The much anticipated match between Germany and England never materialized during the 2006 World Cup, but fans of the two countries and tabloid headline writers alike can rejoice in knowing that the two European rivals will square off in a friendly on August 22, 2007 at the new Wembley stadium in London. The [...]

It has been a busy day of football around the world with seemingly every country from Armenia to Yemen in action. I’m not in a position where I can talk about the pasting that Portugal put on my beloved Kazakhstan without crying, so instead I will point you in the direction of 101 Great [...]

There are a gazillion international matches being played today, but one that won’t be taking place as scheduled is the Angola and Tanzania tilt in Dar-es-Salaam. The friendly was cancelled after Angola’s charter plane - much like the Palancas’ attack at the World Cup - failed to show up. An honest mistake, really. [...]

The international teams take center stage this week with teams competing in Euro 2008 and Asian Cup qualifying, as well as a slew of international friendlies. The one that everyone will be watching (or just me), is Kazkhstan taking on mighty Portugal. I’m predicting 27-0 for the Snow Leopards. There are also [...]

Hey kids, it has been three months since the World Cup ended. Doesn’t time fly? Only 43 more months to go before we are back at it again in South Africa. In the meantime, there is plenty of action to keep us all amused like the Euro 2008 qualifying matches and international [...]

Euro 2008 qualifiers and international matches heat up again this weekend so that means national teams both far and near are in the headlines. Here are a few stories for you to feast on about the teams you love and the teams you love to hate…. Italy recalls 19 players from World Cup for Ukraine [...]

New Argentina coach Alfio Basil has announced the squad that will taken on Brazil on September 3 in London and the name that sticks out the most to us is that of forward Sergio Aguero. The teen sensation that we have been hyping since the beginning of time might get a chance to show [...]

A few dozen idiots supporting Croatia tried to form a human swastika in the stands during Wednesday’s friendly against Italy in Livorno. As you can see in the video, police eventually stepped in and broke up the pathetic display. I don’t think you need me to tell you that this kind of thing [...]

It is a busy day in the land of international football teams with many countries building up towards the start of Euro 2008 qualifying. Fortunately our friends in China are up to the task of providing the World Wide Web with streaming video of many of these contests. Here’s a sample of the [...]

The changing of the guard is officially taking place with a pair of international mainstays not being called up for next week’s slate of international friendlies. New England boss Steve McClaren has chosen not to name David Beckham to the squad that will play Greece on August 16. Beckham, who has captained the [...]