BATE Borisov vs Barcelona – Sept. 28th BATE Borisov will have a tough task ahead of them on September 28th 2011 when they take on reigning Spanish and European champions Barcelona at home in Minsk in a Group H Champions League game. Borisov have been beaten at home by their previous two Spanish opponents, Real [...]

The road to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil could be a long and hard one for South Africa. The CAF (Confederation of African Football) said on Sept. 16th that there are five places available for African teams in the tournament and there will be 10 teams that come out of early qualifying rounds. These [...]

Sixth-place Newcastle United travels south to London on Sept. 12th to take on newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers, who sit in 12th spot in the table. Newcastle has two wins and a draw so far this season for seven points while QPR has three points from a win and two losses. The game, at Loftus Road, [...]

One of the most anticipated of the European friendlies due to happen before the upcoming round of qualifiers for Euro 2012 was cancelled as a result of the rioting that started in London and spread throughout the UK last week. Rioting started in London on Saturday the 6th of August in the Tottenham area (home [...]

Seven-year-old Leonel Angel Coira dreams of one day meeting Lionel Messi and playing football for Spanish giants Real Madrid as well as his native Argentina in a World Cup one day. However, unlike most kids his age, his dreams may just come true one day. This is because Real Madrid thought it would be a [...]

American soccer supporters are jumping for joy at the appointment of Jurgen Klinsmann as the national team’s new manager ahead of next World Cup, but it could be quite a bit premature. Klinsmann was hired as the new boss after Bob Bradley got the sack on July 28th, shortly after the Americans threw away a [...]

Controversy at 2014 World Cup Draw The 2014 World Cup Qualifying Draw took place in Brazil on July 31st and in usual FIFA style there was some controversy involved in the event. Brazilian legend Pele was initially snubbed by Ricardo Teixeira, who is the head of the Brazilian Organising Committee, and the government had to [...]

The Italian Serie A has often been called a pretty boring league where the emphasis is on preventing goals instead of scoring them. However, they do manage to put the ball in the net on a regular basis and we will look into the upcoming season’s Golden Boot betting. In fact Antonio Di Natale of [...]

Even though some of Brazil’s top current government officials and former soccer players have said they’re worried that Brazil won’t be ready on time for the 2014 World Cup, it appears at least one city is pulling its weight. On July 4th, Orlando Silva, who is the nation’s sports minister, held a news conference and [...]

Palestine’s national soccer team drew 1-1 with 166th-ranked Afghanistan in a game at Al-Ram West Bank on July 3rd to advance to Asia’s next stage of preliminary qualifying for the 2014 World Cup which will be held in Brazil. They had beaten Afghanistan 2-1 in the first leg of the two-game series on June 29th [...]