GERMAN FUTBOLITA : The Women’s World Cup In My Eyes
Tonight, the Women World Cup 2011 held in Germany will host the Women’s World Cup finals, with Japan and the USA as worthy opponents. Japan, who surprisingly eliminated the German team in the quarter finals and created a grave …
The Year 2011… According To The World Fútbolitas!
2010 was a fantastic year for Fútbolita, and one of the things that we received incredible and positive feedback for was on the Fútbolita World Cup, where 12 fervent and feisty ladies from all corners of this Earth …
SOUTH AFRICAN FUTBOLITA :Closing Ceremony Pics
In case you missed it, It was a great closing ceremony to a great tournament!
CLASSY
UNIQUE
COLOURFUL
Dutch delight: Oranje on tour
When Oranje reached the WC final it was decided they were to get a special welcome back tour trough Amsterdam no matter the outcome of the match. Well, we all know the outcome….
Since football is about winning I was …
España: Sí, sí, sí ¡La Copa ya está aquí!
Walking home from the Metro the afternoon before the World Cup final, I spied some busy bees across the street working along the Puente del Rey setting up a stage and scurrying about with purpose. I was so preoccupied …
DUTCH FUTBOLITA: Ouch, this hurts!
In retrospect of my mood, the sunny days have come to an end. As I am typing this piece rains comes pouring down…. This might sound like a tacky poetical line, but it is actually true. It seems as …
DUTCH FUTBOLITA: Third time’s the charm!!
Wow, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally come, Oranje & Spain in the final!!
For decades Oranje are known as the the bridesmaids of international football. Always trying their best, playing beautiful football and always ending up …
GERMAN FUTBOLITA: The 3rd place game!! Sense or nonsense?
As you can imagine, Our Germany National Team Players were really disappointed after the 1:0 loss against Spain in the semi- final, except captain Philipp Lahm non of the players wanted to talk to the media right after the …
South African Futbolita : Johannesburg is the Place to be!
Hello futbolitas! Johannesburg is Ready to host the Final of the 2010 World Cup Finals between Holland and Spain!
(Photo Courtesy of National Geographic – Soccer City at Night with Johannesburg City in the background)
Johannesburg & Soccer City are …
Portugal Futbolita : An Update and Rumours!
Ola Futbolitas!!!
I thought I’d return and give you an update on how the mourning in Portugal is progressing!
Between Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Queiroz, Luis Figo and Jose Mourinho, they sold a whole lot of newspapers. Long story short, Ronaldo blamed Queiroz, with …
GERMAN FUTBOLITA: Thanks anyway, Germany!!!
Mmmh…the “Wintermärchen” (= Winter fairy tale) of South Africa is over for Germany!
On Wednesday Germany was again eliminated in a World Cup semi- final, we again lost against Spain and we were again beaten with a 0:1 final …
SPANISH FUTBOLITA: A Teutonic Throw-down!
“Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win” – Sorry Gary Lineker, not this time around!
We’ve already beaten Germany once when it counted, we can do …
DUTCH FUTBOLITA: Oranje all the way!!
Wow, this is soooo good. Oranje are trough to the final of the World Cup 2010! In an attractive match they beat Uruguay with 3-2 and so they got their ticket for Soccer City on Sunday. Apart from some …
GERMAN FUTBOLITA: Revenge or Reverse?!
Germany vs. Spain- this was actually a clash that I hope could be avoided.
Even though Germany has my unconditional support, I also kept my fingers crossed for Spain!
But this was not easy- Since 2008´s Eurocup Final, Spain has …
DUTCH FUTBOLITA: Are the Oranje players cut out for World Cup succes?
After the epic match last Friday, in which Oranje beat Brazil, the national euphoria has settled down a bit. Everyone realises that it is very important for the team to focus on the upcoming match and not to think of …
Argentinean Futbolito: Show must go on
There are no words to describe the sorrow that I feel right now. I apologize to everyone for not writing this match review before, but the elimination from the world cup was not something I was expecting.
Germany beat …
SOUTH AFRICAN FUTBOLITA Football… and Jewelry?
A local South African jeweler (Woosh designs) has created replica pendants of 3 of the world cup stadiums. The jewellery is made out of gold, silver and precious stones. The most elaborate and ornate of the pieces is the Soccer …
GERMAN FUTBOLITA: Germany did it again!
July, 3rd 2010 was supposed to be the hottest day of the year in Germany…and yes it was! Not only because of the temperature but principally because of the german national team´s hot performance.
So many people believed that Argentina …
SOUTH AFRICAN FUTBOLITA :Hand-ball Heartbreak
In what seems to be one of the matches of the tournament, I was left heartbroken and crying. I was sitting right where Gyan hit the post in his 121st minute penalty, which could have led Ghana to the semi …
DUTCH FUTBOLITA: The lion devoured the canary in the end
Wow!! The outcome of yesterday’s match has left me without words. There’s absolutely no way to describe how I feel, I cannot tell you how proud I am right now. Words that come to mind are ecstatic, euphoric and …
