Four years of waiting is over, and Richard (me) is a little choken up. He, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer stop to reflect on World Cup 2010's significance amidst discussion of South Africa's tie with Mexico, France's draw with Uruguay, and Saturday's matches: Greece-Korea, Argentina-Nigeria, and England-United States.

Four years of waiting is over, and Richard (me) is a little choken up. He, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer stop to reflect on World Cup 2010's significance amidst discussion of South Africa's tie with Mexico, France's draw with Uruguay, and Saturday's matches: Greece-Korea, Argentina-Nigeria, and England-United States.

We all know what the marquee matchup on Saturday Afternoon eastern time, mid-morning pacific will be. On June 12th it will be the crown taking on the colonists in one of the most hyped matches since the World Cup Draw in early December of 2009. Everything has been said and none of it has been done […]

With England's captain Rio Ferdinand now out of the World Cup Finals, one would think the notoriously pessimistic English would be packing it in already with fears about their defense, but there has hardly been a tremor. Throughout the Premiership campaign Ferdinand had not played up to potential, and many believe that his replacement, likely […]

Football fans around the world will be beaming with excitement when England take on USA this Saturday. The prospect of seeing one of the outside favourites to win the World Cup in their opening game against very reasonable opponents is an exciting one. In the English press, when the draw for the group stage was […]

No matter if you live near South Florida or halfway across the world, you can join the England v USA World Cup Viewing Party festivities this Saturday and participate in what will undoubtedly be the biggest day ever for EPL Talk. We have a ton of exciting developments planned for you to help you get […]

With the World Cup literally hours away from kicking off in South Africa, there are so many thoughts running through my head that I thought I'd share many of them with you. And one is of major importance to me. Should I support the USA or England? I agree with many of you that too […]

Whether it is the fear of losing, lack of fitness or early tournament nerves England have consistently struggled to grab all three points in their recent opening matches at International tournaments. In fact, a quick look at the history books shows that since 1986 The Three Lions have only won their opener on two occasions […]

You have invested the last month with us, though the expert interviews to the two weeks of group breakdowns, and now – the day before the 2010 World Cup starts – Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself make out final predictions: the Round of 16 to the July 11 final. Join us in this final […]

You have invested the last month with us, though the expert interviews to the two weeks of group breakdowns, and now – the day before the 2010 World Cup starts – Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself make out final predictions: the Round of 16 to the July 11 final. Join us in this final […]

While many USMNT fans are feeling World Cup fever and looking forward to the possibility of a shock win over England, those same fans are looking at the other two teams in their group, Slovenia and Algeria, and seeing an easy six points. In 2006, the situation was quite similar. USMNT fans drooled over the […]

Premier League holders Chelsea have decided not to renew Michael Ballack's contract, and so the German international has been released by the club. Reports suggest that quite a few clubs throughout Europe are already in talks with ex-Germany captain Ballack over a contract, but nothing is official yet. Ballack, who is now at the ripe […]

A reporter from BBC News visited New York recently to chronicle the rise of soccer in the United States. And it appears that he found the findings quite surprising. In the above video, the reporter visits Red Bull Arena and then goes into New York City to visit a couple of soccer-specific pubs to find […]

It's time for the World Cup predictions, to determine which teams will advance from each of the first round groups and which country will go on to win the biggest prize in world soccer — the World Cup trophy. Up until now, I've held off on providing my predictions namely because I wanted to wait […]

Lothar Matthaus spoke out on Germany's squad just days before the opening day of the World Cup, and had very little praise for his national side. Matthaus, who is Germany's most capped player of all time with 150 caps, is a living legend of the game. Maradona said about Matthaus, 'he is the best rival […]