Andrea Pirlo agrees Juventus deal
Andrea Pirlo has agreed a deal to join Juventus after spending nearly a decade with Serie A rivals AC Milan. The Italian international has long been regarded as one of the finest midfielders in European football. However, things haven’t gone according to plan for Pirlo in recent months and with his contract at the San...
City linked with World Cup winner
According to the Daily Star, Champions League hopefuls Manchester City are hot on the heels of former World Cup winning midfielder Andrea Pirlo. According to the rumors, City boss Roberto Mancini is eager to sign his compatriot on a free transfer in the summer as the midfielder’s contract is expiring. Mancini has been no stranger...
The World Cup Round of 16 Draft for Eliminated Players
With the group stage of World Cup 2010 over, we have to say goodbye to 16 of the 32 teams. That’s 368 players whose World Cup adventure is finished just two weeks after it began. Which is a shame, because some of those players deserve to stay and play in South Africa, and some of...
Injury Ticker: Iniesta questionable for opener, Suazo back in training and more
BY MIKE NASTRI Spanish playmaker Andres Iniesta might not be making any plays against Switzerland in a week. The Barcelona star hurt his thigh in La Furia Roja's final World Cup tune-up against Poland on Tuesday. While the scans showed no tear, there was bruising in his right thigh. Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque will...
Soundoff: Which Injured Star Will You Miss Most at World Cup 2010?
I’ve almost (but only almost) lost track of all the big name players that have picked up pre-World Cup injuries. There was David Beckham’s tendon tear back in March, there’s Michael Essien’s messed up knee, Michael Ballack’s ankle, Rio Ferdinand’s knee ligaments, Lassana Diarra with complications from sickle-cell anemia, and many more. Portugal’s Nani joined...
Daily Dose: June 4th, 2010 – China’s Insane Jabulani Goal vs France
So France lost 1-0 to China today. Which sounds bad. And is bad. But take a look at the goal from Deng Zhuoxiang that won it:
Either Deng is better than Pirlo/Juninho/Beckham combined, or every bad thing we’ve heard about the adidas Jabulani World Cup ball is true.
Three words you don’t often see together: Penguin...
No Pirlo against Paraguay
Italy will be without an extremely important star for its June 14th opening match against Paraguay. News from the Italy camp indicates that midfielder Andrea Pirlo will miss the match due to a calf strain.
The Italian national team does not leave for South Africa until June 8th, and the team is confident that Pirlo will...
Four Years On: The 2006 All-Star Team.
In life, four years is a drop in the bucket, unless it involves hard time and a bully of a shower mate named Benny. In football, four years is eons; if we were to reappropriate football time to equate real time, Germany would have a brontosaurus in net instead of Manuel Neuer. (Which sounds like...
11 Best Reasons to Watch the World Cup in HD
It’s true that World Cup 2006 was available to watch in high-definition. But not for everyone. HD technology is much more widely available and much more affordable now, and so plenty of people will be watching World Cup 2010 in high definition.
If you’ve never seen football in high-definition, then my advice is not to...
World Cup 2010 Jerseys: Italy
Puma have been working overtime designing Italy kits recently. There was the very light blue shirt and chocolate brown shorts and socks worn for the 2009 Confederations Cup, which I was quite a fan of. But the team has had another makeover for World Cup 2010, with a quite a few unique features.
Chris has already...
