With an unfathomable yet realistic possibility of an unceremonious exit from FIFA World Cup 2010, the Spanish national football team tussled with a Chilean side that has been one of the most impressive teams in this tournament thus far. Marcelo Bielsa, Chile's manager, insisted on a positive approach with an indirect emphasis on flair that […]

Defeat is bitter especially when it's your own country that loses. It's depressing. It affects your mood, brings you down and can make you angry. But rather than dwell on the negative today after Ghana's 2-1 win over the United States in extra time, I wanted to share just a few reasons why US soccer […]

Before, during and after today's historic World Cup game between USA and Ghana, feel free to share your comments in the section below. The last time the US had a game this big was 2002 when they played Germany in the 2002 World Cup. According to CNN, they thought Feilhaber will start on the left. […]

The first round of a World Cup tournament is a mere dress rehearsal for what we are about to experience. Starting today, this is where the World Cup begins. Where every game matters. Where teams will either live or die by the sword. During the first round, teams are often playing conservative and calculated soccer. […]

It's seldom that a highlights video is laugh-out-loud funny, but this compilation video showing Fabio Capello and his reaction to England's performance against Slovenia in the World Cup made me guffaw several times. The best moments include Stuart Pearce. So much for Pearce's "Psycho" nickname.

If you're a US soccer fan, the above video is required viewing. It shows how much Landon Donovan's winning goal meant to the United States, soccer fans and the American people. So much emotion outpouring from people around the world as they celebrated the United States's victory against Algeria. In the past week, I've been […]

In what is becoming one of my most favorite series of viral videos this World Cup, here's the next installment of Lego Football which features the highlights of England against Slovenia in beautiful stop-motion Lego graphics. And how good is it to see John Terry's salmon-like dive across the box as performed by a Lego […]

It's another massive weekend of soccer for all of us around the world. On Saturday, the United States plays Ghana (2:30pm ET) while on Sunday, England takes on Germany (10am ET). Plus, in addition to that, there's the mouthwatering clash between Argentina and Mexico (Sunday, 2:30pm ET) and last, but not least, Uruguay versus South […]

ESPN's coverage of the 2010 World Cup has been spectacular. But if I must be honest, some of the commentators are beginning to get on my nerves. It's normal, I guess – especially after you consider how many hours we've spent listening to these commentators since the tournament began on June 11. Based on what […]

Now that the deserved hoopla has calmed down about the United States beating Algeria and making it to the second round of the World Cup, it's time for a reality check. That is that the United States, while playing very well in the first round, are currently not good enough to make it far in […]

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c US Defeats Algeria www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News Mainstream America is beginning to get World Cup fever. Such was the case with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night on his TV show, The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Colbert even named Landon Donovan, President […]

A couple months before the World Cup, ESPN released a series of 4 TV ads in their "One Game Changes Everything" campaign. If you don't remember the ads, there was "Robben Island", "United", "Power of 10" and "Passion", and they came out in that order separated by about two weeks. The ads really added to the hype […]

What should be considered a fair result; Slovakia were better, and Italy were poor, it's just as simple as that. In the end Italy ends up right where they deserve to end up, the bottom of the table, behind New Zealand, Slovakia, and Paraguay. Italy has not played well throughout their three games, only turning […]

Irish broadcasting company RTE delivered heavy criticism against the performance of the England side against Slovenia Wednesday night. In the analysis (see above video), pundits Eamon Dunphy, Johnny Giles and Ronnie Whelan were very critical regarding the England team's performance especially in the second half. Dunphy, who is well known for his razor-sharp criticism, said […]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c World Cup 2010: Into Africa – US Beats Algeria www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party What's one of the best things about the United States beating Algeria yesterday to qualify for the second round of the World Cup? It's the […]