Friday Kickoff: Platini backs winter World Cup, Houston re-signs Boswell and more
It remains to be seen whether the 2022 World Cup will be played in the summer or the winter, but one high-ranking FIFA official has a solution to ensure a winter World Cup gets played without a problem: Move the two biggest competitions in European club soccer. Ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 draw in the...
Mid-Day Ticker: Semifinals set in Mexico, doubts remain over ’22 WC host, & more
By JOEY SAMUEL A wild weekend that included several major upsets concluded Sunday night in Mexico, where the four semifinal places in the Apertura playoffs were set. Chivas de Guadalajara, despite finishing first in the regular season standings, could not overturn the deficit from their shocking 2-1 loss to Queretaro from last week. Despite playing...
FOX wins bid for 2018, 2022 World Cup TV rights
When the 2018 and 2022 World Cups kick off in Russia and Qatar, there is a very good chance that you'll be watching those tournaments on a FOX network. FOX beat out both ESPN and NBC for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, multiple reports revealed on Friday morning. The...
Beckham Can Hold Head High!
While the disappointment of England’s failure to land the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take some time to disappear and questions will be asked of where it all went wrong, one man did himself no harm and that is the legend that is David Beckham. As a 24 year old male I’m not afraid to...
Top 10 World Cup Defenders
The 2010 World Cup may be over, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still a lot to talk about. This World Cup saw a lot of high quality defensive performances from most of the teams – even the unlikely ones – so it only makes sense that this top ten list is comprised of the...
World Cup Final Preview: Netherlands v Spain
Sunday, July 11th, 19:30 GMT, Soccer City Stadium
It was a month ago that the anticipation was through the roof for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Now, only one match remains. The Netherlands have appeared in the Final twice, but lost both. Spain has never appeared in a Final, so it looks like...
Match Preview: Uruguay v Germany
Saturday, July 10th, 19:30 GMT, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
It’s certainly not what either of these teams wanted as a result of their respective semi-final matches, but it beats most alternatives. Uruguay and Germany will kick off on Saturday playing for third place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Although both the winner and loser will...
World Cup Finals: Spain vs. Holland
At the conclusion of the 2010 World Cup, one thing is for certain: we’ll have a new champion. With Spain and Holland advancing to the finals, one of the two European countries is going to experience the elation of a World Cup title for the first time.
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Match Preview: Germany v Spain
Wednesday, July 7th, 19:30 GMT, Moses Mabhida Stadium
This is what a semi-final match is all about. These two teams are clearly capable of winning the World Cup. Other than their loss to Serbia, Germany has been absolutely dominant. Spain started off a little slow, but has since shown they can play with the best of...
Match Preview: Uruguay v Netherlands
Tuesday, July 6th, 19:30 GMT, Cape Town Stadium
And then there were four. Win, and that team is on to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Lose, and that team moves on to the third-place game (yay!). Uruguay and the Netherlands will be the first two teams to play out this scenario.
Uruguay has a lot of...
Match Preview: Paraguay v Spain
Saturday, July 3rd, 19:30 GMT, Ellis Park
Most people are tabbing this as the “potential blowout warning” of the quarter-finals. Paraguay has been playing well, but Spain is ranked second in the world for a reason. Paraguay will have to put together a more than stellar performance, coupled with a below par Spain performance, in order...
