Chris Mcquade

A spirited draw by a resilient USMNT sees Bob Bradley's men stand up in the face of technically superior opposition and show the world and USA fans that they truly have earned their place in this summer's World Cup and that they can contend with the best of them. A dominating performance from perma-crocked center-half […]

Germany's new captain Phillip Lahm has spoken very positively about the German national side before their opening game against Australia. "This team is hungry, you can see it in every training session where the intensity and the enthusiasm are really high. As far as I'm concerned, this German team is the best I've played in." […]

Football fans around the world will be beaming with excitement when England take on USA this Saturday. The prospect of seeing one of the outside favourites to win the World Cup in their opening game against very reasonable opponents is an exciting one. In the English press, when the draw for the group stage was […]

While many USMNT fans are feeling World Cup fever and looking forward to the possibility of a shock win over England, those same fans are looking at the other two teams in their group, Slovenia and Algeria, and seeing an easy six points. In 2006, the situation was quite similar. USMNT fans drooled over the […]

Premier League holders Chelsea have decided not to renew Michael Ballack's contract, and so the German international has been released by the club. Reports suggest that quite a few clubs throughout Europe are already in talks with ex-Germany captain Ballack over a contract, but nothing is official yet. Ballack, who is now at the ripe […]

Lothar Matthaus spoke out on Germany's squad just days before the opening day of the World Cup, and had very little praise for his national side. Matthaus, who is Germany's most capped player of all time with 150 caps, is a living legend of the game. Maradona said about Matthaus, 'he is the best rival […]

German international Thomas Hitzlsperger has completed his move from Italian side Lazio to struggling Premier League side West Ham. Gone are the days, for Hitzlsperger, when he captained VfB Stuttgart and was being capped for the German national side. It was only a few years ago, Bundesliga fans will remember, that Hitzlsperger was bombing through […]

Going into this summer's World Cup in South Africa, Bob Bradley has had some big choices to make, and some obvious problems to resolve. Finding a solution in attack has not been an easy task, after the disastrous injury to Charlie Davies and the loss of form in Jozy Altidore, but Bob Bradley solved it […]

When Rafael Benitez was chosen to succeed Gerard Houllier it was considered a smart move by both parties; Liverpool had signed a master tactician who had proven success in Europe

Ghana's Black Stars, who were so wonderful to watch in Germany in 2006, are back for South Africa 2010 and are hungry for more. Ghana, who will be buoyed by the fact that the World Cup is being hosted on African soil, will play very similarly to they way they did in 2006. They will […]

Australia, who reached the round of 16 in the World Cup in 2006, are not a team to be looked over come June 13. The Socceroos boast a wealth of talent and a wily old coach in Pim Verbeek. Australia's qualification campaign was probably not as difficult as many European qualification campaigns, but it might […]

FC Twente's Marko Arnautovic has made the move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen today. Marko Arnautovic made 44 appearances for FC Twente and scored 12 goals. In 2009, Italian champions Internazionale took him on loan, where he seemingly failed to impress, making only three Serie A appearances. Arnautovic, still only 21 years old, will now […]

Serbia, who have been nicknamed The White Eagles by their fans, will be Germany's fiercest opponents in the group stage of this summer's upcoming World Cup. Serbia's qualification was a great success and a bit of a shock as well. Their qualification group consisted of France, who reached the final in 2006, Austria, Lithuania, Romania, […]

What was been one of the worst kept secrets of this transfer season, Jerome Boateng has now come out and declared that his move to Manchester City is all but official. Jerome Boateng, who will be representing Germany at this year's World Cup, is also the younger brother of Ghana and Portsmouth midfielder Kevin Prince […]

Germany tested their World Cup credentials this evening against a strong and determined Bosnia side, which eventually ended in a 3-1 win for Die Mannschaft. Joachim Loew fielded a strong first XI, which also included some of the out-of-form members of Germany's 23-man squad who will be heading to South Africa this summer. The German […]