With Diego Maradona becoming Argentina’s national coach last week, it didn’t take long for the tension between the new coach and his supposed successor—Leo Messi—to reach the sports pages from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, and everywhere in between. Stemming...

World tournaments are absolutely incomplete without an iconic mascot to inspire giddiness out of all of us. So it’s no different in 2010 when South Africa is scheduled to host the biggest soccer tourney ever. Everyone, meet Zakumi. The...

We’re always confused when we see Peru’s home jerseys because they look like River Plate’s. Anyway, Juan Vargas battled down the sideline for 70-meters, pushing off a defender we’re too lazy to look up, withstanding jersey pulls and outpacing...

Jonny Magallon received a perfect volley from Andres Guardado and did what most soccer players want to accomplish if they don’t whiff: he nailed the ball on the fly and powered the balon into the back of the net....

While we’re prone to spotlight the catastrophes associated with the world game, there is always room to spotlight the good the game brings. Sure Mexico was pursuing valuable World Cup 2010 points against Jamaica this evening, but there was...

Witness the explosion projected by Pavel Pardo’s right foot. Do you see how far the rebound flew from the net? It’s not supposed to happen that way. Soccer balls should nest in the net like a baby in his...

Representing your country on the national sporting stage is such an honor that athletes are primed for long stretches of time, sometimes from birth, to do so. The Barbadian soccer selection committee is just hoping for upright citizens because...

What better way to divert attention from your shitty life then to fantasize about playing in World Cup qualifiers for whatever team would come calling. For most of us, a Sunday league goal against an overweight, balding, double-divorcee goalie...

Want to see the sickest rug burns ever? Just wait for the 2010 World Cup. “Hannibal Lecter” would have a field day at the games because of all the skinned flesh lying around. Well, that’s if FIFA President Sepp...