The pots for the World Cup draw on Friday are now official, and it is likely that the groups will be fairly even in terms of playing strength. The only real anomalies are South Africa's elevation to a seeding as hosts, France lurking as a non-seeded...

Everyone is having their spray about the already notorious Thierry Henry incident. That his act was abominably unethical is undisputed; the more significant fallout from his brazen piece of gamesmanship is likely to be yet more discussion about the...

I escaped from my newborn this week just long enough to watch the final of FIFA's Under 17 World Cup in Nigeria. It was a game well worth watching. World Soccer's Paul Gardner, a football purist who makes Craig Foster seem like an apostle of playing...

Lucinda Sue Salter, Lucy to her many friends, first stepped out onto the great football field of life at 6:56 this morning. Her daddy, otherwise known as the Football Tragic, was there to cut the cord and has been ministering to his wife for most of...

The acquisition of Kevin Sheedy as coach of the AFL's new western Sydney franchise has set plenty of tongues wagging, and keyboards clicking. The presence of one of the sport's most charismatic figures in enemy territory is good copy...especially for...