The youngest and most multi-cultural squad ever? Check*. Playing a short-passing game with an army of tricky midgets in midfield? Check. Losing their first group game since 1986? Check. Missing a penalty? Check.
Heartache in Port Elizabeth for the Slovenian National side. After dramatically getting through qualification by beating Russia over two legs to reach the finals of the 2010 World Cup, today’s turn of event’s must be heart breaking for the smallest nation at this summer’s tournament. Just as the United States will be on a huge high, after such a dramatic goal in the 91st minute of their historic …
Riis names Saxo Bank’s Tour de France team
American soccer fans have been waiting for this moment for decades. Support for soccer in the United States has been growing steadily, with millions now…
England kept their World Cup dreams alive with victory over Slovenia to secure qualification to the knock-out stages. A first-half strike from Jermain Defoe gave England a nervy 1-0 win in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
WHEN THEY first found themselves supporting their then newborn national team in a major football championship eight years ago, Slovenian fans in the stands used to hold up signs reminding the TV commentators that they were not in fact Slovakia.
Dispatches from Boston-area residents who are attending the largest international sporting event. Here, David Micley of Newton, who is studying at the University of Cape Town, describes the flag-waving camaraderie of American fans at last Friday’s US-Slovenia match. By David…
Horner, Brajkovic also named today in team selection announcement
A permanent body dealing with long-term thinking and strategic planning must be created within the EU institutions, iga Turk, secretary-general of the Reflection Group on the Future of Europe, told EurActiv�in an interview.
First announced on April 8th and promised for a worldwide release on June 21st, Apples iOS 4 upgrade was officially released for public consumption earlier today. The fourth major release of Apples mobile device operating system has also been given a new name: iOS, representative of its place on Apples entire suite of mobile devices and not merely the iPhone. Despite this, however, todays …