I have to be honest – there is little of international football with England that I find entertaining. That could be attributed to my being part of a generation of supporters that could probably now be best defined as passive supporters of the national team after a series of high profile campaigns by the media to consistently single out Manchester United players and identify them as the villain of the piece for their various exits from the competitions.
Former German striker Oliver Bierhoff, who played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cup Finals, has spoken of the positive effect football has on people and the surprise package of the World Cup next summer. Bierhoff scored the winning goal for Germany against Czech Republic in the final of Euro 96 – the first final to be decided on a golden goal.
As Brazil and the United States prepare to do battle for the FIFA Confederations Cup this evening in what will be the biggest dress rehearsal until the finals actually start next June – we bring you the facts about the tournament.
It was to be the night were records were beaten for International victories. Sixteen should of been the new lucky number for Spain. Instead the unthinkable happened and USA came out winners in the end by a two nil scoreline, or should we now say nil to two. The Americans fort till the end and defended as if their very lives depended on it.
Juventus bound Fabio Cannavaro equalled Paolo Maldini’s all-time appearance record for Italy when he won his 126th cap in the Confederations Cup 3-0 defeat against Brazil on Sunday. The 35-year-old former Parma defender, the captain of Italy, made his international debut in 1997 and won his 100th cap in the 2006 World Cup final against France.
Former World Player of the year Luis Figo has decided to hang up his boots at the age of 36 – having played for three of biggest clubs in Europe; Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
Today Germany won the under 17 european tournament against their rivals the Netherlands on extra time 2:1.This is the first titel for a German national youth team since 1992 and a big sucess for the new formed DFB youth advancement.
Not sure how many here have heard of the Gabon Air disaster in 1993 in which the entire Zambian national soccer team perished in an instant, releasing a wave of emotional pain across Africa and Zambia in particular. Today, April 28 2009 marks exactly 16 years since that tragic event. To commemorate this day, I’m putting up this emotional piece written by Jay Mwamba, a Zambian journalist based in New York, who personally knew many of the players that perished on that fatefull day.
Blackburn Rovers forward El-Hadji Diouf has announced his retirement from International Football with immediate effect. The announcement has been greeted with scepticism in some Senegalese sporting circles.
Emmanuel Adebayor was back for his country with an Eleventh minute winner against Cammeroon.
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