| TheOriginalWinger

With the World Cup mere days away, the entire world is turning its attention to Africa to watch homegrown stars like Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o try to lead their countries to glory. The latest episode of Current TV’s Vanguard, premiering Wednesday, June 16 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, exposes the darker side of the quest for soccer superstardom: ...

The Chelsea striker went off holding his right arm after 17 minutes of the warm-up game against Japan on Friday. His operation was said to be a success but they did not know how long he would be out. Didier Drogba's World Cup dreams are still in the balance after the Ivory Coast captain had surgery on his fractured arm on Saturday. His country ...

The collision that looks to have knocked Ivory Coast International Dider Drogba out of the 2010 World Cup.

Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba and director Alejandro Iñarittu share their thoughts behind Nike's latest smash hit ad

By now I'm assuming you have all seen the full length video for Write The Future that Nike released today. It's a pretty amazing ad that touches on the implications that one moment in the World Cup can have on the player, society, the culture and a nation. Pretty rad! Hit the jump to see some more still images from the video. (more...)

"The time has come for players to carve their name in history. One touch, tackle or free kick could crush a nation's hopes or cause them to build a statue in your honour. Drogba, Rooney and Ronaldo are ready to Write The Future." Ronaldo + Homer, Kobe doing stepovers, Rooney going from living in a caravan to getting knighted. Cameos from Landon and ...

Barclay's Premiership Championship to go along with his Golden Boot... why not pop bottles?