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Can Israel Become a Soccer World Power?

Having narrowly missed out (again) on qualification for the 2010 World Cup, the Israeli national team is low on confidence, and ideas. But the best class of youngsters in recent memory (Sahar, Golasa, and Assulin) combined with the veteran presence of Liverpool’s creative superstar Yossi Benayoun still gives Israeli football fans the belief that the [...]

Israel 1 – 1 Northern Ireland: World Cup Qualifying Tune-Up

In less than a month, Israel plays two must-win games – against Latvia and Luxembourg – in its campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
The country’s hopes for qualifying are slim but today in Belfast the team was able to play Northern Ireland to a 1-1 draw.
Grant McCann scored an [...]

Israel’s “new Messi” makes Barcelona Debut

Israeli teenage prodigy Gai Assulin showed some of his skill as he made his first team debut for European champion Barcelona this weekend.
Assulin played the first 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at London’s Wembley Stadium.
The 18-year old Israeli international put in a good shift despite being played out of position [...]

Tel Aviv’s Shay Abutbul to Sign with Red Bull?

Hapoel Tel Aviv midfielder Shay Abutbul is close to signing a deal with struggling MLS club New York Red Bulls.
The 26-year old former Israel U21 international is currently a free agent after spending about eight seasons with Hapoel. He’s no Benayoun, but he is a strong midfielder with good tackling ability and vision.

Benayoun Extends Liverpool Deal to 2013

Israeli captain Yossi Benayoun has pledged his future to Liverpool today – agreeing to a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2013.
The star midfielder had received interest from Barcelona, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, and other clubs around Europe this summer – but he has decided his future lies at Anfield.
Great news for [...]

Israeli Club Teams Drawn into European Competitions

Israeli footballers have never been brighter on club level – with stars like Benayoun at Liverpool and Assulin a star in the making at Barcelona – but on the domestic level, the standards are improving as well…
Today, a few Israeli teams received their draws in European competitions.
Bnei Yehuda will take on Simurq (from Azerbaijan) in [...]

Breaking News: Sahar To Barcelona

Ok, not alongside Messi at FC Barcelona. But he will be playing in the city.
Spanish sources have reported that Israeli young stud Ben Sahar will be joining Espanyol from Chelsea as early as this week on a permanent basis. The Israeli striker / winger found his scoring touch on a loan spell in Holland this [...]

Benayoun Considers Liverpool Future

Israel’s captain and Liverpool’s creative midfielder Yossi Benayoun admits he has received offers from clubs in England and Spain after a successful season at Anfield.
Whilst Benayoun would probably prefer to stay with Liverpool and fight for some silverware, he clearly must understand the two massive factors that could sway him in this decision.
The two [...]

Breaking News: Gai Assulin Shuns National Team

Who wouldn’t want to play for their country? To represent the flag on the highest level?
Well, Gai Assulin, that’s who.
Israel’s finest footballing prodigy – the next Benayoun – the next Barcelona superstar, has decided to shun the U-21 national team and skip the squad’s European Championship qualifier against Bulgaria next Wednesday.
I couldn’t agree more [...]

The Curious Case of Ben Sahar: The “Next Benayoun” Looks for a New Home…

Only three years ago, Israeli international Ben Sahar was the “next big thing.” Hapoel Tel Aviv sold the young stud to Chelsea for £320,000 and in 2007, at only seventeen, he made his Premier League debut – coming on as a substitute for Arjen Robben.
Oh, how the mighty Israeli has fallen…
Israel’s youngest ever goalscorer was [...]


Podcast: World Cup 2010 Group B Preview. "You hear that, Mr. Anderson?"

March 19th, 2010 | By: Daryl | Comments Comments(4)

World Cup previews. They can be a bit dull and not particularly helfpul when it comes to predicting who will qualify from each group. One reason for this is that they focus too much on things like players and not enough on the really good things. Like quality of national [read more]

FIFA Has $1 Billion in Reserve Funds, But Still Doesn't Appreciate Clever Advertising

March 19th, 2010 | By: Daryl | Comments Comments(3)

Two bits of news today. Read them both, and then decide for yourself whether the two are related.

The first story is that FIFA made a profit of $196 million in 2009, and now has a reserve cash fund of more than $1 billion. One billion dollars in the vault. Which makes FIFA sound a little like a Bond villain.

The second story is that FIFA have come down hard on South African budget airline kulula.com for what FIFA calls "ambush marketing". Basically, Kulula isn't an official World Cup sponsor, and as such is not allowed to suggest otherwise. Which makes perfect sense. However, Kulula - famous for its slightly left-field advertising campaigns - recently ran an ad in the South African Sunday Times newspaper on February 28th stating the airline was the "Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What". [read more]

The World Cup 2010 DJ Playlist (Musical Lineup)

March 18th, 2010 | By: chris | Comments Comments(3)

(That kid immediately gets some sort of WCB Order of Merit.)

There's going to be a rather large party in South Africa this year. Some call it the World Cup.

But before there can be the real party, there must be another party beforehand. Because it's not really a party unless it's sandwiched by eight other parties of no importance whatsoever. And judging by the musical lineup for the World Cup pre-party, this will be no different. [read more]

FIFA World Cup 2026: Colombia!

March 18th, 2010 | By: chris | Comments Comments(14)

There are many things which FIFA isn't very good at. One of them is putting anyone in the organization in front of a microphone, or allowing spilled words onto a page into the hands of the media. Another is running the world's football organization.

So FIFA, after handing this year's World Cup to the country with the second highest per capita murder rate, are looking to outdo themselves by sponsoring a World Cup bid by the world's most dangerous country, Colombia. Hip hip. [read more]

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Daily Dose: March 19th, 2010 - Featuring Clint Dempsey's Chip vs Juventus

Links to click after admiring Deuce's chip vs Juventus. This was deliberate, right? Dempsey's post match interview vid on USA World Cup Blog He knows it's not an actual crystal palace, right? (SBS) Lineker the presenter < Lineker the goalpoacher (The Spoiler) Green World Cup dream dies as Indonesia bid dropped (Four Four Two) China ...

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Champions League and Europa League 2009/10 Quarter Final Draws

After the magnificence that was last night's 33 goal Europa League action (seriously, I saw the highlights show and thought I'd died and gone to football heaven) you'd have been excused for tons emporarily forgetting about the Champions League altogether. But then UEFA's people grabbed some balls and drew the ...

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The Arrival of Champions League Parity

The brilliance of Lionel Messi, and of Stuttgart allowing him space, has ushered us into the Champions League quarterfinals. Only it doesn't look like the Champions League quarterfinals we're used to. Poor seasons by big clubs, rises to prominence by lesser knowns, difficult first round draws and the occasional curse have ...

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Daily Dose: March 18th, 2010.

One of Mongolia's biggest bands dedicates a song to hooligans: Football clubs should learn to look within. (101GG) Why tactics say a lot about humanity. (The Sharp Edge) PSG fan attacked by his own dies. (ESPN) Drogba had good reason for his Tuesday red. (Studs Up) Rise to prominence: Parma in the 90's. (Football Italiano) WPS ...

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Nothing Says "Good Game" Like Homemade Grenades.

[101gg] If you like massive player-fan brawls, bombs being tossed casually into locker rooms and anti-tank weaponry, Brazil is currently your place. A fight broke out on the pitch between Canedense and Vila Nova, which was juicy enough to attract some fans. What was a rough and tumble postgame handshake then ...

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Daily Dose: March 17th, 2010 - Happy St. Patrick's Day

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day I offer you this Gaelic football clip as a lead in to the links. This solo run from Galway's Michael Donnellan vs Kildare in the 1998 All-Ireland Final was apparently voted the #1 GAA moment of all time: I won't pretend to know a great deal ...

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Champions League Last 16 LiveBlogs: Barcelona vs Stuttgart and Bordeaux vs Olympiacos

It's the tail end of the UEFA Champions League last 16 today. Barcelona had it tough in the first leg, trailing 1-0 away to Stuttgart until Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalized. Bordeaux had a more successful away leg and so face Olympiacos at Stade Chaban-Delmas with a 1-0 lead. Fixtures, with ...

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Your Team Out of the Champions League? Feeling Down? Then Read This.

Some big big teams have been knocked out of the Champions League recently. Real Madrid, Chelsea and Milan all exited in the last 16, while both Liverpool and Juventus bowed out after the group stage. Fans of these teams were understandably disappointed, and fans of all but one club will ...

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