2006 World Cup

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    French captain Zidane apologizes for his head butt but says it's the provoker who should be punished. He's wrong.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Italy wins the World Cup as French legend Zidane is sent off. Let's do the same to the penalty-kick shootout. Plus: The Twins' side-arming blogger.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    In World Cup knockout games, the second goal gets even more important! Plus, those poor Minnesota Twins and their 17-2 streak.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    The beautiful, ugly game: Soccer doesn't need changing, but here's how I'd change it anyway.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    With its 2006 World Cup over, what the U.S. needs is a flamboyant, charismatic coach to sell an exciting version of the game to elite young American athletes.
  • Score one for the Yanks

    Yes, the USA team went down in ignominy at the World Cup. But guess what? World soccer fans were loving us in Germany.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Stanley Cup Finals turn on a dime. Now the trophy is back in its case and the Oilers are back in the series. Plus: World Cup.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Dwyane Wade's spectacular fourth quarter saves the Heat. Can he do that three more times? Plus: World Cup. And: Bud Selig's "everyone."
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    The U.S. pratfall in its World Cup opener didn't kill some coming soccer boom. Plus: Pong? And: Stanley Cup.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Mavericks shut down faltering Shaq, and if Pat Riley keeps getting outcoached, this is going to be a short NBA Finals. Plus: World Cup.
  • Are you ready for some futbol?

    The World Cup is the Godzilla of sporting events -- it wreaks more havoc on more people around the world than anything else.
  • The Velvet Revolution -- on the field

    As the World Cup approaches, an English writer recalls when Czech football, too, threw off its shackles.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Wallace smacks Shaq. Will it inspire a huge Pistons comeback? Plus: Clemens returns. The nerve! And: Sabres-'Canes Game 7, Lance Armstrong "exonerated."
  • World cup of prostitution?

    What will happen when 3 million people descend on Germany for the World Cup?
  • The World Cup cometh

    The U.S. may not survive the first round against Italy, the Czech Republic and Ghana. But nobody said getting respect on the global soccer stage was going to be easy.
  • Invasion of the body pleasers

    Along with soccer fans, officials planning next summer's World Cup in Berlin expect to host tens of thousands of foreign prostitutes.

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