Yay! The new fixtures for the 2010-11 Premier League season have been announced. And all around the world we soccer fans are rubbing our hands with glee at the thought of who our team will play on the opening day of the new season, scheduled to kick off on Saturday, August 14. If I sound […]

After Germany's 4-0 drubbing of Australia, many have jumped on the German bandwagon. After seeing their expansive football, Serbia and Ghana, who Germany still have to play, will be vary wary of Germany's attacking play. What we could see is a tactic very similar to the one employed by Korea DPR and Switzerland against Brazil […]

Fabio Capello has responded critically to Beckenbauer's rather insulting comments about England after their 1-1 draw with USA. Beckenbauer is quoted as saying, "What I saw of the English against the USA had very little to do with football. It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards into the bad old days […]

Switzerland pulls off the first major upset of the tournament, Chile broke out the Twister and got this party (re-)started, ?while Uruguay's awakening has South Africa on the verge of going dormant. To talk about these matches as well the matches on Thursday's agenda, I'm joined by Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna for this version […]

Switzerland pulls off the first major upset of the tournament, Chile broke out the Twister and got this party (re-)started, ?while Uruguay's awakening has South Africa on the verge of going dormant. To talk about these matches as well the matches on Thursday's agenda, I'm joined by Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna for this version […]

Ladies and gentlemen, take a second and place the back of your hand on your forehead to check to see if you have a fever. I have a gut feeling you may be suffering from World Cup Fever. But if you're feeling 100% healthy, perhaps it's time to check your paid time off balance to […]

EPL Talk reported in April that the days of free articles on the Times were soon coming to an end. It now seems as if the Times have taken the first big step in keeping good on their promise by closing it's online website, timesonline.co.uk, last Tuesday. For me, the move seems slightly odd considering the Times could loose substantial online viewership […]

So far during this 2010 World Cup tournament, the talking points have been more off the field than on it. While the players from the 32 teams have failed to sparkle thus far, most of the talk seems to be focused on the vuvuzelas – whether they should be banned or not, and how Host […]

While the excitement of the World Cup has been going on, we can't forget about the excitement of the US Open Cup. US Soccer's version of England's FA Cup has been going on since 1914 and out of sixteen matches only six have gone into extra time. One of those six made it to the […]

Franz Beckenbauer, legendary Germany and Bayern Munich defender, has come out in the press recently and has slammed England's performance against USA. The ex-Germany captain, who lifted the World Cup in 1974, and once as manager of the national team in 1990, and who has also won three European Cups (now Champions League) in a […]

Cote d'Ivoire and Portugal made up the marquee match-up on Tuesday, but it was the efforts of New Zealand (against Slovakia) and North Korea (against Brazil) that wrote the stories. In this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast, I'm joined by special guest The Gaffer to wrap-up Tuesday's action from South Africa 2010.

Cote d'Ivoire and Portugal made up the marquee match-up on Tuesday, but it was the efforts of New Zealand (against Slovakia) and North Korea (against Brazil) that wrote the stories. In this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast, I'm joined by special guest The Gaffer to wrap-up Tuesday's action from South Africa 2010.

There are the obvious explanations. Teams are not accustomed to the new Adidas football, teams are frightened to lose the first game, teams are set up to not concede the first goal. Could the real explanation be that football has changed? The game is professional in a way that it has never been before. Teams […]

It's only five days into the 2010 World Cup and the critics are already taking digs at the tournament. And most of those criticizing the World Cup are soccer lovers, not haters. I've had the good fortune to watch each game live on TV and while I agree that the games have not been very […]

The biggest "win" in New Zealand soccer history was also a major victory for the Italian national team. Slovakia was the better club for ninety minutes today, taking a 1-0 lead over New Zealand early in the second half on a goal by Robert Vittek. The All Whites, who looked like a club playing in […]