Defending French League Champions, the Bordeaux Girondines make playing soccer look easy. After wining the title last season and wipping the floor with Montreal over the summer the Girondines have been working hard to stay on the top of the France Ligue 1. After slipping there for a while they finally made it back out on top after defeating Nancy in a surprising victory of 3-0. Yeah their uniforms look like the old sailor suites buy they play like it’s nobody’s business. Hopefully they will be able to keep up their momentum and win another victory for the people of Bordeaux. Image: TSN.ca [Read more]

England just received an enormous boost in bidding momentum after they received the stamp of approval by FIFA vice president Jack Warner and Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. England’s biggest soccer ambassador and perhaps soccer’s most recognized player, David Beckham is enthused by the news as this means England’s dream of hosting the World Cup could become a reality. World Cup England has hosted the World Cup before in 1966 and it turned out to be a huge success. Since then the event has traveled the world and will be played in South Africa in 2010 and Brazil in 2014. The 2018 and 2022 World Cup Games are still up for grabs as other nations are competing for the same highly coveted spot. Countries currently competing... [Read more]

German officials are fighting what they are calling Europes biggest crime betting scandal that could involve up to 200 members of a local organized crime ring. The gang is being accused of fixing games so that they could manipulate wins in their favour. The TSN article talks about specific situations where hotel chefs where pushed into lacing players food with sedatives or other drugs. Players are also coming forward saying that they were bribed or threatened into trowing games as well. So far there have been 15 arrests made with more expected to follow. Local officials are taking the matter seriously as it could affect Germany’s reputation of not being a safe place to hold world sporting events. Game fixing in Germany goes way back... [Read more]

It’s amazing what these kids can do these days. It’s no wonder why the game is getting crazy and more competitive than ever before. Just watch some of these guys and how they handle to soccer ball. I wonder what it would look like if soccer was played like this. It would be more of a gymnastic sport than anything else. [Read more]

Cristiano Ronaldo Played his first game back with Real Madrid today. He came back just in time to play a Champions League match against the FC Zurich club. The game ended in a 1-0 victory in favor for Real Madrid. Ronaldo was put in late in the game after they already had the one point lead. Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo has been on hiatus for the past two months after suffering a minor ankle injury. The coach only played Ronaldo for 25 minutes in the second half just to get his legs back into the game. No one expected him to operate at his optimal performance but many are hoping that Ronaldo will be back to his old playing self in time to win the Champions League title as well as play for his home country of Portugal in the World Cup Qualifiers. Image:... [Read more]