 

Inter Milan 2-0 Bayern Munich: The Depressing Champions League Final Analyzed

With both sides going for a treble, one might have hoped for a classic finale to the greatest club competition on Earth. Instead we were subjected to an ordinary match between two ordinary teams with decidedly ordinary tactics. Make no mistake about it, coaches all over the world will wake this morning with the Champions League Final firmly in their mind and not one will be thinking about the lack... 

History of the World Cup Football 1930 to 2010

Football changed greatly from the first World Cup 1930. Players are fitter than ever before, football gear has changed from baggy shorts to tight fitting jerseys. The game is quicker than ever before and ball technology has played it’s betterment. The balls that were used in the 1930s are very much different from what we are used to now, literally made from a pig’s bladder, they are now... 

Franck Ribery Questioned In Pedophelia Investigation In France

Bayern Munich’s Champions League preparations for the Semi-Final with Olympique Lyonnais were thrown into turmoil when it emerged today that star player Franck Ribery is helping magistrates with their investigation following allegations of the player having underage sex with a call girl. Two French internationals were questioned by the judiciary, with an as yet un-named player admitting to having... 

World Cup Preview Group A: France, Les Bleus Chances Limited By Domenech

Despite qualifying thanks to a blatant Thierry Henry handball against Ireland in the playoff, France will head to South Africa as one of the few nations with a real chance of coming home as winners. Having been handed an easy group in qualifying—Austria, Lithuania, Faroe Islands, Romania, and Serbia—France struggled, and eventually finished second to surprise winners Serbia. Never the... 

Every Jersey For The 2010 World Cup: The Good The Bad and The Ugly

In June, 32 nations will kick off the world’s biggest tournament. There will be a worldwide audience of almost half the planet. With that captive audience in mind, every competing team has released home and away kits for the month-long tournament. And with FIFA’s new ruling that games will be “home” and “away”, every nation will get to wear all of their wares. Here... 

England’s Midfield Problems Solved, Everton’s Uncapped Spanish Ace Mikael Arteta

With the World Cup just around the corner, England’s injury problems are beginning to mount. Ashley Cole and Aaron Lennon are very doubtful while David Beckham is definitely out. However, the solution is simple. Everton’s Spanish play-maker: Mikael Arteta. A product of Barcelona’s youth academy, Arteta has 12 Spanish U-21 caps to his name, but has never made the jump to the senior... 

Harry Redknapp: Good, Young British Players a Thing of the Past

The best English manager in the country and Tottenham Hotspur boss, Harry Redknapp, has delivered a damning verdict of football in Britain by saying good young British footballers are a thing of the past. Speaking in a recent interview Redknapp stated that he feared for the future of the game in Britain and that direct foreign investment was having a negative influence on the progress of the game in... 

How Much Is Winning a World Cup Actually Worth? Happiness Over Money?

How much is winning a World Cup actually worth? This year, it would seem, that it is more valuable than ever. But is money more important than happiness? When measuring economies these days two factors are generally considered, money and happiness. A “Happiness Index” is a tool that has been developed to measure the gross national happiness of a country, and in recent times it has become... 

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