Nigerian President Gives 2-Year Ban
The Nigerian president banned the team after their poor showing at eh World Cup.
Heinze Headbutts Camera
Get out of Gabriel Heinze’s way.
Bookies Honor Lampard "Goal"
William Hill bookmakers honor the disputed Lampard “goal.”
Fifa's Branded Humanity
Can FIFA trademark Africa’s humanity?
Stats and Maps on The Best Eleven
Michael Bradley is 5th in “distance covered” so far at the World Cup. See more stats and cool maps on The Best Eleven.
Lego England v Algeria
England-Algeria in Legos.
World Cup Costs Graphic
The World Cup cost $3.5 billion, according to this info-graphic.
A Harsh Decision
Parsing the “harshness” of referee decisions, in The Run of Play.
Opta provides World Cup Data
Opta provides loads of World Cup data.
U.S. to Face Similar Style in Slovenia
Slovenia resembles the U.S. in many ways, writes Jonathan Wilson.
Torosidis Hits the Turf
Nigeria’s Sani Kaita may have deserved a red card, but his victim Torosidis is a terrible actor.
Spain's Woes
The Guardian: Did Iker Casillas’s girlfriend doom Spain? And, who killed Bambi?
World Cup Factoids
Furthering my obsession with lookalikes, German maestro Mesut Ozil and Peter Lorre, on Pitch Invasion.
Top 10 So Far
We must rank! Unprofessional Foul rates the best ten players of the World Cup so far.
Soccer Stat Spoof
Off the Post spoofs American sports commentary with the Lucky Charms rainbow tracker and more.
Dangers of the Vuvuzela
Is the vuvuzela dangerous?
North Korea: Darlings of '66
North Korea’s greatest soccer moment came in 1966, in the Times.
Brian Phillips Links
Brian Phillips is writing lots of good World Cup stuff over on Run of Play, Yahoo &c.
Lego England USA
a Lego recreation of England v USA.
Zonal Marking on the USA - Egland Match
Zonal Marking breaks down the tactics in the USA – England match, as does Jonathan Wilson.
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