PISCATAWAY — Dr. Roy Vingan, a neurosurgeon with the North Jersey Brain and Spine Group, said Thursday that patients suffering from spinal-cord injuries such as the one that paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand generally would be receiving “very attentive care” at this point in... [Read More]
Wayne Rooney plays for England in a summer tournament, then returns to gory tabloid stories exposing his alleged weakness for prostitutes. Further stories soon follow, that he has fallen out with his Scottish disciplinarian manager and wants a transfer. The manager denies any falling out, but complains... [Read More]
united return to Champions League action against Bursaspor at Old Trafford on Wednesday night having kept clean sheets in their two games so far in Group C against Rangers and Valencia. Domestically, however, Ferguson’s team have conceded 11 goals in eight Premier League games, with comfortable two-goal... [Read More]
“A soccer ball has a lot of power,” says DeAndre Harrison, sitting in the sunshine during a break from the action at the Football for Hope Festival. Harrison is here in Johannesburg as a youth leader for Team USA, one of 32 sides from disadvantaged communities across the world taking... [Read More]
There will be at least one European representative in the Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, after Germany and Spain go head-to-head in the second semi-final on Wednesday evening. The match gives the Germans the opportunity to avenge their defeat to a Fernando Torres goal in the final... [Read More]
Brazil turned on the style to defeat their South American rivals Chile 3-0 on Monday and set up a World Cup quarterfinal against the Netherlands. The five-time world champions, who showed little of their usual dazzling play during the group phase, sent an ominous warning to their rivals as they... [Read More]
28slid1 England can argue for as long as they like about the goal that never was, but ultimately it was the team that never turned up that brought their poor World Cup campaign to an end against old rivals Germany.The biggest talking point of a dramatic, stunning second round match at the Free State... [Read More]
Even without one of world football’s biggest stars, Portugal’s World Cup clash with Brazil promises a feast of skillful, attacking football as both teams seek to win and avoid a possible round of 16 clash with Spain. “It is going to be a very good game for us and for all football... [Read More]
2684888194-1hatrick-heroes5 Scoring a hat-trick at World Cup is considered an incredibly remarkable achievement! When we talk about hat-trick heroes, the first names that come to our mind will be that of Argentine legend Gabriel Batistuta and German terminator Gerd Muller – both of them have... [Read More]
Argentina coach Diego Maradona will see a familiar foe in the opposing dugout when his side face South Korea in their second Group B match at Soccer City on Thursday.South Korea coach Huh Jung-moo was the man assigned to stop Maradona when the countries met in their opening match of the 1986 World... [Read More]
The World Cup has given football fans many a moment to cherish but disgrace and controversies have also been a part of it. From Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ to Zidane’s Headbutt, take a look at the major controversies that left fans angry and exasperated. (AP Photo) 3507873616-edt-ph-10-20100521-065958 It... [Read More]
10sld1 The World Cup not only provides a showcase for the game’s biggest names, but also a chance for lesser-known players to become globally known.If there are some established stars who make an impact on football’s biggest stage, there are others who gain fame with their impressive... [Read More]
11sld1 The small township of Soweto was rocked by some of the biggest names in the music industry, like Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and Alicia Keys, in a concert to kick-off the 2010 FIFA World Cup.The stars performed on the eve of Africa’s first World Cup at in a jam-packed Orlando stadium.Tens... [Read More]
29slide1 He is only the third Indian footballer to ply his trade outside the country; he took to football only to get entry into a good college, and never thought of earning a livelihood from the game.“I never knew I could make a profession out of football. I never thought I could make a career... [Read More]
With 42 fans dead during ten years of football violence, Brazil tops the world’s tragic list, according to a study. The study’s authors said on Sunday that the numbers were of major concern, especially with Brazil’s role as host to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The study included deaths... [Read More]