© Santosfc.com.br 21/10/2012 Santos FC termina a rodada na 11ª posição na tabela de classificação do Brasileirão O Santos FC foi derrotado para a Ponte Preta por 1 a 0, neste domingo (21). Válido pela 32ª rodada do Brasileirão, o duelo foi realizado no Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, em Campinas (SP). Com o resultado, o time de Muricy Ramalho fica […]

Aug. 20, 2012 U.S. U-20 WNT KICKS OFF WORLD CUP AGAINST GHANA: The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team kicks off the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Aug. 20 against Ghana at the Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium. The match can be watched live on ESPNU and ESPN3 with coverage starting at 2:50 a.m. ET early Monday morning while kickoff […]

I had seen the stadium in articles and news casts, and from a distance it appeared to be magnificent. At night with lights shinning upon it looked like a lost spacecraft which had landed on Earth. A circular structure like most other stadiums but this one had a disc suspended above the structure attached by steel cables.  I was compelled […]

Carli Lloyd Scores Both Goals for USA, Including Second Straight Olympic Gold Medal Game-Winner; Earns Bud Light Woman of the Match Honors U.S. Soccer Takes Gold Medal Lead for Combined Women’s and Men’s Olympic Competition U.S. WNT Kicks Off Victory Tour with Sept. 1 Match Against Costa Rica in Rochester, N.Y., and Sept. 16 Game Against Australia at The Home […]

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Antigua and Barbuda general secretary Gordon Derrick was elected president of the Caribbean Football Union on Tuesday along with all eight members of the organization’s executive committee. The 43-year-old Derrick, who has been Antigua general secretary since 2004, prevailed out of a field of four, including Luis Hernandez of Cuba, Ronald Jones of Barbados and Harold Taylor of […]

An Exclusive La Cancha Interview by Gerard Robbins Paul Van Himst at age 16 made his debut for Anderlecht, and at age 17 was selected for the national team for the first of 81 times. Paul Van Himst is the footballer with the longest list of achievements in Belgium: with Anderlecht he was champion eight times and cupwinner four times. […]

Rivaldo – “Football’s Newest King!” – By Gerard Robbins Rivaldo whose actual name is Victor Borba Ferreira like many great Brazilian players started playing soccer as a child on waste sites in poor districts where he grew up. Born on April, 19, 1972 in Recife, Brazil, this genius on the field has more than 21 caps, and has played on various […]

Carlos Valderrama is one of the most experienced and gifted soccer players in the world. He is recognized for his great passing skills able to deliver the ball with pinpoint acurracy to his teammates.  As in the case of most great players Carlos Valderrama began his playing days as a child on the dirt streets of his native Columbia, playing […]

By: Gerard Robbins It seemed to be a predictable matter. With Brazil pulling out it’s bid for World Cup 2006 to support South Africa, the only other main contender appeared to be Germany.  In the event of an even vote, FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter would cast the deciding vote (presumably for South Africa) and deliver the World Cup to the […]

According to recent studies, it has been found that persons who frequently head the soccer ball have been affected by impairments in some mental functions such as concentration and memory. Verbal ability has at times also been affected. Although the risk of suffering a concussion is ever present in any heading situation, concussions occur most frequently in young players. Some […]