Last week, Alexi Lalas appeared on the Jim Rome Show to discuss several World Cup topics including his concerns about the striking options for the U.S. men's national team, Landon Donovan's role in the team, what it'll mean to the US team if they get knocked out of the first round and the significance of […]

I'm ready to make a bold prediction. It's a simple one, but it has gigantic implications. It's this: Soccer will finally break into the mainstream and will evolve from a niche sport to a mainstream sport in America this summer thanks to World Cup 2010. How popular it will become is based on several variables. […]

The Week 9 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 9 71 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 20,417 5 15,546 16,402 52 2007 15,773 -22.75% 6 15,314 -1.49% 15,139 -7.70% 59 2008 15,849 0.48% 8 15,405 0.60% 17,270 14.07% 63 2009 15,113 […]

The fifth video in the "OneGoal: Road To South Africa" series has been released and this one focuses on the USA's crunch game they had against Honduras down at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The video does a great job at capturing the mood in Honduras among the US fans (and […]

I'm definitely an optimist, but having experienced a lot of ups and downs in my life, I'm also a realist. Having said that, I have some concerns and reservations about the 2010 World Cup. And that is that I hope the tournament goes off without a hitch. Too many times in the past, negative incidents […]

The much anticipated World Cup TV commercial from Nike has been released. It features a cast of soccer superstars including Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Patrice Evra, Gerard Pique, Ronaldinho, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Thiago Silva. Directed by renowned Hollywood director and […]

We have a FLO TV Personal Television to give away to a lucky winner, courtesy of FLO TV and EPL Talk. The FLO TV Personal Television is a personal hand-held TV that features tons of programming including ESPN's mobile coverage of the 2010 World Cup, which includes a 24-hour-a-day channel dedicated to the tournament from […]

One of the many reasons why I love experiencing the World Cup in the United States is the passion shown by all of the different ethnicities. During a World Cup, when I walk into an Italian pizzeria and see a poster of the Italy national team photo hanging up on the wall in the kitchen, […]

The May 24th issue of Sports Illustrated magazine features a World Cup cover story penned by Grant Wahl. According to Wahl, it's the first time soccer has graced the SI cover since David Beckham had his chops on it in July, 2007. Wahl added that he has three lengthy stories inside on the topic of […]

Planning how you'll watch the 64 games of the 2010 World Cup this summer is something you should not take lightly. The tournament is just as much of a marathon for the soccer viewer at home as it is for those members of the world media covering the tournament for their readers and listeners back […]

The fourth part of the "OneGoal: Road to South Africa" video series has been released. This episode focuses on the supporters of the US men's national team and their race to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Enjoy.

The Premier League season has ended, FA Cup Final is over, Europa League has a champion, the other big leagues of Europe have also finished. With just the Champions League final left, there is an unpleasant empty feeling that comes from a weekend without Premier League games that I haven't felt for 9 months (minus […]

Living in the States, I've experienced six World Cups here. And each of them has been a battle. In each instance, there have been soccer naysayers who dismiss the relevance of the tournament. They make cheap jokes about the sport. They rely on the past and still think that hooliganism is rife. It's a constant […]

Between now and the end of July, EPL Talk will be your headquarters online for World Cup news and coverage. We have so much planned — which I've teased on an EPL Talk Podcast episode and in a recent interview — so let me bring you up to speed on what we have in store for YOU: […]

Kicking off the World Cup Buzz podcast's two months of coverage, the Talk network welcomes back Andy Brassell, one of the media's leading experts on professional football in Western Europe. Andy joined me late last week to talk about the nations from his coverage area who will be competing in South Africa as well as […]