Tag Archives : Soccer

Octopus Paul, who became famous for “predicting” the outcome of several games of the World Cup, died late on Monday. Those responsible for aquarium Oberhausen (Germany), where the mollusk lived, confirmed the information this morning. The animal was about two years and nine months old, a little less than the average lifespan of an octopus [...]

One of the biggest sports accessories company, Adidas, has now announced the launch of an all new Apple iPhone application called, miCoach, that would serve as a personal trainer for the users, without the use of any external equipment. This is the second fitness application released by Adidas in the last year, as in the month of January, the company [...]

Before starting the games of World Cup, the player Frank Lampard, a player of the England team, was named by a British company to sign a production of iPod Touch with back plates made of 24 carat gold. But with the failure of the Egland Team and its defeat at Germany Team, five thousand gadgets should be melted soon. IPods with the signing of Chelsea‘s [...]

If you are the type that does not lose a game in the World Cup, take a look at FIFA Online. The game takes you to the lawn without spending a penny: it is completely free. The game runs on the browser itself with the help of a plugin with a size of about 1GB. Video cards become entirely dispensable for the game, which is lightweight when compared to [...]

Brazil is the only country that ran in the 19 editions of the World Cup. It scooped five titles and is the biggest winner. In recent decades always figured among the favorites. And on Tuesday, in its debut edition of South Africa, flirted with the largest “zebra” in its history. Everything was decided in the second half after a goalless draw in [...]

The 2010 World Cup is one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year, and ensures that for a little over a month all eyes of the world are facing South Africa after all, apart from the competition bringing together the best players in the world, is the first time an event of such magnitude happens in Africa. Even those who like to watch football [...]

The BBC television network is considering broadcast the games of the World Cup in South Africa without the viewers have to endure the incessant buzz of the vuvuzela. The public broadcaster has received 220 complaints and, reports the Guardian newspaper, wants to reflect the environment of games, is studying the possibility to pass them so that we can [...]

Brazil has got rid of the ghost of the absences on the eve of a World Cup. It passed without much trouble by the extensive preparation phase began on May 21. This scenario is not repeated since 1990, when the absence of players was frequent. It is true that there were two scares, but both of small proportion. The stage was so good at the medical team [...]

One of the world’s most cherished sporting extravaganzas, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is finally upon us and has brought along with it the colors of soccer, South Africa and the unending enthusiasm from the numerous fans of the 32 participating teams. Now, as the FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest events in the world, there is no surprise that, numerous [...]

The fifth and final batch of tickets for the World Cup available to fans in South Africa no longer has entries for the final, the opening match and the two semi-finals, FIFA said on Friday. Tickets sold out just a day after being put on sale at official points of maximum authority of football and some banks. In total, 100 thousand tickets were sold, [...]