[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 […]

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. […]

Soccer in the United States is poised for a major breakthrough. A win against England would likely bring interest in the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) to an all time high. However, while it may seem counterintuitive, the England v. US game is likely the most overhyped match of the 2010 World Cup group stage. […]

The World Cup has stopped wars, launched dictators and broken hearts. The month-long quadrennial soccer extravaganza can also reduce a nation’s GDP: neither over-zealous victory parties nor wallowing in defeatism do much for worker productivity. World Cup 2010 begins in South Africa on June 11. Human Resource departments at employers in the 32 participating nations […]

The techie folks over at Electronic Arts have created a simulation of what the final score of the England versus United States game may be. It's set to the sounds and graphics of their 2010 FIFA World Cup game which was recently released in stores. EA went ahead and performed simulations of all of the […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Does Fox Soccer Channel have a time machine where they're able to go into the future to find out the results of games, and then report back to present day to reveal the scores? Maybe not, but currently running on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus is an advertisement promoting Fox Soccer's new mobile […]

Simon Cowell's unofficial England World Cup song debuted last night on Britain's Got Talent TV show. The song features Dizzee Rascal rapping and actor/comedian James Corden singing the chorus, as they're both accompanied by flag waving England supporters onstage. The song features a chorus from the Tears For Fears classic song, "Shout." During Dizzee Rascal's […]

When you think back to previous World Cup tournaments, what are the fondest memories of the games you watched? For me, it were the ones I watched with friends and strangers. Watching a World Cup on a giant TV screen with friends or strangers is a surreal experience. Every moment in the game is heightened as […]

It would not be a World Cup for England without a few injury problems and general chaos. However Middlesborough born football legend Chris Kamara, or should I say Chris Cabanga, has other come up with his own strategy to propel England to glory despite the chaos. Apparently he has sought the advice of a Neuropsychologist […]

Update – ESPN.com via Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Pirlo plans to be fit by the final group stage match against Slovakia. Add Andrea Pirlo to the growing list of World Cup injuries. The Italian midfielder and AC Milan star could miss an undefined number of matches after suffering a second degree calf injury […]

On a day where two of the Premier League's brightest and most popular stars succumbed to various knacks and knocks and subsequently exit the World Cup, another of the league's most popular athletes ascends into the captaincy of the England National team feeling strangely like some hand me down jacket worn by your older brother. Realistically, Gerrard will be Capello's […]

When I wrote a recent post entitled 8 Rules of World Cup 'Fight Club,' I encouraged soccer fans to rise up, begin talking the World Cup up to non-believers and to stand firm against the sports fans who laugh and joke at the sport we love. My "call to arms" was met with a mixed […]