For the second time in two weeks, a Serie A player scored a decisive goal in a game, took his short off to celebrate and was immediately handed his marching orders for a second yellow card. Siena’s Massimo Maccarone scored a sublime free kick in the 80th minute against Tuscan rival Fiorentina and was so [...]

As the African Cup of Nations gets closer, the complaining from Premier League clubs gets louder. Chelsea are bracing themselves for the loss of Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel, while Portsmouth might struggle to field a team when they lose the likes of Kanu, John Utaka, Sulley Muntari, Papa Bouba [...]

Inter look all set to be awarded the Scudetto by default...

There’s some speculation that the matchfixing scandal could cost Italy the chance to host Euro 2012. The decision will be made on December 8th, with competing joint bids from Poland/Ukraine and Hungary/Croatia. UEFA won’t be keen on accepting Italy’s bid unless the Italian Football Federation cleans house in time for the vote. Former President Franco Carraro [...]

With the 2010 World Cup being held in South Africa, it's the perfect time for an African team to get past the quarter final stage.

You’ve made your choice for who you think will win between France and Italy. Now it is time to offer your prediction for who you think will be the person that carries the winning team to victory in Berlin. Who do you think will be named Man of the Match?

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is always good for starting a debate and today is no exception. The head honcho is beating one of his favorite drums, claiming that football and the World Cup need more goals. “The football isn’t that bad, but there aren’t enough goals - and when there are too few [...]

It doesn’t get much more dramatic than what we saw in Tuesday’s semifinal with Italy pulling out the victory in extra time, but perhaps the final can top it. If you look at the two potential matches, Italy vs. France or Italy vs. Portugal, which one do you think would produce the best final? [...]

If you are fan of one of the 28 teams no longer playing in the World Cup, you are faced with a tough decision. Do you adopt one of the four teams that are left or do you simply enjoy the action from a neutral point of view? Of the four teams that [...]

And then there were four. We’ve worked our way down from 32 teams to just four, each a mere two wins away from lifting the World Cup trophy in Berlin on July 9. Some of you nailed your quarterfinals predictions from last week, while others were off the mark. The vast majority [...]