Despite the superstars that have graced the World Cup over the decades, there is one record that may never be beaten by any player ever again. Only 3 times has a player scored double figures in a World Cup tournament, once in 1954, Sandor Kocsis scored 11, in 1970 the legendary Gerd Muller scored 10 […]

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We have more photos of the United States World Cup home shirt that we wanted to share with you. They're courtesy of Nike from the launch of the new uniform which happened in New York City Thursday morning. In the slideshow, you can see several interesting shots of the US World Cup home shirt, which […]

ESPN has announced that former German national team manager and Tottenham Hotspur legend Jurgen Klinsmann has been added to ESPN's roster for its coverage of the 2010 World Cup. Klinsmann will work as a studio analyst for ESPN this summer. In addition to Klinsmann, former South African national team player Shaun Bartlett, who played in […]

Nike today officially launched the new US home shirt for the 2010 World Cup at a media event in New York City which featured Walter Bahr, the legendary American soccer player who played in the 1950 match against England when they won 1-0 in the biggest shock in World Cup history. The USA World Cup […]

ESPN today will be making a massive announcement regarding the addition of a new commentator to its World Cup broadcasting team. The press conference is scheduled for 2:30pm ET. But the question is, who is it going to be? All ESPN says is that it's going to be a "marquee FIFA World Cup personality." But […]

Last year, I was lucky enough to do a fabulous series on English football legends, which saw me delve back through history to cover 11 players that perhaps never get the credit they deserve. Football is such a fickle sport that these days, people forget just how many great players passed through the annals before […]

English bands have been as important in my life as football has been. Ever since a friend of mine introduced me to The Clash some 15 years ago, the plethora of bands to emerge from the UK that have affected my intellect and overall well being have been staggering. Minus godfathers like the Beatles and […]

ESPN's 2010 World Cup Guide is now in stores nationwide and provides a great collection of articles, statistics and more to become your reference guide throughout the tournament. I just received a copy of it in the mail, so I thought I'd share it with you and show you a glimpse of what you can […]

Jozy Altidore is a wonderful soccer player from the neck down. Unfortunately, he is gaining a deserved reputation as a player with a million dollar body and a ten cent brain. Jozy needs to put away the twitter, stop with the silly antics on the field and become the outstanding professional he has the potential […]

Charlie Davies hopes of making the World Cup roster took a significant hit today, when his club announced that he will not feature in a Ligue 1 match this season. "He won't play again this season in Ligue 1," Sochaux president Alexandre Lacombe told local paper Est-Republicain on Thursday. "He is fine and that is […]

With South Africa vs. Mexico only 49 days away the promotional machine at ESPN is in full swing. Their first TV spot titled "Robben Island" was released a few weeks ago and highlighted the history of South Africa along with the importance of 2010 being the first World Cup to be played on the continent. […]

The 2010 world cup in South Africa looks promising to be the best yet. There's huge quantities of talent spread out across the Groups. In addition to the football being played on the pitch, here are five reasons this summer's world cup will be the best yet for the fans. 1. HD – The beautiful game […]

With this year’s South African World Cup the great majority of weekday matches will be played in working hours. Coupled with the fact that many pundits are predicting the U.S. making it to the second round and beyond you are likely to want to watch many of the matches (with your bosses consent or otherwise) […]

ESPN unveiled the next phase of their advertising campaign Wednesday to promote its coverage of the 2010 World Cup. The campaign is entitled "One Game Changes Everything." The first video, see "Robben Island" video above, began airing across ESPN networks on April 7 and tells the true story of how Nelson Mandela and many South […]