England’s exit in the Round of 16 in the World Cup has triggered a fresh call to rein in the cosmopolitan roster sheets of the Premier League by placing quotas on the number of foreigners on each team. I have yet to come across a coherent argument as to why such a move will assist […]

And so the England inquest begins once again. After every tournament the same earth is dug over and over again. There can’t be a single argument, idea or notion that hasn’t been given an airing in the last 48 hours. I should know, I’ve been as responsible as anyone for writing them. The corpse of […]

In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer was handed the captaincy of the German national side. A golden age of German football ensued under his leadership, as Germany went on to lift the European Championships in 1972, and then won the following World Cup in 1974. Beckenbauer's Germany was unable to emulate that success in the following two […]

It's been a decent summer for viral soccer videos. Nike's Write The Future, despite being overblown, was entertaining to watch and produced a few chuckles. The return of Special1 TV has been a nice distraction even though they haven't been able to find their groove yet. But the highlight for me has been the series […]

For some of us, watching the highlights of USA versus Ghana may be too painful to watch. But thankfully Legofussball.eu has highlights featuring Lego characters playing out the key moments of the World Cup game. Using stop-motion photography and wonderful sets, the video is a beautiful thing to watch. It's just a shame that the […]

It's that time in the World Cup 2010 tournament where a little bit of comedic relief would do a lot of people the world of good, myself included. So who better than The Special One to provide the laughs? Following their victory against Slovenia the English team prepared for their next game against Germany. Simon […]

There's been an interesting undercurrent of first choice World Cup goal keepers performing brilliantly in the tournament so far who represent Premier League clubs. Besides a few early blunders from keepers, the goalkeeping has in fact been quite solid throughout the majority of the tournament. Maybe they've gotten used to the controversial Jabulani ball, or maybe they've […]

After the failure of Germany 2006, nobody wanted to hire Bob Bradley for this job. It was hard to find a fan that thought he was the right man. US Soccer was desperate to hire Jurgen Klinsman. Columnist fantasized about importing some maestro from Europe or South America. When the other options failed to pan […]

The British press are in a tizzy about who should replace Fabio Capello as the next England manager, or whether the Italian should remain in charge. Harry Redknapp? Roy Hodgson? Martin O'Neill? I've even read David Beckham's name mentioned as a potential candidate. But let's face the bitter reality. Whoever is England's coach for the […]

A teaser of what Fulham's new home kit for the 2010-11 season will look like was recently released on the Internet. The shirt is designed and manufactured by Kappa. And the photograph gives just enough of a hint to show how special the design may be. According to Football Shirt Culture website, "Kappa, a leading […]

As the World Cup is attracting all headlines related to soccer, there's always a small echo of transfer market news which now, after Italy's elimination from the World Cup, becomes much more than an echo for Italy fans. And as you read about transfer rumors and deals, you hear the names like Di Maria, Maicon, […]

The second half of the MLS season started in New England on Sunday for the Fire and saw the squad earn the three points they so desperately needed to start the march to the MLS playoffs. A first half blast from 30 yards out by Marco Pappa after a swift move to escape his defender, […]

Sunday’s refereeing blunders, following the many glaring group stage errors, have reignited a debate over changing the sport’s rules. Some favor video replay, some favor an additional referee who would only monitor each goal area, while others would prefer a sensor-system for goals similar to that used in hockey. Of all the ideas, the addition of another referee seems to […]

There is a saying that once you hit rock bottom the only way out is up. Unfortunately there is another option, stagnating at the rock bottom. The England national team hit rock bottom in South Africa and those out there flattering themselves that England will emerge from the utter mess a stronger team cannot be […]

Brazil and the Netherlands are through to the quarterfinals of World Cup 2010 after Monday wins, sending Chile and Slovakia home while setting-up a match we've looked forward to since the tournament's onset. To talk about that as well as the last two Round of 16 matches (taking place Tuesday) I'm joined by Laurence McKenna […]