This Saturday we’re going to see the first inner-city UEFA Champions League final when Real Madrid go head to head with Atletico Madrid in the Estadio da Luz, Lisbon. The Bernabeu museum is aching to put the 10th UEFA Champions League trophy in its cabinet, and perhaps Balon D’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and tactical mastermind […]

US sports stars Kobe Bryant and Andrew Luck star in the third and final spot of Panini's World Cup "Who Do You Collect" series. The video showcases how growing up in Europe both Kobe Bryant and Andrew Luck played the game of soccer and how they became fans of the World Cup and how that […]

American Pharaoh is a documentary produced by PBS detailing the struggles in Egypt and one soccer team’s journey to qualify for the ultimate tournament, the FIFA World Cup. American Pharaoh follows the Egypt National Team’s former manager Bob Bradley, who also coached the U.S. Men’s National team from 2006-2011. The documentary highlights the struggle the nation […]

Jurgen Klinsmann spoke with members of the media today from the U.S. Men’s National Team’s camp in Stanford, California. The topic on everyone’s mind was Landon Donovan being left off the final 23-man roster. When asked about Donovan’s exclusion, Klinsmann said, “We coaches felt like the guys we choose are a little step ahead of […]

Patrice Evra has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester United. The French left back has decided to stay at Old Trafford, taking the World Cup footballer into his tenth season at United. So far, Evra has made 379 appearances at the club, scoring 10 goals. The defender was initially signed from Monaco in January […]

The Premier League today revealed the list of players that the 20 Premier League clubs plan on retaining for next season, as well as those that have been released. More than 150 players have been released from their clubs, but we've listed the 47 players below that are important to know. Take note, however. A […]

Chelsea veterans Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole have been released by Chelsea Football Club. Lampard, 35, joined Chelsea in 2001 from West Ham United. During his 13 years at Chelsea, he played in more than 420 matches and won medals in 3 Premier Leagues, 4 FA Cups, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 Europa League and […]

No. 20: South Korea’s Sensational Run (Japan & South Korea, 2002) Being the host nation or city in any tournament can typically gives rise to a duo of far removed scenarios. Some teams can crumble under the enormous pressure that accompanies this tag. The build-up, the fandom, the unrelenting intensity of proceedings can prove too […]

With a friendly against Azerbaijan next week, and the World Cup not too far off, Jürgen Klinsmann has selected a 23-man World Cup squad that looks better than what Bob Bradley left to him. While far and away from the world beaters at this time, the USMNT under Klinsmann are still fighting for respectability in […]

Following on from the launch of the new 2014/15 home shirt in April, adidas and Chelsea Football Club have revealed the new look away shirt, inspired by famous yellow kits from the club's past. Chelsea in a yellow away strip conjures up memories of Peter Osgood in the 1960s and 1970s, through Clive Walker in […]

Everybody is all over Jurgen Klinsmann about his decision to drop Landon Dononvan from the USMNT and not take him to Brazil. What is there to be surprised about? Big time sports is all about "what have you done for me lately," and Donovan has not been lighting the world on fire for club or […]

USMNT midfielder Landon Donovan posted a message on Facebook this evening to express his disappointment with the decision made by USMNT Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann to drop him from the final 23-man World Cup squad. Donovan said: "It has been an honor and privilege to have represented the US National Team in three World Cups. […]

We’re going to look back and say this is the moment where it all fell apart. No Landon Donovan. Apparently, 156 games, 57 international goals, twelve World Cup games, five World Cup goals, an unassailable position as the best American player ever, a position of leadership and a whole lot of motivation to ride off […]

It’s not just Landon Donovan’s exclusion from the US 23-man squad for Brazil that should make people take notice. It’s far deeper than that. Jurgen Klinsmann is taking his formula from years gone by and updating it, just wearing different colors. In order to understand this US roster, we must first look back at Germany’s […]

USMNT Head Coach Jürgen Klinsmann made a courageous decision today that will move the sport of soccer forward in the United States. The US Men’s National head coach and technical director dropped Landon Donovan from his 23-man World Cup squad, which means that the all-time leading US goalscorer will not participate in a fourth World Cup […]