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 […]

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 […]

The Week 8 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 8 64 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 15,331 6 15,837 15,974 47 2007 13,222 -13.75% 7 15,150 -4.34% 15,067 -5.68% 53 2008 16,758 26.74% 7 15,599 2.96% 17,477 15.99% 55 2009 17,086 […]

Today marks the launch of MLS Talk's World Cup 2010 Fantasy Soccer game which it's free to register and you have the opportunity to win big cash prizes. The concept is simple. Pick your best 11 from the 32 competing teams and see how they do in the 2010 World Cup. And then enter a […]

You may as well kiss England's chances of winning the 2018 World Cup bid goodbye. England's 2018 World Cup bid lay in tatters this weekend after The Mail On Sunday newspaper revealed that FA Chief Lord Triesman accused Spain and Russia of trying to bribe World Cup referees. And today, it was announced that Triesman […]

Today marks the launch of EPL Talk's World Cup 2010 Fantasy Football game which it's free to register and you have the opportunity to win big cash prizes. The concept is simple. Pick your best 11 from the 32 competing teams and see how they do in the 2010 World Cup. And then enter a […]

Jozy Altidore announced the release of an ESPN SportsCenter TV commercial on Twitter Thursday night. "OK I got a special treat for you guys tonight," said Altidore on Twitter. "This is for all my fans who continue to show me great support and follow me on twitter. I want to give you guys the first […]

Just when you thought Charlie Davies' omission from the U.S. team's preliminary World Cup roster had been examined from every angle, there's a new one to consider. It's Sochaux's fault. At least, if you listen to Charlie Davies, it is. Davies ripped team officials at the French club for a letter they sent to national […]

According to Fabio Capello, quoted in The Independent newspaper, Paul Scholes was **this** close to being selected for the England World Cup squad this summer, but Scholes — says the England boss — declined the offer because he wanted to stay with his family. So where will Scholes be this summer with his family? The […]