While the briefly hyped idea of bringing back the British Home Championships seems to have died a death, the idea of England playing Scotland is apparently alive and (almost) kicking. English and Scottish FA chief execs Brian Barwick and Gordon Smith have had a series and pow-pows and announced the news today. “We’ve had discussions about resurrecting [...]

There’s an almighty battle brewing that could well determine the future of European football, and it involves two of the world’s biggest bureaucracies. FIFA and the European Union. FIFA head honcho Sepp Blatter (pictured, possibly practicing a left handed jab) is keen to push forward with his six plus five idea, which would limit European clubs [...]

In a move that’s sooooo 2006, FIFA has come out of its cave to threaten the villagers who contribute to it being the well-fed monster that it is. Two years ago almost to the day, World Cup Blog received a cease & desist notice regarding its use in its site logo of the part of [...]

Interesting idea from Adidas… their new commercial will be sending big names to small places. For example, the likes of David Beckham and Steven Gerrard will visit the Isles of Scilly, home to the world’s smallest football league with just two teams. The two England players will do a bit of coaching and, since it [...]

Are you going to be enjoying the Olympics this summer? You’ll be doing it without France National Team coach Raymond Domenech, who won’t be watching any of the action. “I say to people: ‘If you are against the Games in China, then don’t watch them and switch off your television’,” said Domenech. “It’s a courageous act. [...]

While I was searching out info for this post, I stumbled on a 56-page document with all of the FIFA regulations for Olympic soccer. Because I know you were dying to know that: “Each association taking part in the final competition(s) shall ensure, as a condition of its participation, that every player, offi cial or [...]

If you’ve ever caught any clip of French football commentary (in French), chances are that you’re familiar with the rough, enthusiastic voice of Thierry Gilardi. For more than twenty years he provided commentary for French football and rugby. His voice is inseparable for me from the French game. Whenever I’m searching out [...]

It took seven sets of penalties, but in the end, the US Women finished on top. They beat Canada Saturday night to take home the CONCACAF Championship trophy. Both teams had already qualified for the Olympics in the semifinals, so this game was just for bragging right and the CONCACAF trophy. But the [...]

So Romário is finally, officially, retired at the age of 42. You can definitely argue that his career went on a few seasons - and a few clubs - too many, but you can’t argue with his 1994 World Cup winners medal. During qualification for the 1994 World Cup, Romário had been dropped by Carlos Alberto [...]

Ever wondered why the Olympic football tournament isn’t as good as it should be? Look no further than FIFA. The general consensus is that FIFA don’t want any football event rivaling the World Cup, and so Olympic football has been kept on a short leash. When the International Olympic Committee tried to reinvigorate the Olympic [...]