Sunderland’s record signing Asamoah Gyan has admitted he faces a stern task to justify his £13million transfer fee. The Ghanaian forward completed a move to the North East on deadline day, but the transfer raised eyebrows with its vast price tag, and Gyan is well aware that expectations from him will be high. The...
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a giveaway, a tackle, a hug, another four years—-
Was it just a hug or something more? And what can we all learn from that most intimate moment filmed for millions to see? Penn State writing teacher Casey Wiley looks for long-term meaning in an emotional moment as he wraps up the fan’s four-year cycle…...
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In one of his pre-World Cup posts, Chris provided the average ages of all the teams and listed them youngest to oldest. In hindsight- the list is even more fascinating to me. After revisiting this list, I think its fair to say some of the most exciting teams to watch at the World Cup...
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Despite a huge loss of form and increasing years, Ghana captain Stephen Appiah stressed that he has no plans to retire any time soon. The statement comes after a large group of fans back in Ghana criticized the midfielder for recent poor performances, and it has even led some people to ask him to...
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Our writers pick their team of the tournament in the 4-2-3-1 formation employed by most of the better teams on show in South AfricaGoalkeeperSamir Handanovic (Slovenia)Given the country's population of two million, Slovenia might have been expected to ...
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Explanations after the jump.Goal Keeper: Manuel Neuer: Winner of the Tallest Dwarf award. Very few keepers merely had good tournaments let alone great ones. Neuer is my choice because he didn’t make any mistakes and for a young keeper was composed on the biggest of stages. Somewhat suspect to long-range shots, he overcame this...
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Spain have adopted the Barcelona formula, which seems to be the way club football is goingThis has been the tournament of 4-2-3-1. The move has been apparent in club football for some time; in fact, it may be that 4-2-3-1 is beginning to be supplanted ...
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This weeks Offside View ponders who the supreme being is actually supporting at the 2010 World Cup. Think Germany will lift the World Cup? Bet with Betfair and get £25 free! Quality CaughtOffside T-Shirts AvailableSportsmen have always been a religious bunch, although usually it’s manifested in them believing they are indeed the messiah. This...
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Team of the Quarters: Germany. A more difficult call to make than it’d seem since it was tantamount to shooting fish in the barrel, but ultimately Brazil shooting itself in the foot wasn’t enough for the Dutch to tip the scales.
Jogi won’t be receiving Christmas gifts for the next ten years after receiving...
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Germany's progress has helped balance the feeling of misfortune endured by Ghana and ParaguayThank goodness for Germany. In crushing Argentina by four unanswered goals on Saturday, once again they filled the 2010 World Cup with a spirit of freshness an...
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Uruguay striker says that goalline handball which helped team into semi-finals means he has taken Maradona's titleDiego Maradona step aside: there is a new pretender to the throne of most vilified World Cup figure. Step forward Luis Suárez, the Urugua...
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Losing to Uruguay was nail-biting agony, but there is still pride in football team and countryWell, it could have been a bit more dramatic. I'm just not sure quite how. Perhaps the fat moon rushing to join us in the streets of Accra, hauling itself dow...
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For some he’s a villain, for others, especially those calling Uruguay home, he is a hero. The ball which he double-palmed off the goal line has given rise to more ethics debate than a freshman seminar with no end in sight.
But there is no debating one thing: his World Cup will continue. Either in...
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World Cup 2010 has been a challenging tournament for fans of the beautiful game. There have been beautiful goals, incredible teamwork and wonderful stories. But there has also been injustices and, at the end of the day, the sport of soccer has been tarnished.
Whether it’s Luis Suarez cheating to prevent Ghana from securing a...
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Luis Suarez leaves the field in tears after being red carded for his handball offense. He thinks its all over. One moment of madness and Uruguay goes down in flames. But what could he have done- the ball was...
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Paul Radford, Felix Bate, Jon Bramley and Kevin Fylan discuss the merits and demerits of Uruguay's chaotic victory over Ghana and the Dutch win over Brazil.
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It is hard not to be left with the feeling that Luis Suarez and Uruguay benefited from foul play against Ghana. But what's the solution? Once again, soccer may have to look at other sports for a fairer way to deal with such incidents.
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Ghana nearly defied expectations to become the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals but, after being awarded a penalty with the score at 1-1, Asamoah Gyan hit the bar from the spot with the last kick of extra-time. Agonisingly for an ...
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James Richardson is joined by Paul MacInnes, Simon Burnton and Tom Lutz to mull the Netherlands knock-out of Brazil, and brave Ghana's failure to convert spot-kicks against Uruguay.Fernando Duarte commiserates on behalf of Brazil, whilst arch-rivals Ar...
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The best pictures of an epic quarter-final match between Ghana and Uruguay
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