Roy Keane was appointed as assistant manager of Aston Villa Football Club this morning. In doing so, the former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United is one step away from returning to managing a Premier League club again. All that has to happen is for Villa manager Paul Lambert to take his club through a […]

US striker Aron Johannsson may play a part in USA's game against Belgium on Tuesday afternoon, whether it's from the bench or as a surprise starter. But how did the blonde-hair Icelandic striker find his way into this US World Cup side? Let's review. At the exact minute that Jozy Altidore pulled his hamstring against […]

Last season's Southampton were the previous season's Swansea City. The teams won the hearts and minds of so many soccer fans, managers and critics. Except in the case of Swansea City, the team didn't have its spine ripped out of it. In Southampton's case, they've now lost three of their marquee players — Adam Lallana […]

Layzapp wants to find which country at the World Cup has the most passionate fans – and it needs your help. The new TV-companion app has launched a built-in interactive game, in which users cheer as loud as they can for their team for five seconds before a selfie is snapped. Based on the volume […]

After several years of hard work, grueling traveling schedules and thorough preparations, Asia produced four World Cup qualifiers – Japan, Australia, South Korea and Iran. The fact that none of these four sides picked up a victory in a combined total of 12 matches played between them highlights the decline of soccer in the region. […]

While most people are talking about James, Messi and Robben, yesterday Germany’s ‘keeper, Manuel Neuer gave one of the performances of the World Cup. However as the song goes, it wasn't what Neuer did, but the way that he did it. Making as many tackles against Algeria as he did saves, Neuer showed the watching […]

The USMNT could not have had a better start to their World Cup when Seattle Sounders' talisman Clint Dempsey scored in the first minute of group play against Ghana in Natal. It wasn't all that easy though, as twenty-six minutes later the star striker, Jozy Altidore, went down holding his hamstring and he was replaced […]

The US Soccer Federation announced today that 24 year old forward Jozy Altidore has been cleared to play for the United States when they take on Belgium in the Round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup. Altidore has long been considered the star striker for the USMNT and on the whole his form for […]

In the Group Stages of the World Cup, there were three teams that gave up only a single goal to their opponents. One of those teams was Belgium. So to think about the Americans' play thus far heading into this game, one has to be concerned. Yes, they were able to get two goals each […]

According to varying newspaper reports, Arsenal is extremely interested in signing Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez. While the Chile international is coming off of a very strong 2013-14 season with Barcelona, scoring 19 La Liga goals and providing 10 league assists, the Catalan team is said to be willing to part with the superstar during this […]

Tomorrow afternoon in Salvador, the U.S. Men’s National Team will take on The Red Devils of Belgium with a berth in the quarterfinals on the line. Many pundits and fans, yours truly included, did not believe that the U.S. would make it this far. Right or wrong, a lot of the credit for the U.S.’ […]

The USA received some good news on Monday, as forward Jozy Altidore has been cleared to play against Belgium in the round-of-16 game on Tuesday. The question is how much will Altidore play, if he plays at all? USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann faces a tough decision on how to work Altidore back into the lineup. […]

The wait is over: Brazilian superstar Kaka arrived in Orlando tonight after opting out of his contract with AC Milan. He will be officially unveiled tomorrow as Orlando City's first designated player. A large crowd turned out at Orlando International Airport to welcome Kaka to Florida. Orlando City will join Major League Soccer next season.

In advance of the US-Belgium game tomorrow, almost everyone has an opinion on the game and both teams from a Stars and Stripes perspective. Very few have been able to get the Belgian perspective, so here's an interview about the game tomorrow with Belgian blogger and writer Chris Mayer — better known as the Belgian Waffle. […]

In an exciting ending to the game, Germany beat Algeria 2-1 in extra time to book a place in the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. At the end of regulation time, the score finished 0-0. Both Germany and Algeria had plenty of chances to win the match, but goalkeepers Neuer and Rais were […]