All the major European leagues finally got going last weekend but World Cup qualifying this weekend and in midweek takes centre stage. The European qualifying competition is the last of the federations to get going but to honest there... Read More

MeanSucka - I know I may be late on this one - what do you think of Michael Owen saying that the England need to rethink psychological preparation for matches: "When fear takes over, you start to do things wrong and take the easy option which in our case is lumping the ball forward to the front men. I’m not absolving myself from blame… What must be addressed as much as anything is our psychologica... Read More

Tough Uruguay the equal of Brazil; penalty kicks decide the tightest of semi finals. Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, the site of Sunday’s final; was a cauldron o... Read More

Venezuela battle hard; undone by Forlan; hosts put up good showing but bow out of the Copa America.    San Cristobal; Venezuela’s soccer mad Andean Templo Sagrado del Futbol was li... Read More

The USA moved on to the last eight of the FIFA under-20 World Cup and will play Austria. If you want to see why a team should play to the last seconds o####ame the Americans illustrated it... Read More

Chris Seitz will not being playing tonight. He is still suffereing from a leg injury he picked up in the collision that led to the Brazil goal ... Read More

I will heading to the stadium in the next hour or so and I will not be able to "live" blog during the game because of FIFA rules. Feel free to post your thoughts pre-match, match and post game thoughts. I watched the Spain - ... Read More

A preview of the game courtesy of FIFA.com Here is the profile of the man who will be in the middle, Ravshan Irmatov of Uzbekistan. He h... Read More

Congo beats Canada and so the four best third place finishers come from groups A, B, C and D. The draw for the last sixteen is now final and on side one its Austria vs. Gambia; USA vs. Uruguay;... Read More

Scotland fans are well use to failures at World Cups. But as of last night Scotland has now taken it to a different level. Scotland’s last second loss to... Read More

USA The USA’s opponents will be the third place finisher from group B (Uruguay), group E (North Korea) or group F (Scotland or Costa Rica). There is 1 permutation out of 15 that it will be Uruguay and seven each that it will be North Korea... Read More

Toothless football and CONMEBOL ineptitude lead to a goalless fiasco.    Second game of the night for the striking Estadio Metroplitano de Merida. ... Read More

Uruguay grab the win; poor first half by both teams Second round of games in Group A starts with Bolivia and Uruguay. The former held on against an up and down Venezuela and the latter looked mediocre as they got st... Read More

Internet BroadcastFIFA announced on Thursday that all 52 games of the under-20 World Cup will be available over the internet to a wide-array of European countries. Highlights, goals and other features will also be accessible at the official FIFA site.   ... Read More

Peru surprises a staid and uninspired Uruguay to win Copa America opener.   The new Estadio Metropolitania de Mérida, in the western Venezuelan city of Mérida ... Read More

Copa Libertadores Libertadores top scorer Spencer dies at 68 Alberto Spencer(AFP) (REUTERS) 03 Nov 2006Alberto Spencer, the top scorer in the Libertadores Cup with 54 goals, died on Friday at the age of 68. Spencer, who played for Ecuador and Uruguay in a way unthinkable today, died in the United Stat... Read More

South American football moarns Spencer News fro the CSF website 03 / 11 / 2006 In view of the sad news of Alberto Spencer's passing this morning in the United States, where he convalesced after a heart operation, the President of the South American Football Confederation and its Executive Committee manifest their solidarity with the sad feeling shared by the whole South American football family. 68 year old Spencer, was the maximum goal scorer of the Liberators of America Cup and the top f... Read More

Ecuadorean soccer star Alberto Spencer dies following heart surgery in U.S. The Associated Press Published: November 3, 2006   MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: E... Read More

Alberto Spencer is Dead Rest in Peace Today, the top scorer of the Copa Libertadores of all times, Alberto Spencer passed away in Cleveland, United States. Read More

When Spencer was for hire Pele's contemporary 'ahead of his time' By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff  |  March 22, 2005 ANCON, Ecuador -- Since 1958, when Pele burst onto the international scene, his name has symbolized the best of South American soccer. But when Pele was emerging as the dominant figure of the game, this dusty oil town on the Pacific c... Read More