Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored yet again on Saturday. The 35-year-old forward netted his 789th goal of his illustrious career during the game. Argentina went on to win the match against Australia 2-1 on the night. The World Cup knockout round matchup was his 1,000th total senior appearance. Messi started the scoring for his team […]

Tunisia was the slim favorite in their game with Australia, but neither played like it. Australia firmly seized the game in the first half, while all Tunisia could do was watch in terror. Australia's first major chance, in the 23rd minute, was a reflection of the Aussies' tenacity. Craig Goodwin swung a cross in from […]

In the beginning, MLS was a little league that merited little notice internationally. On occasion an all star went overseas and their previous career was noted by pundits, but MLS itself was paid little heed by the Sky Sports of the world. For better or for worse, this changed with the Beckham Experiment when the […]

In the wake of Thursday's loss to Qatar in maybe the only place U.S. soccer can lose to them (the FIFA boardroom), many American soccer fans tried to rally their spirits by immediately turning their focus to the 2026 World Cup process. An initial glance at the state of play right now for the World […]

Before the 2010 World Cup started, who would have expected nations such as Portugal, England, France and Australia to perform so poorly in the tournament? But who, out of those four worst teams in the World Cup thus far, has been the worst? Vote below and share your opinions in the comments section below. [polldaddy […]

So the World Cup is now a week old, every team has played at least once. It is now becoming clear whether your team was a sound bet or as dodgy as a Northern Rock balance sheet. There have already been a few surprises, and those following a minnow may have had a nice surprise. Also […]

This afternoon marks the opening game of the 2010 World Cup for Germany as they face a physically strong Australia side. Before, during or after the match, feel free to share your opinions and observations about the big match here. Starting line-ups are: Germany: Neuer – Lahm, Mertesacker, Friedrich, Badstuber – Khedira, Schweinsteiger – Podolski, […]

This Saturday marks the last tune up match the United States have before they take the field June 12 against England in their World Cup opener. After four years of building his squad, Bradley still has some questions that still need to be cleared up before the South African campaign begins. Here is my lineup. […]

Australia's remarkable run of results has come crashing to a halt at the Seoul World Cup Stadium as Korea downed the Socceroos 3-1 tonight in an International Friendly. With both teams safely through to the World Cup Finals as top of their Asian qualifying groups, this was a chance for both managers to test some new […]

In Australia, Setanta Sports will be providing live coverage of Euro 2008. Most of the matches will be on in the middle of the night, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of mad soccer fans down under watching the games live. Be sure to surf over to EPL Talk throughout the summer for daily Euro […]