The United States men's national team will host the Czech Republic tonight in East Hartford (ESPN, 7 p.m.) in one of its final tune-up before boarding a plane for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next month. This game, and Saturday's clash with Turkey in Philadelphia, will be the last chances for folks on […]

In the sixth and final installment of the "OneGoal: Road to South Africa" video series which takes viewers through the US men's national team quest to qualify for World Cup 2010, the segment descends on Washington DC's RFK Stadium for their final game in qualifying — against Costa Rica. In the video, you can see […]

Psychology is not to be underestimated when it comes to sport, especially the World Cup and soccer. In this summer's clash of the giants between the United States and England, I believe the game will not come down to who is the better team on the day, but will instead focus on which team is […]

A photograph of what appears to be Newcastle United's third shirt for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Puma, Newcastle's third jersey is white with blue trim and features the words "Toon Army" sewn into the back of the collar. Yesterday we revealed pictures of Newcastle United's new […]

Barcelona's away shirt for the 2010-11 season has undergone a drastic redesign according to a photograph leaked on the Internet. While it's still designed and manufactured by Nike, everything else has changed including the color. Instead of yellow, it's aqua in color. The front of the shirt features a horizontal band across the chest which […]

A photograph has been leaked of what looks like Everton's new away football shirt for the 2010-11 season. The photograph (please excuse the poor quality) features a picture of a pink away shirt for the Toffees. We'll have to wait and see if the final shirt is actually pink or, due to the poor lighting, […]

A photograph of Barcelona's home shirt for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. The new Barcelona home shirt looks very similar to the current design. The biggest difference is the rounded collar. The other significant difference is that the stripes are wider than in previous years. Of course, the shirt still features […]

Grant Wahl is a senior soccer writer at Sports Illustrated and author of The Beckham Experiment. He joins me on this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast to talk about the three teams representing CONCACAF: Honduras, who most will view as longshots; Mexico, who experienced a drastic turnaround after firing Sven Göran Eriksson; and […]

Grant Wahl is a senior soccer writer at Sports Illustrated and author of The Beckham Experiment. He joins me on this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast to talk about the three teams representing CONCACAF: Honduras, who most will view as longshots; Mexico, who experienced a drastic turnaround after firing Sven Göran Eriksson; and […]

Chelsea's magnificent league and cup double came at a heavy price for Germany captain Michael Ballack – no World Cup. Like the legendary Achilles, who did not heed the warnings of the Gods before marching into a war that would be the end of him, Michael Ballack, too, will have to sit out on the […]

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has agreed terms with the Bavarian giants for a new 5-year deal at the club, which will see him turning out for the Bundesliga Champions and Champions League runners-up until the age of 32. Franck Ribery has been under intense transfer speculation since his move to Munich from Marseille in 2007. […]

In this aggravating time between the end of the Serie A season and the beginning of the World Cup, we can bide our time by looking back at the past Serie A season. As expected by many, Inter Milan won the title. In my series of posts reviewing the season, however, I want to begin […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy today announced that they are going to host Champions League Cup winners Inter Milan at a friendly at the Home Depot Center on August 7. While only 18,000 people came out to see the Galaxy play Boca Juniors over the weekend, this game could probably sell 75,000 seats if the […]

Last week, Alexi Lalas appeared on the Jim Rome Show to discuss several World Cup topics including his concerns about the striking options for the U.S. men's national team, Landon Donovan's role in the team, what it'll mean to the US team if they get knocked out of the first round and the significance of […]