“We were a disappointment and everyone saw it,” – GIANLUIGI BUFFON, Italian goalkeeper, on Italy’s early exit from 2010 World Cup play (Via ESPN SoccerNet)
Yet another reason why Kim Jong-Il may just be the most talented person on the planet.
Soccer is undeniably cool. For the next month I am going to be hearing a lot about it and I don’t want to be that girl, so I’ve put together a cheat sheet for everything I (and maybe you?) need to know about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The vuvuzelas are out in full force. TIME takes you to the World Cup opening ceremony in South Africa.
Art will combine with emotion come Friday’s start of the 2010 World Cup. Here’s a look at how ten fans from ten different nations portrayed their support for their countries at previous World Cup matches.
South Korea has discovered an outside weapon from within its soccer fan base: webbed feet.
What a difference four years makes.
