The Guardian's Jonathan Wilson is one of the most influential soccer writers in the English-language world, whose ability to explain the tactical side of the game has changed the way the game is covered. On today's podcast, the author of Sunderland: A Club Transformed, Behind the Curtain, and Inverting the Pyramid joins us to discuss […]

AC Milan president came out with quite the interesting statement about his team after a political meeting. While it doesn't seem like a direct attack at Leonardo, AC Milan's coach for last season, it's still a statement which shows that Berlusconi is not happy with the way things are happening at the rossoneri. Here's the […]

The name "Giuseppe Rossi" makes American soccer fans shake their head in disgust and Italian fans smile in anticipation. The 23 year old striker has made the Italian national team provisional roster and, even if he is only a reserve in this World Cup, he will likely star on future Azzurri clubs that will need an infusion […]

Portsmouth Relegation was the least of Portsmouth’s problems from the season, with the on going off-the-pitch saga of the sheer volumes of money owed to the tax man. This highlights that Football is not an exception to the global financial crises we are currently in. Back on the pitch the poor start to the season, […]

Bob Bradley is a strategic thinker. He has to be. He coaches a mid-level national soccer team whose first game is against one the top ranked teams in the world – England. Bradley knows that the US does not have enough talent to win on talent alone. If the Founding Fathers had failed and America […]

Newly-appointed Wolfe boss Steve McClaren spoke at a press conference on Wednesday about his intentions at Wolfsburg and answered a few important questions journalists had about the team. Coming off of his title-winning season in the Eredivisie with FC Twente, McClaren has finally tasted success and is hungry for more. McClaren arrived in the Netherlands […]

It seems like only yesterday when Italia 1990 took place, probably the first World Cup that could honestly begin to claim it was a global spectacle. As if by magic, the Cameroon side that qualified for the 14th World Cup were able to explode all over the world and show people that African international football […]

As we approach the last few weeks until we enter one full blissful month of more matches, news and analysis than we can possibly handle, here's yet another great (free) app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that's worth checking out. The folks at Fox have released Fox Soccer Ticket to South Africa available […]

[polldaddy poll=3259795] Bob Bradley's selection of his 23 men for the World Cup this summer has conjured up a lot of controversy this afternoon over the pick of Robbie Findley instead of Brian Ching. Did Bradley make the correct decision or not? Vote now in the above poll. And share your feedback in the comments […]

After a strong training camp along with their two goal loss in a friendly against the Czech Republic, Bob Bradley announced on ESPN's Sports Center the 23 players that will get their plane tickets for South Africa in this summer's World Cup. Bob Ley gave out the roster and there were some surprises who got […]

The clock has struck midnight on the World Cup dreams of seven players as coach Bob Bradley unveiled his 23-man roster for next month's World Cup in South Africa. Here is your United States men's National Team: Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan and Marcus Hahnemann Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan […]

Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben has undoubtedly had a fantastic season with the Champions League runners-up. Robben's ability to run at defenders and create just as much as he scores, as well as his sympatico relationship with Munich team-mate Franck Ribery, has made Bayern Munich one of the most exciting sides to watch in all of […]

Having forgone the prolific tendencies that earned me a shock interview on the world-renowned EPL Talk podcast by the ace Richard Farley for a sun-kissed, eastern seaboard Atlantic Ocean vacation, I now return like an anxiety ridden bat out of Daytona Beach, rested and tanned, but more hyper for this tournament to start than ever […]

The cult hero, every club has them. They are not always the best player to turn out for your team, indeed sometimes they can be among the worst. But they had that little something that meant they were held in the highest regard by the fans. Sometimes there is a personal reason why a supporter […]

After Inter Milan's triumphant Champions League victory against Bayern Munich last week, Inter manager Jose Mourinho was caught on tape having a tearful goodbye with Marco Materazzi. That's not something you would expect to see in the NFL, is it?!