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Italy's Claudio Marchisio Gets Red Card For Despicable Tackle
Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. ...
Mario Balotelli Jumps Over A Guy, Knees Him In The Head In The Process
Italy are playing Uruguay today in World Cup Group D's final matchday. The winner of of this game joins Costa Rica (!(?)) in the knockout stages, so as you'd imagine, it's a bit chippy. In the 23rd minute, Balotelli retreated into his own half to win a header, elevated, and jumped right over a Urugu...
What Every Team In The World Cup Needs To Do To Advance
Following up on our earlier posts, we now have charts laying out World Cup advancement scenarios for each team in every group....
Italy vs. Uruguay And Costa Rica vs. England: Live Online Streaming Links
Who is ready for another day of World Cup soccer? Here's how to watch Italy-Uruguay or Costa Rica-England live on TV or online stream....
England Didn't Change After All
The new dawn, the changing of the guard, a new broom to sweep England clean. Call it whatever tired sporting cliché you like—this World Cup was meant to be the start of an exciting new era for the England team. The 1996 European Championship that so nearly ended in glory was meant to be the spark th...
Frida Kahlo Fan United In Support For Mexico
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Italy-Uruguay: Early Fireworks Are Uruguay's Best Hope
With Costa Rica and England a formality—who'd have guessed that before the World Cup?—all eyes should be on Uruguay and Italy in Natal. ...
Report: Jozy Altidore To Miss The U.S.-Germany Match
On Twitter, Andrew Wiebe is reporting that Jürgen Klinsmann has already ruled out Jozy Altidore for the next match against Germany as he still recovers from his hamstring strain:...
Ghana Soccer Official Involved In Match-Fixing Sting
The president of Ghana's soccer association was caught on camera negotiating a contract that would have Ghana playing in fixed international matches. The Telegraph and Dispatches conducted a six-month undercover investigation into Ghana's soccer association and found that they were set to pay a comp...
Here's The Moment Mexico-Croatia Went From Soccer Match To <em>Fiesta</em>
So Mexico stomped Croatia and Brazil stomped Cameroon, which saved us from breaking out our graphing calculators to accurately compute the more esoteric World Cup tiebreakers. Nonetheless, both matches had a lot riding on them even into the final moments....
Mexico's Coach Is The MVP Of Being Emotional On The Sideline
So the Mexico-Croatia game turned into a damn barn burner very suddenly in the second half, and this elicited a great deal of emotion from Miguel Herrera, Mexico's coach and a man who is known for expressing himself....
Portugal-United States Was The Most-Watched American Match In History
If you're looking to make the argument that soccer has finally gained a foothold with the American sports-watching public, you'd be off to a good start by citing the TV ratings from last night's thriller between Portugal and the United States, because they were bananas. ...
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles between Fabian Johnson (23) and Kyle Beckerman of the United States during last night’s Group G World Cup game.Ryu Voelkel is Howler Magazine's European photographer. He's currently in Brazil shooting for his forthcoming book of World Cup photography, RYU X RIO,...
Your Croatia-Mexico and Cameroon-Brazil Open Thread
A lot's at stake here, and if I were that Brazil fan, I'd think twice before rubbing Cameroon's nose in it before they end up ruining the party....
Cameroon vs. Brazil And Croatia vs. Mexico: Live Online Streaming Links
Some big matches about to kick off; here's how to watch Croatia-Mexico or Cameroon-Brazil on TV or online stream....
Will Mexico Finally Stop Being “Little Green Mice” In World Cups?
In the World Cup food chain, Mexico falls somewhere in the middle towards the bottom, not as low as plankton but easily devoured by the predators. It’s scary down there....
Chart: What Do Brazil And Mexico Need To Do To Advance?
Last night, we showed you what needed to happen for the USMNT to advance to the next round of the World Cup. Now we have a similar chart showing how things shake out depending on the results of this afternoon's Group A matches....
The Netherlands Smack Chile, Win Group B, Appear Unstoppable
The Netherlands played Chile today in the deciding match to see which country would finish atop Group B. The Netherlands demolished Spain in the opener, and dispatched Australia, but Chile had also won both of their matches, and it was reasonable to assume that the Dutch, who were without the suspen...
Soccer Fan Calls Police On America's Worst Neighbor
Sunday evening, Massachusetts police dealt with a NASCAR fan who was so grumpy about his South American neighbor's World Cup celebrations that he called to tell her that she was taking jobs away from Americans. Yes, really....
Here's How Portugal's Late Equalizer Was Called By Portuguese Announcers
Portugal's last-second goal was heartbreaking for U.S. fans, but a glorious reprieve for the Portuguese. Here's our daily roundup of every goal scored, as heard by viewers or listeners in that country. Portugal's above, via RTP1 and Antena radio....