Michael Essien, the rock of Ghana’s midfield will not make it to South Africa.
He has been unable to recover sufficiently from a tear to his medial collateral ligament sustained in January while training for the Africa Cup of Nations. Read more…
Yesterday, United States President Barack Obama officially bestowed his best wishes upon the U.S. Men’s National Team who in a few days will make their journey to South Africa in an attempt to show just how far American soccer has come. Read more…
As if our blog didn’t have enough man skin after yesterdays post with near naked Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba, Argentina national team coach and legend Diego Maradona has pledged to run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires if Argentina bring the World Cup home from South Africa. Read more…
Gentleman cover your eyes; ladies pick your jaws up off the floor. In case you missed it, soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba recently graced the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in the lead up to World Cup 2010. The June issue which features the two stripped down to near nothing has created buzz around the world. Read more…
For the first time in US Soccer history, the final 23 man roster will be announced live by coach Bob Bradley on ESPN. The tradition of naming final squads live on TV is done by just about every other top soccer country in the world. The live announcment will be made at 10am PST with all potential selections live at the event. It will surely be a great moment for some and a huge disappointment for others; tune in to see all the action live! Below is the official press release from US Soccer:
CHICAGO (June 7, 2009) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley will reveal the final 23-man roster that will compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup this Wednesday, May 26 during a live broadcast of ESPN’s daytime SportsCenter. All the players selected for the tournament in South Africa will be on the ESPN campus for the announcement that will take place during the 1 p.m. ET hour of the show. Read more…
The new red England away jersey has been unveiled to the world. The new jersey will be worn by the Three Lions for for 2010/2011 including this summers World Cup. Below is the official press release from jersey maker Umbro regarding the new England jersey. The England Away jersey will be available soon on www.cnsoccerjersey.com
The new England away kit which the team will wear during the World Cup in South Africa this summer was revealed today. The red shirt, tailored by Umbro, has been constructed in a unique way fusing performance, style and contemporary tailoring. Read more…
The Mexico National soccer team will have the honor of playing the first ever soccer game at the brand new Meadowlands Stadium in New York. El Tri begins their busy World Cup warm up schedule on Friday when they face Ecuador in front of an expected crowd of more than 75,000 fans. The $1.6 billion stadium will be the new home to the New Yorks Giants and Jets of the NFL later this year.
For Mexico, this match against Ecuador is just the beginning of very long World Cup warm up schedule which will see them play 9 matches prior to kick off in South Africa. Following Ecuador, El Tri plays Senegal on Monday in Chicago and Angola on May 13 in Houston, then hosts Chile on May 16 in Mexico City during its exhibition tour. Read more…
The train has left for South Africa and several of soccer’s biggest names have missed the trip. With just a month remaining before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, coaches have named their preliminary rosters which will begin training together in preparation for the finals starting June 11. Read more…
