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 […]

The magic of Edson Buddle has continued out of Major League Soccer and into the US Men's National Team. This new found confidence has given him and what we all expected out of him from his days with the Columbus Crew that started his career. Well whatever potion Buddle has drank in Los Angeles he […]

Just as the hype and excitement for the World Cup is building to a feverish pitch, over the last two days we have had to read devastating headlines about star players (most of them Premier League stalwarts or ex-EPL stars) going down to injury in exhibition warm-up matches. Devastating because in the World Cup you […]

It would not be a World Cup for England without a few injury problems and general chaos. However Middlesborough born football legend Chris Kamara, or should I say Chris Cabanga, has other come up with his own strategy to propel England to glory despite the chaos. Apparently he has sought the advice of a Neuropsychologist […]

What happens if you combine Star Wars with Adidas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, David Beckham, Ian Brown from The Stone Roses and other famous musicians? It sounds like a surreal dream, but it's all here in the TV commercial above. When you think about it, both Star Wars (the original) and Adidas are icons of the […]

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, […]

Update – ESPN.com via Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Pirlo plans to be fit by the final group stage match against Slovakia. Add Andrea Pirlo to the growing list of World Cup injuries. The Italian midfielder and AC Milan star could miss an undefined number of matches after suffering a second degree calf injury […]

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 […]

On a day where two of the Premier League's brightest and most popular stars succumbed to various knacks and knocks and subsequently exit the World Cup, another of the league's most popular athletes ascends into the captaincy of the England National team feeling strangely like some hand me down jacket worn by your older brother. Realistically, Gerrard will be Capello's […]

There can no be no denying that Rafael Benitez has done a good job at Liverpool. His ever growing number of acolytes of the Liverpool persuasion would of course point to Istanbul, Cardiff, Old Trafford and Fernando Torres. He further helped re-establish Liverpool as a European force who could consistently challenge, if not for the […]

Many of us, whether we live here or are on vacation, will be in the United States this summer when the World Cup is on. But which pubs, restaurants, sports bar or venues will you be attending nearby to watch the game with tens or hundreds or thousands of sweaty soccer fans? The problem is […]

A photograph has been leaked of what seemingly is Chelsea's third jersey for the 2010-11 season. Designed and manufactured by Adidas, Chelsea's new third kit features a unique design that can best be described as a mixture of fluorescent blue and tartan (apologies to Scottish readers). I admit that the shirt looks an awful lot […]

New photographs of the Manchester United home jersey for the 2010-11 season have been leaked on the Internet. Both images provide close-ups of what the new Man United home shirt looks like. The now familiar retro look continues to grow on me. It's simple but beautiful. The traditional white collar is a nice touch as […]