Netherlands star Wesley Sneijder has denied calling Dunga and Diego Maradona idiots and stated that his comments were wrongly translated. In an interview with Dutch magazine Helden published earlier on Monday, the Inter star reportedly said that Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk gives the squad peace of mind and he does not panic . The 26-year-old then controversially branded outgoing Brazil coach
Dutch midfielder George Boateng is training with Celtic with a view to signing for Neil Lennon's team.The 34-year-old's contract with Hull City expired at the end of last season and he is available on a free transfer.The former Netherlands international made his name at Feyenoord in the 1990s then joined Gordon Strachan's Coventry.The defensive midfielder moved to Aston Villa in 1999 for £4
Standing at an impressive 15m high the Emperors Palace and Kia ball was presented to the public today amidst entertainment and exciting acts.Mr.Robert Molloy, adjudicator and Director of Television Guinness World Records, confirmed it as the world’s biggest football, and Goal.com can confirm that the ball is quite an amazing sight.Emperors Palace, together with the rest of South Africa has
George Weah believes England should pick an English coach to ensure they get the very best out of their stars.England had a dismal World Cup in South Africa, culminating in a 4-1 defeat by Germany in the second round. England need an English coach, to stick to their mentality, said Weah, who played under England's Italian coach Fabio Capello at AC Milan. Capello has an Italian mentality - you ca
Germany heads into the World Cup semifinals ripe with experience in the latestages of soccer's biggest tournament, while Spain enters uncharted territorythis deep in the knockout phase.That isn't to say La Furia Roja doesn't know what it's getting into.Beating the Germans in the Euro 2008 final did much to shed Spain'sreputation as an international underachiever, but Germany will be eager toaveng
There were a lot of fireworks in the Chicago Red Stars and Washington Freedom's last meeting, but on the Fourth of July match, the two sides shot blanks, playing to a scoreless draw at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.For the Red Stars, it truly was shooting blanks, outshooting the Freedom 23-5, but not being able to finish, something frustrating for its head coach. The final touch and the finish
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - In the 1970s, the Dutch idolized the elegantgenius of Johan Cruyff, even though he never won a World Cup.This year, DirkKuyt's grit and determination might well take them to the title.In a country where beauty has long trumped winning, the Netherlands team of2010 are doing it the other way around, epitomized by the work ethic andpersistence of the versatile Liverpool pl
BU.NS AIRES, Argentina - One of Diego Maradona's assistant coaches withArgentina wants him to stay on following the team's devastating 4-0 loss toGermany in the World Cup quarterfinals.Assistant coach Alejandro Mancuso offered his support to Maradona in a radiointerview on Monday. Maradona has not made his plans clear following Argentina's second straightloss to Germany in a World Cup quarterfi