World Football

strange jersey
What's the deal with some of the jerseys on this world cup that look like they have some black "tape" or "mesh" running diagonally in some spots, but that not all players from the same team seem to have it? -- HASM ... 7 Jul 2010 11:19

Brad Friedel
Was there a reason other than 'non selection' that Brad was not in USA WC 2010 squad? ... 6 Jul 2010 13:27

SF 1: Uruguay - Netherlands [R]
On Jul 6, 7:19 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: Prediction: 0-2 --          MANCHESTER UNITED FC            CHAMPIONS LATEST  ENGLAND 2009 - UEFA 2008 - WORLD 2009 0-1 ... 7 Jul 2010 02:36

Jogi Löw macht Werbung für Popella
Endlich ist der Millionenvertrag unter Dach und Fach. Hier das Werbevideo mit toller Musik: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxhvrU9LOus ... 5 Jul 2010 12:16

Mardona: great reception from Argentina
Not a bad reception for a coach that got eliminated at the quarterfinals. I think he showed what a great motivator he is, and a great coach. Argentina did well, considering they wrote him off from the start. With a bit of luck they could have gone further. http://sports.xin.msn.com/world-cup-2010/photogaller... 5 Jul 2010 23:19

Transfers (May have missed due to the WC)
Confirmed Fran Merida Arsenal - Atletico Madrid (Free) Mikael Silvestre Arsenal - Unattached Sol Campbell Arsenal - Unattached William Gallas Arsenal - Unattached Phillipe Senderos Arsenal - Fulham (Free) Yaya Toure Barcelona - Manchester City () David Silva Valencia - Manchester City () David Villa Valencia ... 16 Jul 2010 02:22

A Top-32 1982-2010
anders t (anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com) wrote: : Now including 82-90 (that is, including all expanded WCs), and a : coefficient of 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for additional relevance in time. : NATION CONFED POINTS : ==================================== : 14 USA Concacaf 84,0 : 15 Swed... 6 Jul 2010 09:00

Uruguay and cosmic justice
I just saw the repeat broadcast of the match Uruguay vs Ghana. In that critical half-minute at the end, one of the worst dives of the whole tournament, worse than the one Holland got a yellow card for, set up the free kick at about 119'30 So it went in and you all know what happened. The point is... had this pla... 7 Jul 2010 12:26

Maradiva gets humble pie on his face, great job - Germany+Spain
Raja, The Great wrote: Yesterday was awesome. Both my favorite teams won! Yeah, I'm still flabbergasted. I watched the Spain-Paraguay match in a pub (Richmond Arms) in Houston. If you are in Houston, do go there, great atmosphere . Lots of Paraguayans there! which was a surprise. Some Spaniards too wi... 5 Jul 2010 12:16

Hardest paths in World Cup history from great teams.
Hungary 1954: QF Brazil SF Uruguay (yet unbeaten defending Champion) F Germany .... LOST France 1986: R16: Italy (defending Champion) QF: Brazil SF: Germany .... LOST Germany 2010: R16: England QF: Argentina SF: Spain (European Champion) ... LOST??? The quintessence is that, despite being ... 8 Jul 2010 04:51