Fabio Cannavaro wins the Golden Ball, mostly due to his performance at the World Cup in Germany this year.
I have to disagree, though, and say that, if it were to be an Italian, at least it should have been Buffon, who was the one that almost dragged the Italian team to the final.
Source: WorldSoccer, via […]

Here are some interesting things about the World Cup that just ended:
* In terms of accuracy, nobody did better than Henry. He landed 13 shots on goal (from only 16 attempts in all) with Cristiano Ronaldo and Klose both on 12.

* No player got close to Italy’s Gennaro Gattuso in regard to tackles committed. He […]

Here is a list with all the World Cup awards awarded during this World Cup:

FIFA Fair Play award - BRAZIL & SPAIN
They might have seen their hopes of lifting the Trophy dashed at a premature stage, but Brazil and Spain did not return home empty-handed, with each of their players picking up medals for […]

Bill Clinton actually witnessed the World Cup final live. Is that a trend in USA, the love of soccer?

Mr Clinton, have you been following the FIFA World Cup?
I’ve watched a lot of the games, on television of course - this is the first one live. I think it’s been an especially wonderful event for […]

Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the United Nations tells his opinions on the World Cup and football as a way for a united World.

Today is an exciting day for all speakers of the universal languages of football as the emblem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been unveiled. The […]

Brandon Routh, the new Superman, wished he was at the final and at the World Cup. Whould would have known Superman likes soccer?

Can you tell us about your soccer background?
I began playing soccer at age six and continued playing through high school. I played for both my high school team and with club teams. […]

What would the World Cup be without the strikers? The guys that pull the ball in the net (or at least are supposed to?).

“The tendency was to play one man up front supported by other players behind. Argentina had (Hernan) Crespo and (Javier) Saviola but Saviola was coming from deep. Germany too with Klose […]

Everyone has said that this World Cup is the most tactic World Cup ever, with coaches using players like chess pawns.

As Technical Study Group (TSG) member Andy Roxburgh noted, 28 out of the 32 teams in the competition used a four-man defence, and only two of the four that went with three at the […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has awarded the country’s Grand Cross of the Order Merit to FIFA president Sepp Blatter for his role in the FIFA World Cup™.

Blatter said he was “moved” by the award which he said he was receiving on behalf of all members of the football’s world governing body.
“But the honour really belongs […]

It seems the eather in the final day, 9th of July, will be dry and cooler. This sound good, since heat was a big problem at the World Cup.

Joerg Kachelmann, ARD television’s weather forecaster, has said that temperatures at kickoff at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Sunday for the match at Olympiastadion between Italy and […]