The starting XI for the England U21's 2-0 victory over Spain in the 2009 Euro Championship With one of the two World Cup finalists now set for this coming Sunday, England fans will now get the distinct pleasure of picking another European rival to root for as the brilliant Orange face either Spain or Germany […]

There was something about the game between Uruguay and Netherlands that was sublime. And it wasn't just the goals – even though all five were glorious. It was the way that both teams played their hearts out and the incredible ending where it seemed that the injury time kept on running and that the final […]

Reports out of the Germany camp first suggested that Philipp Lahm had created a rift in the team after declaring that he would not give up captaincy of the national team willingly, even with Michael Ballack's return after the World Cup. Oliver Bierhoff, who is on Joachim Loew's staff with Die Mannschaft, came out in […]

During the World Cup, news has been leaking out about changes to the Lega Calcio Serie A, the newly independent league formerly know as simply Serie A. Most of the announcements were overshadowed by the World Cup, but below are the changes that FIGC has announced over the past few weeks. A few weeks back […]

Spain's entire 23-man squad, on paper, is the strongest in the tournament. They have players that possess unbelievable technical skills, and include many of the greatest passers in the game today. When a team can afford not to start Cesc Fabregas and David Silva, then you know they've got some serious quality. Spain will bring […]

Barcelona splashed out on David Villa already this summer, tempting the hotshot Spaniard into the Camp Nou for £34.2 million. However, new president Sandro Rosell hasn't finished there and he now plans a raid on Arsenal's captain Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas was on the Barca books until the age of 16, when he left to join […]

A new photograph of Manchester United's new home jersey for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. The image, which shows a design of Nike's UK website, features pictures of Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney wearing the new Manchester United home football jersey. The retro design is sure to […]

The former police officer from Rotherham, Howard Webb, has been one of 10 referees detained in South Africa by FIFA, so they can decide which officiating team will be part of the World Cup final. Webb and his two officials, Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey, have been kept in South Africa and are awaiting FIFA's […]

Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City will kick off the Premier League TV coverage for soccer fans worldwide and in the United States on ESPN2 beginning with the new 2010-11 season on Saturday, August 14. And now that the Premier League has announced many of the games which will be moved from the traditional 10am ET […]

One of the things about the World Cup is that it puts the sport into perspective. With 64 games in one month, it's easy to get a cross-section of where a country is. How well it's doing relative to the other teams in the tournament. What the level of officiating is. And what improvements are […]

Inter Milan have begun to turn in different directions this transfer market, while at first the nerazzurri were bargaining with Real Madrid about Maicon, now it seems like Balotelli could leave for Manchester City. The European champions would have to sell either the Brazilian or the Italian in order to begin to balance the books […]

The Dutch prepare for their World Cup semi, how will you prepare for life after the World Cup? Having returned home after two days away celebrating the 4th of July with family and friends, I find my humble abode in it's normal state of comfort, totally empty of anything resembling normal nourishment, and not a […]

Bob Bradley, as coach of the United States men's national team, has done a heroic effort by taking the country to the final of the Confederations Cup in 2009 and leading the US to an admirable Round of 16 qualification this summer in the World Cup. Bradley has nothing to be ashamed of and has […]

With less than a week to go before the World Cup ends, the cast of characters on Special1 TV are out of the World Cup. Fabio Capello and Wayne Rooney went home with their heads down. Sven had an early exit courtesy of Ivory Coast. But they're all back on Special 1 TV in what […]

At the start of the World Cup, if anybody had pitted these two together at the semi-final stage, you would have been severely down in most people's estimations. The Uruguayans were tipped to finish third behind perennial powerhouses France and the hosts South Africa, so they wouldn't have had the chance to take on Holland. […]