The stars enjoying the World Cup in the stadium!

Relaxing at home in front of the telly with a bowl of crisps on your lap as you cheer on you team? Lamenting a heavy defeat at a public viewing in a pub? No thank you!

Among the stars, true football fans prefer to be at the very centre of the . . . → Read More: The stars enjoying the World Cup in the stadium!

Ghana’s extra-time winner ends American World Cup dream

The United States crashed out of the World Cup on Saturday night as Ghana became just the third African team to ever reach the quarterfinals with a 2-1 extra-time victory. Asamoah Gyan scored the winning goal in the third minute of the opening period of non-regulation play as Ghana’s “Black Stars” eliminated the . . . → Read More: Ghana’s extra-time winner ends American World Cup dream

How I learned to love the vuvuzela

If you have a TV you have heard, or heard of, vuvuzelas. They’re the cheap plastic horns played by tens of thousands of spectators in World Cup soccer stadiums in South Africa and buzzing like so many unswattable mosquitoes in the ear of an irate camper. To hear most viewers tell it, “vuvuzela” . . . → Read More: How I learned to love the vuvuzela

Brazil edge past North Korea; Portugal draw with Ivory Coast

Five-time winners Brazil opened their World Cup campaign with a nervy 2-1 victory over a spirited North Korea in Johannesburg after the Netherlands and Portugal had played out a 0-0 draw in Tuesday’s other Group G match.

In a contest between the tournament’s highest and lowest ranked teams, Brazil were . . . → Read More: Brazil edge past North Korea; Portugal draw with Ivory Coast

Fifa World Cup Africa Opening Ceremony 11 june 2010

video opening World Cup 2010

Van Persie grote man bij Oranje

Freiburg -  Dankzij een goede eerste helft met een scherpe Robin van Persie heeft het Nederlands elftal de eerste oefeninterland op weg naar het WK in Zuid-Afrika in winst omgezet. Mexico werd in Freiburg voor 20.000 fans met 2-1 verslagen.

In de beginfase speelde Ibrahim Afellay zich in de kijker. De PSV’er . . . → Read More: Van Persie grote man bij Oranje