About the Soccer World Cup Blog
The world of professional soccer does not make headlines solely on the field–headlines are made off the field as well. Of course, when players are injured, teams are eliminated, or titles are won, it’s news. In professional soccer, what happens on the field doesn’t stay on the field, especially when it has potential to impact the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Professional soccer is creating more buzz than it ever has away from the field. Key players are moving—to new countries and new teams—with new sponsors chomping at the bit. Big companies are doing everything they can, including buying small companies, to ensure their dominance of the global soccer scene at the World Cup. Everyday, team nicknames are being debated, captains are being named, and rivalries are being ignited. All the while, the anticipation of the next World Cup continues, bringing with it all the drama that unfolds as the world waits to see the 32 competing teams take center stage.

Fans of professional soccer want a look inside. They want to know the ins and outs of the teams and players on the pitch and behind the scenes. There’s no better place to find it all than here on this Soccer Blog. For many of us, it’s the best way to South Africa.

Ex-MetroStar Named Coach of Italy
Italy's new coach, Roberto Donadoni, is best known as a former, er, midfielder for the New York/New Jersey MetroStars.

Donadoni named new Italian coach
World Cup winners Italy appoint Roberto Donadoni as their new coach to succeed Marcello Lippi.


Materazzi gives evidence to Fifa
Italy's Marco Materazzi has given evidence to Fifa's disciplinary committee regarding his World Cup final conduct.

Translation Update
Since so much has been made of the suggestion that Marco Materazzi called Zinedine Zidane, or someone in Zidane’s family, a “terrorist”...

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Zizou a parlé — e Materazzi ha parlato anche
Zidane has spoken, and his own Web site has a videotape and transcribed excerpts from the interview.

‘Zidane to Reveal All in Television Interview’
Will we have closure at 1:40 pm EST today? This just in from the Times of London and AFP: “Zinedine Zidane is to give his version of the...

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Read My Lippi
Now that we've learned not to trust lip-readers after getting two different readings from three different sources . . . let's look at a fourth!...

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