An ESPN interview with some of the Italian national team players shows that not even the squad seems to know who will be on the pitch on Sunday when they kick off versus Paraguay. Marcello Lippi has been tight-lipped about who will start and what formation the Azzurri will play, even noting that the formation […]

Finally. It. Is. Here. The 2010 World Cup kicks off today with the first match up between South Africa and Mexico. I'm picking South Africa and Mexico to draw in this one. Mexico should win, but buoyed by the incredible support of the South African nation, I think the South Africans will rise to the […]

With England's captain Rio Ferdinand now out of the World Cup Finals, one would think the notoriously pessimistic English would be packing it in already with fears about their defense, but there has hardly been a tremor. Throughout the Premiership campaign Ferdinand had not played up to potential, and many believe that his replacement, likely […]

Going into this World Cup many people are expecting big things from the England squad, and why not? All play in what’s considered the best league in the world, they have one of the top three strikers in the world in Wayne Rooney, a top 5 defender in John Terry, and manager Fabio Capello […]

Football fans around the world will be beaming with excitement when England take on USA this Saturday. The prospect of seeing one of the outside favourites to win the World Cup in their opening game against very reasonable opponents is an exciting one. In the English press, when the draw for the group stage was […]

[polldaddy poll=3329742] After over six months of anticipation, we're now on the verge of seeing the World Cup kick off and the first gigantic matchup of the tournament when England plays the United States on Saturday at 2:30pm ET (live on ABC). But who do you think will win? Who has the ability to win […]

This writer has not fallen off the face of the earth after the season concluded in mid-May. I am writing this as I leave on a boat from Napoli en route to Palma de Mallorca. I have been traveling through Europe these past weeks, and I was in Barcelona to cover the FC Barcelona presidential […]

Today marks the launch of a brand-new campaign by BBC Five Live to encourage soccer fans to create the mother of all Mexican Waves from around the world. To launch the campaign, BBC Five Live collected snapshots of key individuals doing the Mexican Wave and pieced them all together into the above video. The people […]

Well we're almost there. The future is about to be written. English football fans are right now full of typical pre-tournament nervousness, arrogance, pitiful lack of self-belief, cynicism, doubt and jingoism. Welcome to England. The World Cup is the world's biggest sporting event and captivates almost everyone on earth and even some people in Texas. […]

No matter if you live near South Florida or halfway across the world, you can join the England v USA World Cup Viewing Party festivities this Saturday and participate in what will undoubtedly be the biggest day ever for EPL Talk. We have a ton of exciting developments planned for you to help you get […]

I have been to the past two World Cups. I was there in South Korea for the most famous almost-Cinderella run by the hosts in 2002. I was in Germany for the infamous Zidane headbutt that lost France the title in 2006. And this year, my father deemed it much too dangerous to let me […]

With the World Cup literally hours away from kicking off in South Africa, there are so many thoughts running through my head that I thought I'd share many of them with you. And one is of major importance to me. Should I support the USA or England? I agree with many of you that too […]

Whether it is the fear of losing, lack of fitness or early tournament nerves England have consistently struggled to grab all three points in their recent opening matches at International tournaments. In fact, a quick look at the history books shows that since 1986 The Three Lions have only won their opener on two occasions […]

Fox Sports have extended their exclusive rights to the Serie A through 2012. Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Sports en Español today announced the joint renewal of exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to Italy’s Serie A for the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons. This is a great announcement for Italian footbal because the Italian Serie […]

You have invested the last month with us, though the expert interviews to the two weeks of group breakdowns, and now – the day before the 2010 World Cup starts – Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself make out final predictions: the Round of 16 to the July 11 final. Join us in this final […]