Article archive for category "World Cup 2006"
Monday 17 July 2006
- Zidane case: FIFA to decide behind closed doors
Sunday 16 July 2006
- Rooney reiterates he didn't deliberately stamp on Carvalho
Friday 14 July 2006
- Materazzi appears before FIFA over Zidane incident
Thursday 13 July 2006
- Materazzi admits insulting Zidane, FIFA opens probe (Roundup)
- FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Marco Materazzi
- Materazzi admits insulting Zidane's sister, says he deserves prize
Wednesday 12 July 2006
- Post World Cup withdrawal, fears and concerns
- Zidane apologies for headbutt but does not regret it
- Italy seals second in FIFA Rankings, U.S. drops to 16th
- World Cup winner Italy closes in on FIFA leader Brazil
- Zidane to break his silence on shameful World Cup exit
Tuesday 11 July 2006
- German coach Klinsmann won't extend contract: reports
- FIFA to probe Zidane red card
- No video evidence used in Zidane case, insists FIFA
- Majority of the French forgive Zidane for head-butt, poll finds
- What Materazzi really told Zidane
- Domenech maintained as coach of World Cup runner-up France
Monday 10 July 2006
- Italy's prime minister awards medal to world champions
- Notes from the Living Room: Signing off
- This day in World Cup history - July 10
- A time for change?
- Only reality is that Italy are world champions
- France tries to digest two bitter World Cup blows
- Fan of the Day: The miracle of France
- Zidane voted best player at World Cup
- Klinsmann-style of play should be adopted; pity about Zidane
- Italy worthy world champions, Zidane should continue, says Lippi
- World Cup frenzy fills Italian media
- Buffon is declared FIFA best goalkeeper
- Domenech says fourth official tipped off ref on Zidane
- Man of the match Pirlo mystified by Zidane's actions
Sunday 09 July 2006
- Italy savours World Cup victory
- A tale of two keepers
- Never dismiss the Italians (not even in a penalty shootout)
- Zidane bows out with a moment of madness
- The mystery of the missing FIFA president
- Klose wins World Cup top scorer prize
- Pirlo named man of the match
- Italy claim fourth World Cup as Zidane leaves in shame
- Emotional night in Stuttgart leaves Klinsmann question unanswered
- Pauleta joins Figo in retirement
- Fan of the Day: The Bohemian curse
- FIFA eyes professional referees for 2010 World Cup
- England's Football Association red cards the wives and girlfriends
- German fans thank team in mass Berlin celebration
- World Cup final pitch to be sold to fans after tournament
- This day in World Cup history - July 9
Saturday 08 July 2006
- Some consolation - a 'meaningless' match for many to remember
- Ronaldo: 'Very difficult for me to return to Manchester United'
- Ballack praises Klinsmann, Kahn
- Oliver Kahn says it's his last game for Germany
- All smiles as Germany finish third
- Argentina's Rodriguez 'sorry' for brawl with Germans
- Politicians to be in Berlin for World Cup final
- Getting the tactics right on the night
- Mbeki says South Africa can well afford 2010 World Cup
- Rooney, Cufre and Rodriguez handed bans by FIFA
- Why the planet will stop
- A defensive stalemate or football gala? - Italy face France in final
- Italy start slight favourites but Henry tipped to score first
- Dry conditions expected in Berlin for World Cup final
- Fan of the Day: Sarteen salutes Cruyff's legacy
- Owen criticizes Eriksson's single striker policy
- This day in World Cup history - July 8
Friday 07 July 2006
- Scolari denies impending resignation as Portugal coach
- Zidane-Pirlo duel key to the World Cup
- Ten things to love and hate about the World Cup
- Fan of the Day: Xavier and Portuguese pride
- Beckenbauer delighted with World Cup but remains quiet on his future
- 'Wonderful story' as Kahn to captain Germany again
- Klinsmann to reshuffle after Ballack joins injury list (Roundup)
- Ballack out of Portugal game - Borowski also doubtful
- Podolksi voted best young player at World Cup
- The strange habits of the French and Italian fans
- Shakira the star of World Cup closing ceremony
- Cannavaro reaches 100 cap milestone with a smile on his face
- Brief profiles on the Italian players likely to play in the final
- Brief profiles on the French players likely to play in the final
- Lehmann's time comes - and goes?
- Germany must make changes for third-place match
- This day in World Cup history - July 7
Thursday 06 July 2006
- Elizondo handed the whistle for WC Final
- Fan of the Day: Suffer for Italy
- Kahn deserves last World Cup game, says rival Lehmann
- Injured Italy defender Nesta ruled out of World Cup final
- 'Not enough goals' - Blatter gets the laws debate going again
- Klose sets sights on Golden Boot award
- German players urge Klinsmann to stay on (Roundup)
- Hard-defending France, Italy to play for World Cup
- Klinsmann given time to ponder future, cost not an issue
- German squad to say farewell at Berlin fan fest
- France slay recent ghosts to recreate spirit of 98
- This day in World Cup history - July 6
Wednesday 05 July 2006
- Lilian Thuram is named Man of the match
- Zidane the hero as France set up final date with Italy
- Fan of the Day: Bitterness of the inventors
- Notes from the Living Room: They’re Going Home, They’re Going Home etc. - Part Two
- Blatter warns Brazil against complacency in 2014 World Cup bid
- Germany can keep on smiling
- Impressive Italy show Germany the way forward
- German football federation boss urges Klinsmann to stay on
- This day in World Cup history - July 5
- South Africans impressed with Germany, look forward to 2010
- Fan of the Day: The Ukrainian who dislikes Shevchenko
- End of the dream for Klinsmann
- Buoyant Lippi looks to Italy to push on to World Cup glory
- Italy's Pirlo is named Man of the match
- Totti: final page is not yet written
- Lippi's gamble pays off as late goals see Italy through
Tuesday 04 July 2006
- Record-breaking Scolari racks up the offers
- Portugal, France battle for final spot
- Don't mention the war
- This day in World Cup history - July 4
Monday 03 July 2006
- Notes from the Living Room: They’re Going Home, They’re Going Home etc. - Part One
- Thuram to quit international football after World Cup
- Ghana confers highest honour on Black Stars
- Zidane, Figo prove class is permanent
- Fan of the Day: Happiness is to be Brazilian, whatever happens
- Australia: no coaching deal with Houllier
- Totti and Toni are the danger men
- Germany and Italy are ready for a World Cup classic
- Germany's Frings suspended for clash with Italy
- This day in World Cup history - July 3
- Houllier tipped to manage Socceroos
- Old foes Germany and Italy do battle for place in World Cup final
Sunday 02 July 2006
- Fan of the Day: A willingness to learn
- Sleeping, partying, sulking: Maradona's weird World Cup
- FIFA to probe Germany's Frings over Argentina fracas (Roundup)
- Vieira: Portugal is going to be tough, but we are improving
- Don't kill Rooney for his red card, England coach Eriksson says
- Portuguese joy but familiar misery for England
- Italy or France will win the World Cup - according to stats
- FIFA won't take action against Germans in Argentina fracas
- English fans win kudos for good behaviour
- Beckham stands down as England captain
- Germany expect to be at full strength for Italy
- This day in World Cup history - July 2
- Zidane man of the match against Brazil
Saturday 01 July 2006
- Penalty hero Ronaldo says he doesn't want move to Real Madrid
- Gerrard refuses to blame Rooney for the worst night of his life
- France and Zidane refuse to bow out
- Rooney's dismissal turning point in game, says fuming Eriksson
- Favoured Brazil crash against Zidane-led France
- Maradona flees quarter-final after VIP dispute
- Fan of the Day: Lukasc looks for sense from Poland
- Lehmann keeps penalty secret tucked away
- Germany's Frings reportedly involved in fracas
- Portugal again prove lethal for England
- Hargreaves named Man of the Match
- Australians still bitter at Italy penalty
- Bierhoff blames Argentina as Germany report to FIFA on scuffles
- Night of madness at the German World Cup party
- Police hold over 50 after fan skirmishes ahead of England game
- Invigorated by Ukraine win, Italy looking forward to Germany
- This day in World Cup history - July 1
- Germany out-shoot Argentina to meet Italy in semi-finals
- Two difficult games to come, Klinsmann tells players
- Way clear for miffed Maradona as Jose Pekerman steps down
Friday 30 June 2006
- Pekerman resigns after Argentina loss
- Was Klinsmann's future decided by penalties?
- Klinsmann - penalties 'like a Hitchcock movie'
- Jose Pekerman announces he's resigning
- Germany make semis after shoot-out win over Argentina
- Eriksson admits he is no Churchill but feels he will inspire
- Stand by your referee
- Fan of the Day: Mathieu from France wants to see Zidane score
- England, Portugal look to emulate 1966 glory days
- Brazil faces ghost of 1998 defeat by France
- England fans descend on Gelsenkirchen
- This day in World Cup history - June 30
Thursday 29 June 2006
- World Cup blunder ref ends international career
- Fan of the Day: 'A shakeable belief in Japan'
- World Cup rest days and how to deal with them
- 'Big Phil' Scolari once again stands in England's way
- Beckham relishing physical game against Portugal but wary of Figo
- Moment of truth for England's golden generation, says Neville
- Confidence high as Germany and Argentina square off
- This day in World Cup history - June 29
Wednesday 28 June 2006
- Fan of the Day: 'And now I will have to endure my father'
- We didn't deserve that
- Klinsmann fears Argentina defeat would encourage doubters
- Quarter-final line-up: And then there were eight
- Best yet to come from England, promises Eriksson
- Rooney can do without Ronaldo in quarter-final clash
- Kahn praises Lehmann but stills feels frustration
- Blatter promises better refereeing from quarter-finals
- Confident Germans set sights on Argentina
- English press antics rile Portuguese
- This day in World Cup history - June 28
- 'Beautiful football can wait', record-breakers Brazil say
- Disappointment ends a familiar journey for Spaniards
- The Black Stars were robbed by the referee, says Ghana's press
- France's old guard see them into the quarter-finals (Roundup)
- 2006 World Cup signals end of the new world order
Tuesday 27 June 2006
- France beat Spain to face Brazil as Ronaldo gets his record
- France beat Spain to reach World Cup quarter-finals
- Ronaldo breaks record to inspire Brazil to last eight
- Notes from the Living Room: The Round of Sixteen
- This day in World Cup history - June 27
- Figo and Beckham set for unfinished business
- Game over: Australians wake up to World Cup nightmare
- Shevchenko to meet old friends as Italy and Ukraine clash
Monday 26 June 2006
- Fan of the Day: Costa Rica better off than most, despite coming last
- Mueller shrugs off Ronaldo record-breaking threat
- Ukraine fights back, and marches onward in World Cup
- Swiss pay penalty for lack of ambition as Ukraine advance
- Portugal look forward to England, Dutch lick their wounds
- England making few friends but keep on winning
- Figo set to play against England
- We'll stay cool against Argentina, says Klinsmann
- Maxi gives Argentines wake up call
- Last-gasp Totti penalty gives Italy win against Socceroos
- England defender back for Portugal game
- This day in World Cup history - June 26
- Bruised, carded Portugal face England in quarters
- Coaches slam referee Ivanov for handling of second-round match
- Portugal win ill-tempered affair to reach last eight (Roundup)
- Scolari leads Portugal to victory in Battle of Nuremberg
Sunday 25 June 2006
- Fan of the Day: Cutting back on Tequila to make it to the World Cup
- Great expectation, not fear, as Ghana meets Brazil
- Russian referee Ivanov sets new World Cup record
- Portugal into quarter-finals after ill-tempered clash
- Eriksson defends Beckham and says it's time England had some luck
- Ecuador puts on a brave face after World Cup exit
- Beckham makes history and fires England into last eight
- Trophies more important than records to Ronaldo
- FIFA boss sees racism in ticket sting: report
- Lucic says he's played for the last time for Sweden
- Switzerland favoured as tattered Ukraine tries to find team
- Pekerman plays down criticism, says his side can beat Germany
- Hundreds of English fans freed but 117 in prison
- This day in World Cup history - June 25
- Pekerman worried about missed chances
- Rodriguez hammers Argentina into quarters against Germany
Saturday 24 June 2006
- Day of reckoning in Iran following World Cup flop
- Why exactly is Walcott in Germany?
- Interview - Klinsmann: semi-final is the minimum for me - Part 3
- Interview - Klinsmann: We tell the players, 'live the moment' - Part 2
- Notes from the Living Room: Netherlands – 0 Argentina - 0
Friday 23 June 2006
- England look to finally bury penalty curse
- Off the Ball: Six ways to make the World Cup better
- Interview: Klinsmann: We're confident, but Sweden will be tough - Part 1
- Australia on a World Cup high
Thursday 22 June 2006
- Twists and turns of final night in Group F
- Owen injury once again highlights insurance issue
Wednesday 21 June 2006
- Sweden will be tougher to beat than England
- Germany can't lose now, can they?
Tuesday 20 June 2006
- My World Cup: Raul showed what he really can do
Monday 19 June 2006
- Is this the end - or deja vu - for Zinedine Zidane?
Sunday 18 June 2006
- Eriksson contemplates the unthinkable: Dropping Owen
Saturday 17 June 2006
- Off the Ball: The hand of God strikes again
Friday 16 June 2006
- My World Cup: This is a Spain that's a real title contender
- List of losers' excuses is long - and creative
- Column: The best I've seen for a long, long time
Wednesday 14 June 2006
- Ferdinand impressed by England's young guns and Argentina
Tuesday 13 June 2006
- Interview: Miracle needed against Germany, Polish great says
- Ukraine likely to seek counterattack against Spain
Monday 12 June 2006
- Heat takes its toll on players at World Cup
- How to avoid becoming a World Cup Widow during Germany 2006
Saturday 10 June 2006
- Patriotism is touchy topic for soccer-crazed Germans
- Just don't mention the defence as Germany go on the attack
- Men in black say mistakes are part of the game
Friday 09 June 2006
- Opening matches down the years
- World Cup a boon for some business, a bust for others
- A Time to Make Friends
- Outsiders tag to help Germany's World Cup hopes
Thursday 08 June 2006
- England bedecked with red and white flags for World Cup
- Lehmann at last - keeper ready for No. 1 job
- Australia's World Cup second coming
Wednesday 07 June 2006
- Soccer fever in California - 'Yo dude, is there beer?'
Tuesday 06 June 2006
- World Cup's '33rd team' eager for action
- US youth football advancing on the world stage
Monday 05 June 2006
- World Cup team bonuses - Spain on top, lots of zeros for all
- Lippi confident despite scandal and Italy's poor warm-up
Sunday 04 June 2006
- Youngster Messi is Argentina's big hope
Saturday 03 June 2006
- Berlin in grip of World Cup fever as countdown begins
Thursday 01 June 2006
- American spies active in Europe for World Cup
Wednesday 31 May 2006
- Israelis cry foul over World Cup viewing
Sunday 28 May 2006
- Knife attack rekindles debate on World Cup security
Thursday 25 May 2006
- Coaching, American-style, is key to US team's progress
Wednesday 24 May 2006
- The top scorers of the World Cup
Sunday 21 May 2006
- New debate over hostility to foreigners in Germany
Wednesday 17 May 2006
- Stuttgart: Home of Mercedes and VFB
- Munich: Capital of beer and football
- Leipzig: Cradle of football and peaceful revolution
- Nuremberg: Medieval city looking to overcome a dark past
- Cologne: One of Germany`s most famous footballing cities
- Dortmund: Coal, steel, beer and football
- Kaiserslautern: University city and home of Fritz Walter
- Berlin: Capital of a unified Germany and home of World Cup final
Tuesday 16 May 2006
- World Cup is heaven-sent for the whole of Germany
- Hamburg: Vibrant sea port and home to Germany's millionaires
- Hanover: A city looking to shake off its boring tag
- Gelsenkirchen: City of a thousand fires and home of Schalke
- Frankfurt: A financial centre with a football pedigree
Monday 15 May 2006
- Ghana's fortunes rest midfield trio Appiah, Essien, Muntari
- Match schedule for 2006 World Cup in Germany
- From son of Portuguese immigrants to lawyer and football agent
