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Portugal 0-0 Brazil – Video Highlights
Portugal 0-0 Brazil Video Highlights 2010 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2010 Portugal would play a defensive and conservative match as they earned a scoreless draw against Brazil. Neither side have a lot of chances but Brazil had more possession. Portugal didn’t play many of their attacking players from the first two matches and had…
Kaka’: “Maradona’s goal was an intentional handball”
Ricardo Kaka’ was probably the last person we would expect to see red in South Africa. “They’d been talking to me about a kid in Brazil. I’d never heard of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. From the name he sounded more like a televangelist and that wasn’t far wrong. He looked like a Jehovah’s witness….
South America dominating the 2010 FIFA World Cup
I’ve been saying for quite some time that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will end in South America. Football is one of the hardest sports to predict and I’ve been wrong so many times so don’t go around putting all your bets on what I say. However if we take in consideration the performances and…
Maradona: “I didn’t see the referee smile after the goal against England.”
Argentina boss, Diego Maradona, commented on recent controversies with UEFA President, Michel Platini and his long-time nemesis, Pele’. Both had questioned Maradona’s management credentials although apparently, Platini was misquoted. Maradona also provided intriguing insights on Luis Fabiano‘s controversial hand ball against Cote d’Ivoire and some thoughts about his team during during a press conference published…
Brazil 3 Ivory Coast 1 – Bad tackles and play-acting rather than Samba football
In a sentence Brazil cruise to victory while tempers flare. Lethal even when half-hearted Brazil’s first half performance was tepid: the tempo was slow and the penetration was limited. But they still scored. It’s time to roll out that old cliche about how the best teams are those that still win even when the play…
World Cup News: France Send In The Politicians As Things Go From Merde To Worse!
Good morning all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Unsurprisingly both England and France are dominating the column inches today as both squads attempt to address their supposed in-fighting in very different ways, the English with beer and the French with strike action – it’s good to see that stereotyping is…
Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast – Video Highlights
Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast 2010 FIFA World Cup 20 June 2010 Brazil would clinch a spot in the next round of the tournament with a 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast. Most of the headlines will probably focus on the end of the match where it turned physical between the two sides and Kaka was…
Brazil vs Ivory Coast – When flair and power collide
Brazil got off to a good start earning all three points from their opening fixture against Korea DPR a.k.a. North Korea. Ivory Coast, on the other hand, kept level with Portugal.
Adidas Kick TR 2010 shoes – world cup edition
If you’re looking for a sexy pair of shoes to celebrate the world cup 2010 in South Africa, then I recommend that you check out the Adidas KICK TR 2010 World Cup shoes. The shoes are made with the world cup in mind, with six different models being released. The most impressive one in my opinion…
World Cup News: Sven’s Talking Balls Again! (Same Pun, Different Day)
Morning everybody, and welcome to the daily Soccerlens World Cup column. It’s day six of the tournament and, without trying to put a downer on the competition so far, there have been a few too many ‘damp squibs’ for my liking – here’s hoping Spain can rectify that this afternoon! Here’s a round-up of all…
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