Soccer Limey in America

Under normal circumstances, I don’t usually pay much attention to the press releases that emanate from FIFA Headquarters in Switzerland, mainly because a lot of it reminds me of how our politicians talk these days. It usually sounds good at first but once the fancy wrapping is stripped off, it usually has no substance. However, [...]

Today is the final part of my World Cup 2010 summary. I’ve covered most of the subjects I felt were important, although some topics deserved more discussion, but I’d like to move on to some new stuff and not drag out the past. Today, I’m going to list my Top Ten of World Cup 2010, [...]

We are currently 11 games into the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and already criticism is mounting in regard to the “Jabulani” ball manufactured by Adidas and introduced to this World Cup as a partial tribute to the South African culture. Many goalkeepers have described the ball as “horrible”, “similar to a ball that [...]

The countdown for World Cup 2010 begins in earnest Friday evening in Soccer City , South Africa as the draw for the groupings in the first phase of the tournament is completed . All the celebrities , coaches , and star players from the world of soccer will be present , all except for the [...]

Soccer Limey in America For those of you not familiar with “Fred Karno” , he was a British theater impresario very popular in the 1900′s who listed amongst his pupils Charlie Chaplin and Arthur Jefferson . (Trivia – Who was Arthur Jefferson ? ) . His ‘circus” was a travelling  opera troupe of clowns of [...]

I would have liked my opening blog to have been about something positive in this beautiful game of ours but I find myself choosing a topic which threatens the future of this sport . FIFA. If you haven’t heard or seen reference to dubious refereeing decisions over the last 2-3 weeks then I ask you [...]