Group stage is over, with the final four survivors identified. Brazil and Spain are through, both as group winners, joined from their respective groups by Portugal and Chile. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna join me to talk about that as well as the two Round of […]

Group stage is over, with the final four survivors identified. Brazil and Spain are through, both as group winners, joined from their respective groups by Portugal and Chile. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna join me to talk about that as well as the two Round of […]

The conclusion of the group stage this afternoon pushes the tournament into the win or go home stage. No longer can games be capped at 90 minutes and a tie. Now they can go a full 120 minutes with out a single goal before it is extended into the delicious realm of penalties. Dreaded by […]

In what is becoming one of my most favorite series of viral videos this World Cup, here's the next installment of Lego Football which features the highlights of England against Slovenia in beautiful stop-motion Lego graphics. And how good is it to see John Terry's salmon-like dive across the box as performed by a Lego […]

In this weekend's tastiest World Cup fixture, long time rivals Germany and England will meet in a head on battle with dramatic implications and a quarter final birth on the line. Will the English get their chance to conquer their demons during a dramatic penalty shootout, or will the young and organized Germans overrun the tired looking […]

Germany's Michael Ballack has completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen, after Chelsea refused to renew his contract just weeks ago. The ex-captain of Germany has chosen a move back to his old club, where he played from 1999-2002. Despite offers from other premier league clubs and an offer from Steve McLaren's Wolfsburg, Ballack decided to […]

Leave it up to the world's largest online video portal to come up with some pretty hilarious stuff, from idiots dancing in front of a camera to people falling flat on their faces while attempting some ridiculous stunt, YouTube has now added a Vuvuzela button featured on some soccer related videos. Seriously. On select videos, some football […]

It's another massive weekend of soccer for all of us around the world. On Saturday, the United States plays Ghana (2:30pm ET) while on Sunday, England takes on Germany (10am ET). Plus, in addition to that, there's the mouthwatering clash between Argentina and Mexico (Sunday, 2:30pm ET) and last, but not least, Uruguay versus South […]

ESPN's coverage of the 2010 World Cup has been spectacular. But if I must be honest, some of the commentators are beginning to get on my nerves. It's normal, I guess – especially after you consider how many hours we've spent listening to these commentators since the tournament began on June 11. Based on what […]

Now that the deserved hoopla has calmed down about the United States beating Algeria and making it to the second round of the World Cup, it's time for a reality check. That is that the United States, while playing very well in the first round, are currently not good enough to make it far in […]

Everton's new home jersey for the 2010-11 season will be a simple but beautiful design instead of their away kit, which is bright pink. The new leaked photo of the Everton home shirt reveals a very traditional and clean design featuring Everton's famous blue shirts. The sponsor's name and the Le Coq Sportif are in […]

?The world champions are out, Italy having been eliminated by Slovakia on Thursday. The Slovaks do through with Paraguay out of Group F, with the Netherlands and Japan, having beaten Denmark, advancing in second place. To talk about those results as well as Friday's matches, I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer for […]

?The world champions are out, Italy having been eliminated by Slovakia on Thursday. The Slovaks do through with Paraguay out of Group F, with the Netherlands and Japan, having beaten Denmark, advancing in second place. To talk about those results as well as Friday's matches, I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer for […]

After Germany's 1-0 win over Ghana, injuries to key players Mesut Ozil, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Jerome Boateng emerged as the big story. Without these players, Germany's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals over England will dramatically dwindle. Mesut Ozil has been in sensational form for Germany so far during this tournament, with his creativity being […]

Germany's win over Ghana ensured a finish at the top of group D. Heading into the round of 16, Germany will face Fabio Capello's Three Lions. The English boast an array of attacking talent and midfield maestros, but they have so far failed to impress. Still, England will need to be taken very seriously. While […]