A photograph of Barcelona's home shirt for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. The new Barcelona home shirt looks very similar to the current design. The biggest difference is the rounded collar. The other significant difference is that the stripes are wider than in previous years. Of course, the shirt still features […]

Grant Wahl is a senior soccer writer at Sports Illustrated and author of The Beckham Experiment. He joins me on this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast to talk about the three teams representing CONCACAF: Honduras, who most will view as longshots; Mexico, who experienced a drastic turnaround after firing Sven Göran Eriksson; and […]

Grant Wahl is a senior soccer writer at Sports Illustrated and author of The Beckham Experiment. He joins me on this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast to talk about the three teams representing CONCACAF: Honduras, who most will view as longshots; Mexico, who experienced a drastic turnaround after firing Sven Göran Eriksson; and […]

Chelsea's magnificent league and cup double came at a heavy price for Germany captain Michael Ballack – no World Cup. Like the legendary Achilles, who did not heed the warnings of the Gods before marching into a war that would be the end of him, Michael Ballack, too, will have to sit out on the […]

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has agreed terms with the Bavarian giants for a new 5-year deal at the club, which will see him turning out for the Bundesliga Champions and Champions League runners-up until the age of 32. Franck Ribery has been under intense transfer speculation since his move to Munich from Marseille in 2007. […]

In this aggravating time between the end of the Serie A season and the beginning of the World Cup, we can bide our time by looking back at the past Serie A season. As expected by many, Inter Milan won the title. In my series of posts reviewing the season, however, I want to begin […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy today announced that they are going to host Champions League Cup winners Inter Milan at a friendly at the Home Depot Center on August 7. While only 18,000 people came out to see the Galaxy play Boca Juniors over the weekend, this game could probably sell 75,000 seats if the […]

Last week, Alexi Lalas appeared on the Jim Rome Show to discuss several World Cup topics including his concerns about the striking options for the U.S. men's national team, Landon Donovan's role in the team, what it'll mean to the US team if they get knocked out of the first round and the significance of […]

The 2010 Champions League Final featuring Inter Milan against Bayern Munich drew a 1.1 overnight rating on the Fox Network. How does that compare to last year's final on ESPN? The 2009 Final, which was shown on a Wednesday afternoon, drew a 1.0 rating. So, in comparison, Fox's rating is a disappointment. That said, you […]

I'm ready to make a bold prediction. It's a simple one, but it has gigantic implications. It's this: Soccer will finally break into the mainstream and will evolve from a niche sport to a mainstream sport in America this summer thanks to World Cup 2010. How popular it will become is based on several variables. […]

Simon Hill is the lead commentator for Fox Sports Australia and, in addition to leading the channel's A-League efforts, covers the region's international game. Simon joined me early last week to talk about the five teams from Asian and Oceania that will be competing in South Africa: Australia, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea and […]

Simon Hill is the lead commentator for Fox Sports Australia and, in addition to leading the channel's A-League efforts, covers the region's international game. Simon joined me early last week to talk about the five teams from Asian and Oceania that will be competing in South Africa: Australia, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea and […]

Generally, after the heights climbed of the 08-09 Premier League season, Liverpool supporters thought that this past season would be their year. Surely a squad that would have won the title if not for a couple of blunders against Middlesbrough and a draw with Everton, a squad that did the double over United, including a […]

Photographs of Birmingham City's away shirt for the 2010-11 season have been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Xtep, the Chinese company that has secured an exclusive five year deal with Birmingham City, the new away shirt is white with blue trim and features a traditional v-neck collar. Birmingham City will be the […]