Every time the World Cup comes around, there are a bevy of complaints about the futuristic new ball, and every time, the matches have played pretty much the … more
As annoying as the guy who bangs the drums incessantly at the Cleveland Indians game is, this "bee drone" noise is like having your teeth drilled … more
I played soccer growing up. My brother continued to play longer than I did and I loved going to his games. I'm even strongly considering joining an Intramural … more
The 2010 World Cup Final is exciting for fans of World Cup history. Spain and Holland are by far the best two nations to have never won the thing. Spain constantly … more
***Dear Internet, please excuse the lack of visual aid and humor me by allowing the archaic written word to fulfill the stimuli necessary for your enjoyment. … more
As annoying as the guy who bangs the drums incessantly at the Cleveland Indians game is, this "bee drone" noise is like having your teeth drilled … more
I played soccer growing up. My brother continued to play longer than I did and I loved going to his games. I'm even strongly considering joining an Intramural … more
World Cup Power Rankings - Two (32)
by RowanK
I made two mistakes with the first Power Rankings - I didn't think that Drogba would be back, and I misread the brackets leading to the semifinals. … more
US National Team World Cup Roster (23)
by RyanWeiss
The following is a list of the 23 players who were selected by US Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley to represent the USA in the 2010 FIFA World … more
What a great finale! So glad that it didn't come down to penalty kicks. From what I gather Spain had a number of players that had been together for years on … more
Theyre weak and they pull dumb moves to try and screw over the other team. Im all for trying to get your team to win, but come on, at least try to do it fair … more
I don't know what I like more... the constant B Flat that echoes at all of the South Africa World Cup games or the fact that every European I've talked to … more
I'm a soccer newbie, but being introduced to The Beautiful Game via the 2010 World Cup is about as good as it gets. I can't believe I've been missing out on … more
I lose the internet for four days, and come back to discover that Rio Ferdinand and Didier Drogba are out, and Andrea Pirlo (one of my favorite players) is probably out. Ugh.
EDIT: I've updated my Power Rankings accordingly. Ivory Coast and England both drop a lot, Italy drops a bit, Argentina, France, and Portugal all rise.
My top three sides are now on the bottom half of the draw. The top half of the draw was looking chaotic enough to start, now it may be a disaster.
Now reports are saying that Drogba might be back. Which is cool, but only if he's anything like the player he is for Chelsea. We have seen occasional shells of players try to compete and make things worse in the past.
If you're like Ryan and dislike Guiseppe Rossi, then you are in for a treat of epic proportions: Dude got left out of Italy's final squad: http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2...iuseppe-rossi.html#more Also, read the comments on the story for the continuation of the biggest debate in Lunch's FIFA World Cup 2010 community history... ;)
I'm not gonna lie.. I kind of feel bad for him now. It's crazy to think he would be in South Africa if he played for the US. It'll now be interesting to see who gets further, Italy or the US.
England and Argentina demolished both of our neighboring countries today (Mexico and Canada respectively) Although friendlies usually mean little (as do qualifiers) the Arg strike force was out in full today as Tevez, Aguero, Higuain & Maxi Rodriguez (scorer of the best goal in 2006 WC) were in form. England...well..I don't care much for England. Mexico has reason to worry though, they pretty much fielded a full squad. Portugal couldn't manage to score or be scored on by Cape Verde either.
Interesting article on the lack of different World Cup winners in SI. I hadn't seen the Socceronomics thing on population+per capita income, but it makes a lot of sense.
My hunch is no new winner this time - Spain has the talent, but also the pressure. If anyone, possibly Holland. It'll probably be a chaotic, non-European tourney (like 2002) for a breakout winner.
