How a team loses actually mattersUnlike the French, the Germans and the Italians owned up to their loses. They’ll be champions again one day.
Why we don’t watch soccerAmateur participation is sky-high, so why is the Beautiful Game such a commerical flop in Canada?
NewsmakersUnforgettable goal, unforgettable friend, The pride of the ’Peg and If you’re Canadian, say ‘I do’
Who will win the World Cup?Championship preview: Our resident soccer nerds duke it out for Spain and the Netherlands
Africa mourns Ghana’s World Cup lossMeanwhile, Paris Hilton arrested for marijuana at Brazil-Netherlands match
The journey of the underdogAs Uruguay enters the semi-finals, a look at the best underdogs in World Cup history
The mogul and the damage doneNeil van Schalkwyk is much meeker than the metre-long plastic horn for which he’s responsible