US Football [Soccer] Reflections

The US Football [Soccer] Team played their friendlies against Slovenia and Denmark. What happened was that they lost to both teams and there was no reason for that to occur. The US Soccer Team had managed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and win the CONCACAF Championship in 2009 only to sputter at the […]

Henry Fouls For France?

The 2010 World Cup Qualifier between France and the Republic of Ireland will be remembered as the time France classified secondary to a handball by Thierry Henry. It is always unfortunate that most World Cups or qualifiers are remembered with events such as this one. France won by an aggregate of 2-1 while the Republic […]

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is one the foremost football [soccer] players from Argentina and has been known to have been considered as a new generation of his country’s players after Maradona. He was born in Rosario, Argentina on the 24th of June 1987 and started early in football [soccer]. He has been associated with Newell’s Old Boys […]

FIFA Sanctions Maradona

The world of football [soccer] received the news about the decision of FIFA to ban Maradona for his insults. Maradona insulted the press and his critics during a press conference after Argentina defeated Uruguay in order to classify for the 2010 World Cup. The ban which is effective from the 15th of November 2009 to the […]

Robert Enke QEPD

Se nos fue uno de los astros del futbol internacional cuyo nombre fue Robert Enke. El era jugador para el equipo nacional de futbol en Alemania y para el equipo de Hannover 96. Desde su inicio a la temprana edad de 8 a~nos en la ex Alemania Oriental, su presencia en el futbol era como […]

Robert Enke RIP

The world of football [soccer] has suffered a serious blow with the death of Robert Enke. Mr. Enke was a 32 year old goalkeeper for the German National Football [Soccer] Team as well as the world famous Hannover 96.  He has been suffering from an ailment which lead him to withdraw from the German National […]