For a match billed the match of the tournament, it has been a pretty boring 1st half with Barcelona having the lion’s share of possession but doing absolutely nothing with it. It could have been so much different though because United were awarded a penalty after 90 seconds when Gabriel Milito was ruled to have handled from a corner kick. It seemed harsh but it is looking for trouble when you raise your hands in the penalty box. Cristiano Ronaldo though who is cool under pressure except in big matches where he chokes, did so yet again as he sent the ball wide of the post.

The short list for FIFA 2007 Player of the year award has been announced. Who would win this year? Unsure of who is short listed and of their chances? Let’s us review them right now.

Who are the key players in World Cup 2010? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? Kaka or Wayne Rooney? Are they able to influence and define the fate of their teams?

Who are the key players in World Cup 2010? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? Kaka or Wayne Rooney? Are they able to influence and define the fate of their teams?

The world’s biggest and most important sports even is getting closer with each day and we bring you some of the best football predictions related to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Quite naturally, most of us are already wondering who is going to win it. There area lot of quality teams more than capable of claiming the trophy but at the end the winner can only be one.

The much awaited tussle between Chelsea and Barcelona football clubs is here and the first leg of the two leg semifinal will commence in the evening in Barcelona. It is deemed as the match up of the season with teams with different abilities trying to out do each other. In many ways it will be a contest between the fast paced physical approach of English premier league and technically superior one touch football of Barcelona.

This was a very interesting game that got better as the match went on with lots of tactical and skillful play from both sides. As expected Arsenal were the slightly more attacking of the 2 sides but Milan had their moments as well but both sides defended resolutely. Cesc Fabregas had 1 of his better games in a while and was very influential in the midfield as both teams packed the midfield with a lot of…

Germany Argentina is a mouth-watering football match that is fit for a world cup final let alone a quarter final. Germany has a young expansive team against Argentina’s multi-talented mix of seasoned world beaters.

When it comes to FC Barcelona football, fans do not play around. In an online poll, the fans were able to choose which team player they felt was the best.

Barcelona have not been great away and Valencia have been awful everywhere and have not scored a goal in almost 8 hours, their worst run in 40 years. Find out what happened in this big league match in Spain.

No, not this year. Not yet. In a couple years time though Villa, Pompey, City or Spurs fans will rejoice as they look forward to a couple of matches against Sparta Prague, before being outclassed by some Spaniards and crashing out in the group stages.

The clear leaders of Group B are Argentina, twice the winners of the World Cup in 1978 and 1986. The best challenge could come from Nigeria.

Croatia enter their third successive finals and will look for a repeat of the heroics of 1998 rather than the embarrassment of 2002.

Following a disastrous 2002 World Cup campaign in which coach Jerzy Engel talked up his sides prospects only for them to be beaten 2-0 by South Korea and hammered 4-0 by Portugal, Poland will be keen to recreate their former World Cup glories.

Manchester United confirmed a second-placed finish and automatic entry into next seasons Champions League with a crushing 4-0 victory over Charlton.

For most of the game, Scholes was quite dominant, along with Rooney and Berbatov missing a few opportunities which could have easily been converted to goals. Newcastle struggled for possession which didn’t last for more than a few minutes, whenever they did get hold of the ball.

Lessons about soccer skills and soccer training from the 2010 World Cup. 6 tips for soccer coaches.

Soccer is the most popular recreational sport among boys and girls in America. Professional soccer is also becoming more popular over the last decade.

Spain’s search for a goal came after 117 minutes of regulation when Andres Iniesta latched on to a Torres pass in front of goal mouth, and shot home to help Spain win football’s biggest prize of all. In the process, Holland tasted defeat for a third time in a final.

The start of the match between Uruguay and Ghana belied the epic drama that defined the end of the game. Ghana carried the hopes of the African continent and was on the cusp of World Cup history, with the chance to become the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final. Uruguay, as former World Cup champions, had been there already.

Uruguay reached the semifinal of a world cup for the fifth time in their history yet not before high level drama unfolded itself in South Africa 2010. It coming in a last minute scramble in the Uruguayan penalty box which resembled more a volleyball match than one of football. It taking place just before most were expecting spot kicks to settle it all yet Ghana went forward when Uruguay perhaps felt their best chances were to be had in a contest of penalties.

Serbia and Australia both had chances of advancing to the next round when they played each other in the final round of the group stages. Serbia had an easier task; all they needed to do was beat the Aussies.

People go crazy for a game of soccer. The below article describes the basics about this unique game.

By looking at the bare statistics, you’d be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about with Carlos Tevez. Seven goals in 26 league games for West Ham United; 19 in 63 for Manchester United. Hardly the sort of figures that should have West Ham fans singing his name out when he returned to play against them or, for that matter, the Old Trafford faithful to keep on urging Fergie to ‘Sign him up, sign him up sign him up’ at every home game. Certainly not the kind of player you might expect to have a ‘Welcome to Manchester’ poster displayed in the city centre for.

Is Steven Gerrard Liverpool’s finest ever midfield player? Certainly there will be many loyal Koppites who could make a fairly convincing case in favour of that being the case.

Here we go again. League title number 19, European Cup number 4, and FA Cup number 12 (and the Carling Cup as well if we have time). Of course we are still England’s best team but we may not win all those trophies because this season will be a season of transition.

Founded in 1892, Liverpool FC is surely one of the greatest names in English football. However, for a team with such a long list of trophies, it may come as a surprise to learn that the Reds didn’t win their first FA Cup until 1965.

Liverpool fans must get so frustrated sometimes. They know that in Steve Gerrard and Fernando Torres they have two footballers who could be sure of a place in any team in the world. The statistics about the games these two played together last season make interesting reading, to say the least.

Another classic match for you today, from Portsmouth’s famous FA Cup run of 1992. We were eventually to reach the semi final against Liverpool, of course, and were hugely unlucky not to make the final itself.

There will be huge interest in how well and how quickly Scolari fits into his new job. He will have the benefit of the doubt, something Grant never enjoyed.