“Diego Maradona is the only coach to adopt such a policy. I want to see the Argentines arrive staggering and exhausted to their games.”
— Brazilian President LULA DA SILVA, doesn’t think that Argentina’s policy to allow their players to have sex with their partners in South Africa is a good tactic. (via The Guardian)
Four days before the World Cup kicks off, the unedifying spectacle of football officials and policemen blaming each other for a dangerous stampede outside a friendly Nigeria-North Korea match at Ekurhuleni, near Johannesburg, is a little worrying for any fan arriving in South Africa. Reports from the scene say between 15-20 spectators …
Over 12 million people have watched Nike’s epic World Cup ad on YouTube, and for good reason. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, an Oscar nominee for the 2006 film Babel, the commercial is a spectacular paean to the world’s game, whirring from a sultry night in West Africa to visions of monumental triumph in an Iberian square. …
Why don’t you save yourself the heartache of following your favorite team at the World Cup this summer: JP Morgan have given the game away by working out the winner.
In fact, there’s no need to read any further, as you can check out my brief take when this little news nugget originally did the rounds or see my colleague (and fellow …
Ah, Lakers-Celtics. The matchup between the two dynastic franchises from Los Angeles and Boston, who will be squaring off in the NBA Finals for the 12th time, brings back so many memories.
Ahead of every World Cup, there are always certain guarantees: England fans fear the team will eventually be eliminated via penalty kicks. The world will underestimate the German squad. And there will be a hullabaloo over the official match ball.
As the anticipation builds to South Africa 2010, TIME turns back the clock to reflect on some of the tournament’s classic showdowns
A photo portfolio of some of soccer’s top stars
