Kahn will not be number one for Germany at the World Cup.

Coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named Jens Lehmann as Germany’s first-choice goalkeeper for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ ahead of former captain Oliver Kahn.
Kahn, who was extremely disappointed by the decision, says he will now chew over whether to retire. Klinsmann decided to pick Arsenal’s […]

Argentina will play the friendly match against Angola on the 30th of May/

Argentina have moved next month’s friendly with fellow FIFA World Cup qualifiers Angola forward by a day to May 30 their federation announced on Wednesday.
The Argentinians took the decision over their final friendly, to be played in Naples, Italy, before June’s football […]

Sometime ago, Klinsmann got on everyones nerves with his behaviour and lack of professionalism when dealing with his team: Germany’s national squad.

It seems that Beckenbauer decided to give his full support to the coach and start hoping for the better.
Franz Beckenbauer, head of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, believes under-fire coach Jurgen Klinsmann […]

As we already said in a previous post, Inzaghi is claiming his place in the Italy squad more and more powerful.

In the Champions League match against Lyon, he scored 2 of the 3 goals his AC Milan team managed, in order to get to the semi-finals.
After a goalless first leg in France, Inzaghi put Milan […]

Though one of the best midfielders in the World, Veron will not likely play for Argentina in Germany, at the World Cup.

Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron’s remote chances of playing at the World Cup dwindled further after his ugly clash with captain Juan Pablo Sorin during Tuesday’s Champions League match.
On Wednesday, Argentina television showed numerous […]

Actually, he did say that Brazil has the greatest chance on winning the World Cup. And, ahead Argentina in the odds, there are England, Germany or Italy.

“If not Brazil, then England, Germany or Italy, who are much sharper,” Maradona said, adding that Argentina’s experience at the 2002 finals - when they were eliminated in the […]

England has one of the best teams in their history, maybe even the best, in my opinion.

Beckham is confident England have the opportunity to lift their first trophy in 40 years in Germany. “We can’t keep making excuses going into competitions because with the talent we have in our country we have to go into […]

Togo will play friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Liechtenstein to warm up for the FIFA World Cup™ finals in Germany.

Coach Otto Pfister said Togo would play Saudi Arabia in Amsterdam on 14 May and Liechtenstein in Vaduz on a date still to be determined.
Togo, who are to hold a five-week training camp at Wangen in […]

After Andrade, who will not play in the World Cup in Germany, another Portugal defender became uncertain: Everton’s Valente.

Nuno Valente’s FIFA World Cup™ hopes have been dealt a blow by the news that a thigh strain appears to have prematurely ended the Portugal defender’s first season with Everton.
It had initially been hoped that the left-back […]

Saudi Arabia will play a friendly match on the 11th of May against Belgium.

Saudi Arabia will play Belgium in a FIFA World Cup warm-up in the Netherlands on May 11, the Belgian Football Association announced on Thursday.
“Belgium will play Saudi Arabia at the Stade du Fortuna Sittard close to Maastrict,” a Belgian FA statement said. […]