One of the things about the World Cup is that it puts the sport into perspective. With 64 games in one month, it's easy to get a cross-section of where a country is. How well it's doing relative to the other teams in the tournament. What the level of officiating is. And what improvements are […]

Inter Milan have begun to turn in different directions this transfer market, while at first the nerazzurri were bargaining with Real Madrid about Maicon, now it seems like Balotelli could leave for Manchester City. The European champions would have to sell either the Brazilian or the Italian in order to begin to balance the books […]

The Dutch prepare for their World Cup semi, how will you prepare for life after the World Cup? Having returned home after two days away celebrating the 4th of July with family and friends, I find my humble abode in it's normal state of comfort, totally empty of anything resembling normal nourishment, and not a […]

Bob Bradley, as coach of the United States men's national team, has done a heroic effort by taking the country to the final of the Confederations Cup in 2009 and leading the US to an admirable Round of 16 qualification this summer in the World Cup. Bradley has nothing to be ashamed of and has […]

With less than a week to go before the World Cup ends, the cast of characters on Special1 TV are out of the World Cup. Fabio Capello and Wayne Rooney went home with their heads down. Sven had an early exit courtesy of Ivory Coast. But they're all back on Special 1 TV in what […]

At the start of the World Cup, if anybody had pitted these two together at the semi-final stage, you would have been severely down in most people's estimations. The Uruguayans were tipped to finish third behind perennial powerhouses France and the hosts South Africa, so they wouldn't have had the chance to take on Holland. […]

World Cup 2010 is down to four teams, two of which play on Tuesday in the tournament's first semifinal. Uruguay, the surprise of the tournament, takes on a Netherlands team coming off their victory over the competition's favorites. To talk about that match as well as answer some of the feedback we got from our […]

World Cup 2010 is down to four teams, two of which play on Tuesday in the tournament's first semifinal. Uruguay, the surprise of the tournament, takes on a Netherlands team coming off their victory over the competition's favorites. To talk about that match as well as answer some of the feedback we got from our […]

Buffon has been troubled by his back for just about three years, and when he had to pull out of the World Cup just 45 minutes in the first match, it was time for Buffon to get an operation. Buffon was operated in Milan because of his herniated disc and the operation went perfectly, a […]

Germany's head coach, Joachim Loew, who served as assistant coach to Jurgen Klinsmann at the 2006 World Cup tournament in Germany, has been performing small miracles with the German national team at this summer's World Cup tournament in South Africa. There is definitely an argument to be made about him signing on again for another […]

Martin Tyler will return to ESPN for the next World Cup where he'll be commentating World Cup 2014, says the Associated Press. It's quite an incredible achievement to secure Martin Tyler for two World Cup tournaments in a row. The man is hands down the best soccer commentator in the world. And by having Tyler […]

Tottenham Hotspur could start the 2010-11 season without a shirt sponsor, reports the News Of The World. The White Hart Lane club has been unable to find a sponsor thus far who is willing to pay the £10m-a-year deal that the club is seeking. As a result, Tottenham's Daniel Levy is considering striking separate deals […]

If you haven't gotten the Panini World Cup sticker fever yet, there's still time. While we have several days this week with no World Cup games, it's perfect timing to catch up on either filling your Panini World Cup sticker album with World Cup stars, or buying some more stickers before they're all sold out. […]

The 2010-11 Lique Un season is around the corner and in preparation for the new season, we thought we'd share with you some of the new jerseys from a selection of French teams. The above photograph features the new home, away and third jerseys for AS Nancy, but below you can see photographs of the […]

Thomas Mueller was beaming with excitement after Germany's 4-0 win against Argentina. The young German star, who scored Germany's opening goal just minutes into Germany's quarter-final clash against the Argentinians. Mueller, who was relatively unknown just a year ago, has now exploded onto the world football scene. At Bayern Munich he has become a regular […]