Football Archives: 06/2010

Diego Forlán was the star of the show as Uruguay all but eliminated South Africa from the World Cup with a comprehensive 3-0 victory

Adidas, the manufacturer of the World Cup football which has caused much controversy in South Africa, says it warned teams that the ball “takes some getting used to”

Switzerland masterminded the first major upset of the World Cup with a dramatic 1-0 victory over pre-tournament favourites Spain

The BBC is looking into whether it would be possible to broadcast a separate “vuvuzela-free” audio stream during their broadcasts of the South Africa tournament

Iker Casillas has insisted that Spain will not discount the ability of any team at the World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal “have every chance” of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup following their 0-0 draw with Ivory coast on Tuesday

Benítez says he wants to maintain Inter Milan’s winning mentality after the Spaniard was presented to the Italian media this morning

Franz Beckenbauer has launched a scathing attack on England’s style of play, claiming Fabio Capello’s side play “kick and rush” football

Italy came from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw against Paraguay in their opening Group F match

Italy’s preparations for their opening Group F game against Paraguay were disrupted by poor weather in Cape Town last night

Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal must try to win their World Cup group in order to avoid a last-16 clash with Spain but insists his side do not fear the reigning European champions

A near-fatal crossing of the Atlantic would be enough to deter most rowers from further ocean challenges. Not 27-year-old Peter Williams

ITV have apologised after thousands of England fans missed Steven Gerrard’s opening goal for England during their 1-1 draw with United States

The reason why England struggle with penalty shoot-outs in major tournaments is “all in the eyes”, according to a University study

South Africa were denied the perfect start to their World Cup campaign by a late Mexican equaliser in front of a packed Soccer City stadium

Marcello Lippi insists defending champions Italy are not favourites to triumph at the forthcoming World Cup

Torres made his return from injury as Spain cantered to a 6-0 victory over Poland

All that separates Rafael Benítez from the managerial position at Inter Milan is a ‘technicality’, the club’s president revealed yesterday

The head of the Italian football association is confident Andrea Pirlo will recover from a calf injury in time for the knock-out stages of the World Cup

Safety of supporters called into question after a number of fans suffered injuries

Carlos Queiroz is confident that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will help fire his side to World Cup glory