(Summary is not available.) Click to continue reading...

Watch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Comming soon - 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Uefa World Cup 2010 Qualification: Norway are meeting  The Netherlands October 14th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today  Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

We thank The Guardian, who thank Zlatan Ibrahimovic for reminding them, for reminding us of this goal, scored by one Hendrik Johannes Cruijff. A guy who once did some things way back when. Certainly one of the greatest goals ever, but is it the greatest flying kick football has ever seen? Many will say yes, [. Click to continue reading...

Group  9 World Cup 2010 Qualification: Netherlands are meeting Iceland Saturday October 11th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you use a military plane to fly penguins home: Watch out for those sun outages; they could spoil your footy-watching fun. (EPL Talk) I know this is a rugby shirt and not a football shirt. But... how could I not post a link to the ugliest/most bizarre kit ever, along [...] Click to continue reading...

First, if you haven't yet done our Weekend Quiz, stop by this post to see if you can identify our players. So who were the international legends in my quiz? Every one of them was guessed by someone among our readership, but all of them were not guessed by any one person. [...] Click to continue reading...

Mladen Kristajic (Schalke) and Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke) reenact the infamous spitting incident between Frank Rijkaard (then AC Milan) and Rudi Völler (then AS Roma) during the World Cup 1990 Round of 16 clash between Germany and the Netherlands. The remake has the splashier special effects, but Mladen Kristajic is a poor mans Frank Rijkaard and [. Click to continue reading...

Defender Jonas Olsson scored in the 53rd minute as a young and inexperienced back four held strong against today's continuous Boro attack. West Brom's players enjoyed their first away victory of the Premiership season. 23-year old goalkeeper Scott Carson performed admirably throughout the match. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you learn that honesty is always the best policy... Some brief love for Ji-Sung Park (Man Utd Offside) Raul really likes playing for Madrid (The Spoiler) Amr Zaki - unsurprisingly good (Kornheiser's Cartel) Balls through the ages (Football Filter Blog)* The future of Dutch football (Netherlands WCB) Man City - poorer than advertised (The Run of Play) Ten [. Click to continue reading...

The table never lies: Hamburg are on top. (Bundesliga Talk) That's why Rod Gilmor looks at the mixed fortunes of Martin Jol's current and former club. (Telegraph) Goals Lukas Podolski can actually celebrate become a rare sight. (Ballspiel) New Axis of Evil: you're either with Hoffenheim or against Hoffenheim. Click to continue reading...

It's official. After months of searching for a new club, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink one of my favorite players of all-time has announced his retirement from football.

Hasselbaink's most recent spell, with Cardiff City, ended in a messy divorce after the impetuous striker was not offered a contract extension following last season.

Click to continue reading...

On Tuesday the u-21 selection surprisingly kicked out the holders of the European competition, the Netherlands, in a game that was an in or out for Switzerland. Right before the game, in a group where only the winners would qualify for the play-offs, Switzerland was trailing 3 points behind the Click to continue reading...

Once every twelve years ain't bad...
The Only 8 Instances Of Luxembourg Winning A Competitive International Match Since 1911

1. v Portugal (Won 4-2, World Cup qualifier, 1961)
2. v Netherlands (Won 2-1, European Championship qualifier, 1963)
3. v Turkey (Won 2-0, World Cup qualifier, 1972)
4. Click to continue reading...

Booooring. Time for a respite from EPL action on the weekend. To little surprise, a break in the action means a lull in any sort of Arsenal-related news, with no games to preview. That and with the transfer window shut, no new signings can be made. Instead, it's cross our fingers and hope that none of the players get hurt time.

Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you listen to a sermon about sex from a porn addict..... The exodus of Dutch talent from the Netherlands. (ESPN) The magic of the Real Madrid mercato lacked this summer. (Reuters Soccer Blog) "Jimmy Bullard - England's saviour?" (SoccerLens) Who Ate All The Pies bids adieu. (Who Ate All The Pies) What West Ham & Newcastle's [. Click to continue reading...

Fifa rankings for August 2008 (previous position in brackets): 1. (1) Spain 2. (3) Italy 3. (2) Germany 4. (4) Netherlands 5. (5) Croatia 6. (6) Brazil 7. (7) Argentina 8. (8) Czech Republic 9. (9) Portugal 10. (13) Turkey 11. (12) France 12. (10) Russia 13. (11) Romania 14. (15) Cameroon 15. (14) England 16 (16) Scotland 16 (17) Bulgaria 18. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while Charlie bites you... What will happen in Florence this season? (Fiorentina Offside) Reflections on a very short World Cup qualifying campaign (Panama WCB) Angry with Arsene (Arsenole) The end of Fulhamerica? (Soccer by Ives) Guinness really is good for you (Gear Crave) Tad Christie - intenational homeless footballer (Knowledgeplex) Eredivisie predictions (Netherlands WCB) Click to continue reading...

International friendly match:Russia are meeting Netherlands Wednesday August 20th. Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Getafe will not be able to even use his one of their signings and the big Spanish teams will now have more reason as to not letting their players go when London 2012 rolls around. Argentine international Oscar Ustari will be out of action after he tore his ACL in the quarterfinal match against the Netherlands. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you send a friend request to the oldest person on Facebook... New Bundesliga stars for a new Bundesliga season (Bild) Fabio Capello. In his pants. That'll teach him (Aston Villa Offside) Beginners guide to Celtic (Inside Left) David Bentley's 1940s haircut (A More Splendid Life) The Dutch need their own Messi (Netherlands WCB) The pros and cons [. Click to continue reading...

Brasil 2-0 Cameroon Belgium 3-2 Italy Argentina 2-1 Netherlands Nigeria 2-0 Cote d'Ivoire Brasil beat Cameroon in extra time to seal a spot in the final four. Two penalties from Giuseppe Rossi were not enough to defeat a powerful Belgian side. Belgium, who played with only 10 men for the majority of the match, came . Click to continue reading...

I have now watched this film about half a dozen times and I have to say, I have no f*cking idea whatsoever what Steve McLaren is doing. He appears to be conducting an interview for a Netherlands television station in the alter ego of a Dutchman who has just learnt to speak English.

I really don't get it. Click to continue reading...

Argentina advanced to the semi-finals of the Olympic Football Tournament in China on Saturday, after beating the Netherlands 2-1 after extra time in Shanghai. Barcelona star Lionel Messi was the key man for an Argentine side who found it hard, at times, to get out of first gear, but who still created more good chances [. Click to continue reading...

Good morning folks. The Olympic men's soccer quarterfinals kick off today with four quality match-ups. the games have taken place or are taking place this morning, but since they aren't being shown live I am not posting results until later today.

Here are today's match-ups:

• Brazil vs.

Click to continue reading...

Stuff to do while you pop out a human being on your front lawn...... Chatting up the always good Rafael Honigstein. (Bundesliga Talk) A glimpse at Frank's actual contract. (The Spoiler) Italian legends descend upon The Offside (Gianluigi Buffon Offside & Francesco Totti Offside) Oh, and look, another Italian blog. Click to continue reading...

Beijing Olympics Highlights: Argentina are meeting Netherlands Saturday August 16th. Watch the highlights here at footiedb.com Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Group A Cote d'Ivoire 1-0 Australia Argentina 2-0 Serbia Argentina tops the group with another win. Cote d'Ivoire also did enough to qualify with a win over Australia. Group B Netherlands 1-0 Japan Nigeria 2-1 United States Gerald Sibon's second-half penalty gave the Netherlands a spot in the final 8. Click to continue reading...

(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

Despite playing a midfield of toddlers and Eboue (who has the maturity of one), and by all accounts playing, um, not at our standard, let's say, we're still leaving Enschede with two away goals and a win.

Unfortunately, I can't say for myself how they played, since Champions League games are not scheduled for Seattle's viewing times.

Click to continue reading...

Question for all those who speak English as a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc language: Which is easier to understand, somebody speaking to you in normal, easy to understand English or someone talking to you like you're a retarded monkey? Steve McClaren apparently thinks it's the latter. Bonus points if you can figure out what country [. Click to continue reading...

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The task was already going to be tough, but when U.S. Olympic defender Michael Orozco drew a red card just four minutes into the U.S. team's crucial Olympic match against Nigeria, the job turned into trying to swim in a shark tank with your foot cut off.

Click to continue reading...

I got up early again to rev up the DVR and watch the US take on Nigeria. The US needed a win or tie against a good Nigerian squad. I'm ready, I'm pumped. What happens next? The worst thing possible, the thing I didn't want to see, heartbreak...

A red card in the 4th minute. Michael Orozco makes a stupid mistake and elbows a Nigerian player while tussling for a ball. Click to continue reading...

AAAGGGHHHH!

Sorry but I had to get that out of the way. Basically that is my reaction after watching the US Men's team fall to Nigeria by a razor thin 2-1 margin; but as you know in football, the margin doesn't matter – only the result.

With this morning's result – the US Men become spectators in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, but all is not lost with this performance. Click to continue reading...

Freddy Adu did not develop well in MLS We're constantly hammered with one side of the coin including Sunday at the conclusion of the US-Netherlands match on NBC by Marcelo Balboa: we hear constantly that Major League Soccer is responsible for the US being more competitive in major international tournaments. Click to continue reading...

The U.S. men need a victory or draw against Nigeria (live at 2 a.m. PT on USA) to win the group.

The math, courtesy of U.S. Soccer: The U.S. can also advance if Japan defeats or draws the Netherlands in their match, which kicks off simultaneously. Both the U.S. and Nigeria have four points from their first two matches, and have the same goal differential of +1, but the U.

Click to continue reading...