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Sammy Rowan

Sammy Rowan, a high school student, loves soccer.

The not so beautiful game

in this documentary by the BBC they examine ugly parts of the beautiful game like the awkard tactics of Zaire in 1974, or some disgraceful refereeing performances, controversial exits, murder, dirty...

FIFA World Cup day 6 preview

Honduras' View The Hondurans are excited enough to be in the World Cup. A win against Chile tomorrow would just set off a national party. If the Hondurans are to win tomorrow they will have to coun

FIFA World Cup Day 5: Brazil jumps to an early lead in Group G

The early game today between Slovakia and New Zealand was the minor surprise of this World cup with New Zealand picking up their first ever point in World Cup history thanks to a late goal from...

FIFA World Cup Day 3: Germany-run riot

The early game of Algeria-Slovenia was arguably more boring than the France-Uruguay game this morning, but at least there was a fan who decided to entertain the viewers by climbing up the lightpole...

Fifa World Cup Day 2: Disaster for England

The day started off with an impressive performance from the South Korean team beating Greece 2-0. A Lee Jung Soo goal in the 7th minute off a free kick was a disaster in the Greek backline as Lee Jung

FIFA World Cup Day 2 preview

The Koreans want nothing less than a win in tomorrow's game versus Greece. Korean fans expect them to make it out of Group B easily and a loss against Greece would not help South Korea achieve that...

FIFA World Cup Day 1: tragedy

Day 1 got off to a sad and tragic start with the public learning of the death of Nelson Mandela's grandaughter Zenani Mandela. The atmosphere of the crowd changed from sad to celebratory when the...

FIFA World Cup Overview: Switzerland, Honduras, Chile, Spain

The Swiss enter the 2010 World Cup via the easiest group in European qualifying consisting of Greece, Latvia, and Israel. The Swiss will have a much tougher challenge on the first day of the World...

World Cup overview: Cameroon, Denmark, Holland, Japan

Alex song the midfield force for Cameroon

Algeria, England, U.S.A. Slovenia: World Cup Overview

Wayne Rooney will be looking to lead England back to World cup glory