Explanations after the jump.

After a third-place finish from a young but vibrant German national team who surprised football fans around the globe with their brand of football and their exciting young players, the President of Germany, Christian Wulff, will award the players and the coach for their efforts. Germany's President, Christian Wulff, spoke at a press conference after […]

Spain has won their first world title, a 116th minute goal from Andres Iniesta giving the European Champions the 2010 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. It was a match defined by missed opportunities and aggressive play, with the Dutch taking their newfound pragmatism to unexpected levels. Ultimately, a Spanish team which […]

Spain has won their first world title, a 116th minute goal from Andres Iniesta giving the European Champions the 2010 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. It was a match defined by missed opportunities and aggressive play, with the Dutch taking their newfound pragmatism to unexpected levels. Ultimately, a Spanish team which […]

Congratulations to Spain on winning the 2010 World Cup after beating Netherlands 1-0 in extra time after a goal by Andres Iniesta. Here are photographs from this historic day in World Cup history where Spain has won the World Cup for their first time and where they are current holders on both the World Cup […]

Germany's Thomas Mueller lifted the Young Player of the Tournament award after inspiring performances, most notably against England and Argentina. Mueller's efforts also won him the Golden Boot award, which is awarded to the highest goalscorer in the competition. Four other players were tied on 5 goals, though, but Mueller won the award on the […]

La Gazzetta dello Sport has released some very interesting information regarding how much Serie A clubs spend on their youth academies, not only has it released the amount of money in the youth budget, but it has also released the number of youth teams and scouts that teams have. All of this is pertaining to […]

This report is being typed on Sunday, July 11th which means there are a good three to four days before the official opening of the MLS Summer Transfer Window to bring in new players to strengthen the squads of those that are ready to make a move for a playoff position, or to continue their […]

Germany's young stars triumphed over a resilient and driven Uruguay side, who tested the German backline time and again. Germany's starting line-up saw a few stars dropped due to sickness and injury, and the likes of Aogo and Janssen were brought in instead. Hans-Jorg Butt also started in net, which ended his seven year drought […]

How did Spain and the Netherlands come to be in the final? How can this be? These are my two favorite National teams to watch (after the USA, of course). These are surely the two greatest footballing countries to have never won a World Cup. Okay, yes: I predicted these two would be in the final in my bracket predictor (and consequently […]

Today's World Cup Final between Netherlands and Spain will have an immense impact on the growth of soccer in the United States. While soccer continues to thrive among the die-hard fans who play the sport and/or watch it on television, the jury is still out regarding whether soccer will become more popular among mainstream America. […]

As the World Cup wraps up today with a weary and melancholy sigh, a large group of soccer fans in the US begin again their patient wait for any news concerning the addition of Fox Soccer Channel HD to their respective platforms. DirecTV, one of the nation's largest satellite providers has let down it's rabid […]

Franklin Foer is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast. Interviewed by Kartik Krishnaiyer, Foer is the editor of The New Republic and one of the top scholars on soccer in the United States. He's best known in soccer circles for his book on soccer and globalization entitled How Soccer Explains The World. But […]

Amazing isn't it. At one time, the top goal scorer in the SPL was Henrik Larsson and he left Celtic to go to Barcelona. Now, his record has been beaten and due to Glasgow Ranger's financial woes, they have been forced to let go of Kris Boyd who has joined his fellow Scotsman Gordon Strachan […]

A World Cup Final is one of mixed emotions. Elation at the prospect of watching a game between the two best teams in a tournament. Depression at the thought that after the last kick is made, we have to wait another four years before the tournament begins again. It's far too long of a wait. […]