Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his country will spend $20 billion on hosting the 2018 World Cup, which will see 11 host cities building stadiums and infrastructure spanning 1,500 miles across the country. With the 2018 World Cup only four years away, let's take a look at the posters for the official World Cup […]

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final just hours away, it's now your opportunity to share your expertise and let us know who you think will win soccer's ultimate trophy. Will it be Germany or Argentina that will lift the trophy today? And therefore, will it be Europe or South America that will be crowned […]

The winners of the 20th FIFA World Cup will be decided in a mouth-watering clash between two giants of international football in the historic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Between them, Argentina and Germany have won 5 World Cup tournaments and both teams make part of the relatively short list of 8 nations that […]

The scorelines 2-1, 1-0, 3-2, 1-0, 1-0, 0-0 — these are hardly the results of world beaters especially when the opposition includes Iran (ranked 43rd in the FIFA ranking), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nigeria and Switzerland. However, “world beaters” is exactly what Argentina will be if they get past a Germany team whose morale is sky-high after […]

Editor's note: One of the less discussed topics at this World Cup has been the vocal animosity that Brazil fans have shown towards Argentina, whether it's Brazilians booing the Argentina team and/or cheering on Argentina's opposition. Now with Argentina in the final on Brazil soil, we thought it'd be a good opportunity to have World […]

Take a walk back through time to review all of the official FIFA World Cup logos from 1930 to 2014. In all, theres been 20 World Cup tournaments played. Out of the 20 logos below, which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below. World Cup 1930, Uruguay World Cup 1934, […]

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has turned to his former club Feyenoord to sign the apparent replacement for Rickie Lambert — the £8million signing of 28-year-old striker Graziano Pellè. Pellè, who has never been capped for Italy as a full international, has had a decidedly mixed career thus far. Before playing for Feyenoord, he had a series of […]

Never in recent history has a World Cup final been bigger for a head coach. Unlike most other managers that have taken their national teams to a final, Joachim Löw is a multiple major tournament leader implementing a long-term vision for his national team. Remaking the German style and blending in youth required continuing commitment […]

Note to the producers of the "50 Most Shocking Moments in World Cup History": The film will need to be updated soon to include several of the shocking moments from World Cup 2014 including Germany beating Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semi-final, Netherlands beating Spain 5-1 in the Group stages, as well as Costa […]

It just keeps on getting worse for Brazil. After being thrashed 7-1 by Germany earlier this week, Brazil went into the Third Place Final hoping for a victory to wipe away the pain of being obliterated by the Germans. However, the performance was just as weak, as Brazil crashed out of the tournament, losing 3-0 […]

As we reach the near end of what has been an exhilarating month, Brazil and Netherlands face each other today in the Third Place Final, with pride as the only prize to play for. Where to watch – The third-place match kicks off at 4 PM EST/1 PM PST, and this is where viewers in […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho stars in a new TV commercial to promote the upcoming season of Premier League soccer on BT Sport. The video promo features Rio Ferdinand and Daniel Sturridge, in addition to The Special One. "Get ready for another unmissable season on BT Sport. You have to see it to believe it." Mourinho […]

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of building a new 58,000 capacity stadium in London have been given a major boost after the government approved a compulsory purchase order allowing building work to begin. The club has been clearing space around White Hart Lane for the past two years and this announcement means that Spurs can finally start […]

There are no words you can give you perspective about when you lose a colleague. It gives you perspective on how blessed one is to actually be working in this “calling”. When Argentine journalist Jorge “Topo” López passed away this past week, one reflects and one realizes. López, like many other people (myself included) in […]

I remember fondly a Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen during the 2012-13 season. Bayern Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer runs up towards the Leverkusen goal. He dribbles and sets up a cross that drifts into the area, and in the end the ball skips off the crossbar. Bayern loses the game. This was no […]