We've all been enjoying a wonderful World Cup tournament that has featured some incredible teams playing the beautiful game, but there are several improvements that need to be made to make it even better. Here are the top 7 ways to improve the World Cup: Remove the lots. To think that the fate of teams […]

Jermain Defoe is the hero in England today after he scored the only goal of the game that helped England move into the second round of the 2010 World Cup. In a game that England dominated, despite some good chances by Slovenia to equalize, Defoe's goal was what separated the sides and enabled England to […]

Landon Donovan scored a wonderful goal in injury time to beat Algeria 1-0 and to put the United States as the first place finisher in Group C. In a very tense game where the United States had numerous chances to win the game but just couldn't seem to get the ball into the back of […]

According toLa Gazzetta dello Sport andTuttomercato, the L.A. Galaxy is looking to bring David Beckham's AC Milan teammate, Ronaldinho, to Major League Soccer. You'd have to believe that the Galaxy, facing the prospect of Beckham missing most, if not all, of the season with a ruptured Achilles, would be thrilled to bring in the […]

It all comes down to this. Ninety minutes in Port Elizabeth. England against Slovenia in a must-win World Cup game for Fabio Capello's team. Before, during and after the match, post your comments, questions or observations in the section below. And no matter where you live in the world, let's hope you enjoy what we […]

If you're like me and many others out there, you're nervous about the USA v Algeria game. In 90 minutes anything can happen, but hopefully the United States will get all three points in this must-win World Cup match played in Pretoria. Before, during and after the match, post your comments, observations, questions and rants […]

The offices, factories and roads of England will fall silent at 3pm GMT today as virtually the entire population pause to watch the national sides final group game of the World Cup. The nation will collectively hold its breath once more, as the hope and torment of the England national team captivates for another 90 minutes […]

Lippi has a strange team of players for this 2010 World Cup, while he's decided to stick with some of the old guard, we've also seen him pick a couple of youngsters. But one thing is constant throughout Lippi's selections, Marcello Lippi's omnipresent affection towards picking and relying on Juventus players. This has led to […]

When the draw for Group C was named in December, little did we know how difficult it would be to predict who would advance and how close the race was going to be on the final day of the first round games in Group C. The beauty of World Cup Group C is that it's […]

If you thought that world class football ended after the World Cup, then you have been ignoring the wonderful action and the fantastic stories that have been brewing here in the 2010 edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. These cup ties have been exciting to watch on the internet, listen to on the […]

Martin Lanig has signed on with Koeln from Stuttgart recently for a fee of 800,000 Euros. After journeyman Portuguese midfielder Maniche was released from his contract by Koeln, Die Geissbocke were eager to secure the services of Lanig and plug up the gap in their midfield. Lanig spent almost all of his last season with […]

Germany will know that their last game of the group stage is a must-win. Without three points against Ghana, Germany will be heading out of the tournament early, and will face the derision of fans back in Germany, and will be blasted by the German press. With talent throughout the squad, with the likes of […]

You're Bob Bradley and it's the night before one of the biggest games of your career, and you have millions of USA fans putting the pressure on you to make the correct decisions. But who would you start for the United States against Algeria tomorrow? And why? Here's my starting 11: ————–Howard————– Cherundolo — DeMerit […]

You're Fabio Capello and it's the night before one of the biggest games of your career where your name is on the line and you have millions of England fans putting the pressure on you to make the correct decisions. But who would you start for England against Slovenia tomorrow? And why? Here's my starting […]

Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina and South Korea are through to the knockout stage of World Cup 2010, while South Africa, France, Greece and Nigeria are the first teams sent hope. To talk about the conclusion of Groups A and B and Wednesday, the final day for Groups C and D, I'm joined by Laurence McKenna and […]