For Scotland fans, there is one goal above all others than stands alone as a probably the best goal they've ever scored in a World Cup. In fact, lets be honest, it's one of the best goals scored by any team at a World Cup. It's certainly one of my favourite goals in the tournaments […]

The Molineux faithful can be pleased with the efforts of their team last season on returning to the Premiership under Mick McCarthy. With plans afoot to increase the stadium to a 50,000 capacity, things are looking brighter for Wolves across the board. Now, McCarthy has begun to strengthen the side to continue progressing upwards and […]

During the last several weeks I have noticed that several pro England articles have appeared on EPL Talk and other sites especially concerning the USA vs. England match, and the articles seem to imply a feeling of arrogance, and nonchalance. Many people are already handing out the spots to make it to the group stage, […]

I've covered Crystal Palace a lot recently, they seem to be involved in every big Championship news story lately, and it's surprising that a club that was minutes away from liquidation wasn't covered in greater detail by Sky Sports who usually go weak at the knees for this sort of stuff. But the World Cup […]

Going into this summer's World Cup in South Africa, Bob Bradley has had some big choices to make, and some obvious problems to resolve. Finding a solution in attack has not been an easy task, after the disastrous injury to Charlie Davies and the loss of form in Jozy Altidore, but Bob Bradley solved it […]

Heading into this World Cup, no team should be looking for any extra motivation. After all, this is the World Cup , where the world's best will be gathered for one big battle royal to decide who takes home the title, World Champion! Never will these teams ever again experience the spectacle or pageantry that will be apart […]

Companies in the UK and in Latin America better ready themselves for a month of low attendance, low productivity and low morale if they don't find a way to let employees view World Cup matches this summer if a recent survey conducted by YouGov is to be believed. The survey produced results from members of […]

If you live in South Florida or if you'll be in the area anytime during the 2010 World Cup, I'd like to invite you to Major League Soccer Talk's official viewing parties for the World Cup which will take place at Wowies Sports Grill Wowies is a modern sports bar that will feature 54 of […]

When Rafael Benitez was chosen to succeed Gerard Houllier it was considered a smart move by both parties; Liverpool had signed a master tactician who had proven success in Europe

Manager – Ricki Herbert FIFA Ranking – 78 Schedule – Slovakia (6/15), Italy (6/20), Paraguay (6/24) Qualification – First place, Oceania Big name player– Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers) Last time they qualified for WC – 1982 The colorfully named "All Whites" could conceivably be the worst team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Consider the following: Two members of […]

Argentina's turbulent qualifying ride is over, and now they look to be one of the stronger teams at the World Cup. To look at the Albiceleste and their group – which includes Greece, Nigeria, and South Korea – I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Kishnaiyer to break down each squad and match and […]

Argentina's turbulent qualifying ride is over, and now they look to be one of the stronger teams at the World Cup. To look at the Albiceleste and their group – which includes Greece, Nigeria, and South Korea – I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Kishnaiyer to break down each squad and match and […]

Ghana's Black Stars, who were so wonderful to watch in Germany in 2006, are back for South Africa 2010 and are hungry for more. Ghana, who will be buoyed by the fact that the World Cup is being hosted on African soil, will play very similarly to they way they did in 2006. They will […]

The Week 11 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 11 89 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,645 7 14,772 15,383 67 2007 17,753 40.40% 7 14,985 1.44% 15,491 0.71% 72 2008 20,594 16.01% 7 16,171 7.91% 17,229 11.22% 77 2009 16,066 […]

Algeria’s path to South Africa was nothing short of explosive. Their savage rivalry with Egypt produced incredible displays of passion and shocking, barbaric violence. England’s second group opponents lost 2-0 to their bitter rivals in their last qualifying match, after seething Egyptian fans pelted the Algerian’s team bus with missiles. Miraculously enough, Egypt’s victory meant […]