Qualification covers cracks as Irish dare to dream
As with any celebration, it would have been rude to point out that the hosts had not exactly shone during qualifying as they struggled against sides from both ends of the table.
Barcelona is a sect full of school boys, says Ibrahimovic
A new tell-all autobiography by Zlatan Ibrahimovic is already making headlines in Sweden this year -- the question is whether anyone outside of the Scandinavian country will notice.
Danes the winners in FIFA numbers game
The calculation of the FIFA rankings may be a mystery to many soccer fans, but the football associations are well aware of the value of a high ranking.
Swedes show Dutch courage
Sweden’s 3-2 victory over the Netherlands to qualify for Euro 2012 may have surprised many observers, but Swedish footballers have a long history of success against Dutch opposition.
From Tranmere to Bayern Munich in a flash
Dale Jennings may as well be called Roy of the Rovers.
The teenage striker, who only made his first-team debut last season, completed a dream move from English League One (third division) side Tranmere Rovers to German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesd...
Villas Boas ticks all Chelsea boxes except top prize
An ambitious coach who says he is also inspired by Barcelona's Pep Guardiola, the young Portuguese knows his ultimate test at Chelsea would be to lift the Champions League with the creative style perfected by the Catalan coach.
Solbakken’s Copenhagen may be undone by own strength
Having built them into the strongest team in Scandinavia, in the end the only one capable of engineering FC Copenhagen’s downfall was Solbakken himself.
The coach is leaving after their latest Danish title.
Everton and Moyes running out of options
Even Liverpool fans should spare a thought for David Moyes after Everton's FA Cup defeat by Reading.
Losing team’s national stock markets at risk
Spain or the Netherlands, whichever country's team loses the World Cup final can expect a drag on its market index of 49 basis points, according to Wharton business school professor Alex Edmans.
Looking ahead to England vs Germany
Two Reuters photographers, Dylan Martinez and Kai Pfaffenbach discuss what they expect from Sunday's World Cup match between England and Germany.
Clinton gets serious about soccer
After the U.S. match against Algeria, Clinton shot the breeze in the locker room with the American players and offered a few words of wisdom that were perhaps more philosophical than any pep speech they have heard from a coach.
