USMNT midfielder Landon Donovan posted a message on Facebook this evening to express his disappointment with the decision made by USMNT Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann to drop him from the final 23-man World Cup squad. Donovan said: "It has been an honor and privilege to have represented the US National Team in three World Cups. […]

We’re going to look back and say this is the moment where it all fell apart. No Landon Donovan. Apparently, 156 games, 57 international goals, twelve World Cup games, five World Cup goals, an unassailable position as the best American player ever, a position of leadership and a whole lot of motivation to ride off […]

It’s not just Landon Donovan’s exclusion from the US 23-man squad for Brazil that should make people take notice. It’s far deeper than that. Jurgen Klinsmann is taking his formula from years gone by and updating it, just wearing different colors. In order to understand this US roster, we must first look back at Germany’s […]

USMNT Head Coach Jürgen Klinsmann made a courageous decision today that will move the sport of soccer forward in the United States. The US Men’s National head coach and technical director dropped Landon Donovan from his 23-man World Cup squad, which means that the all-time leading US goalscorer will not participate in a fourth World Cup […]

Many soccer fans in the United States are still in shock that Landon Donovan has been cut from the US team for World Cup 2014. Donovan holds the records for the most number of goals for the United States as well as the most number of assists. Plus he's been such an integral part of […]

In a blow to Manchester United supporters who were hoping that Louis Van Gaal would be able to convince Thomas Müller to join the Red Devils, the German international looks set to reject the chance to move to Old Trafford. While, at the same time, Van Gaal has ended his interest in trying to sign […]

The world’s most lucrative single soccer fixture will take place Saturday at Wembley as Derby County and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) will fight for a spot in the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League. It's a one-off match with implications unlike any other in England. The two clubs fighting for the final Premier League spot have dramatically […]

No. 21: Total Football, (Germany, 1974) Every so often, one team can capture the imagination of the watching world. Typically, they are sides that play in a striking style, with unique ideas and ultimately, sample their fair degree of success. In 1974, the Dutch national team—competing at their first World Cup in 36 years—did exactly […]

The England national team will take to the field for the final time on home soil ahead of the World Cup when they meet Peru on Friday, May 30 2014. And Carlsberg are giving you the chance to be at Wembley to roar on the Three Lions before they jet off for friendlies in the […]

Part of the magic of the World Cup is seeing players suit up and represent their countries in the world’s biggest tournament. Ask any player and they’ll tell you it’s an incredible honor putting on his nation’s colors and playing for all his fellow countrymen watching. In the history of the tournament there have been […]

David Goldblatt has done it again. His 2007 masterpiece The Ball is Round is the most definitive and analytical global history of soccer ever written. That work looked at every corner of the globe the development of the sport, the institutions of soccer and the political and societal issues around the game’s history in each […]

Paul Scholes has chastised Wayne Rooney and given some advice to England manager Roy Hodgson as the 2014 World Cup approaches. Scholes, who played for eight and a half seasons with Rooney at United and recently coached him for a handful of matches following Ryan Giggs appointment as caretaker manager, had keen observations he gave […]

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez is a doubt for this summer's World Cup after news spread that he is to undergo keyhole surgery today to repair damage to his meniscus. Experts say that it can take anywhere from 15 days to a minimum of four weeks before Suarez can return to full fitness. The length of his […]

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has left the Glasgow club. A source to The Daily Record newspaper said that: "It's a sad day, but Neil has been talking to the club for some time about his situation, he feels he needs a fresh challenge and a break from the strains of this job. It happens with every manager, […]

'United Passions' is a brand-new film about the founding and history of FIFA, soccer's top governing body. The major motion-picture features stars Tim Roth, Gerard Depardieu and Sam Neill. Based on the trailer for the film (see below), it's a sweeping story that ranges from a period piece (when FIFA was founded) to a mystery […]