Now that he's signed with Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA star LeBron James will be attending the World Cup Final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today to watch Argentina battle Germany for the most prestigious tournament in the world. After leaving Miami Heat and signing with the Cavaliers, it's almost as if someone asked "What are you […]

World Cup Final day finds the two nations’ newspapers in different moods. German newspapers express a brazen confidence while underdog Argentina harps on hope, prayer, and dreams. Frankfurter Allgemeine (above) has the most distinctive front page of the day. No words are necessary, just a closeup of the national teams shirt bearing a crest ringed by four […]

The comparisons between Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona can be a little tiresome, but they're understandably natural. Both supreme masters of their craft, both Argentinean No.10’s, both left-footed, both deistic figures for their compatriots. And on the cusp of the 2014 World Cup final, both potentially winning captains on the biggest stage of all. It […]

"We Are The Germans" has been my guilty pleasure this weekend. The hilarious music video features the unofficial World Cup song "We Are The Germans," which is the perfect rallying cry ahead of Germany's World Cup Final match against Argentina. With obvious influences from Falco to Sacha Baron Cohen, the catchy song, funny facial expressions […]

Will Argentina complete a remarkable and slightly inexplicable run to the title, or will Germany finally realize their unlimited potential? Here are the key matchups to watch. Ezequiel Garay v. Miroslav Klose Klose has done it. He has set the all-time World Cup goal-scoring record, and gotten back to the World Cup final twelve years […]

Univision is planning 12 hours of live World Cup Final coverage today beginning at 11am ET/8am PT. The coverage includes the Closing Ceremony, which will feature performances by musical stars Shakira, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Alexandre Pires, Carlinhos Brown, and Ivete Sangalo, among others. Later, the World Cup final match will be followed by the […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his country will spend $20 billion on hosting the 2018 World Cup, which will see 11 host cities building stadiums and infrastructure spanning 1,500 miles across the country. With the 2018 World Cup only four years away, let's take a look at the posters for the official World Cup […]

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final just hours away, it's now your opportunity to share your expertise and let us know who you think will win soccer's ultimate trophy. Will it be Germany or Argentina that will lift the trophy today? And therefore, will it be Europe or South America that will be crowned […]

The winners of the 20th FIFA World Cup will be decided in a mouth-watering clash between two giants of international football in the historic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Between them, Argentina and Germany have won 5 World Cup tournaments and both teams make part of the relatively short list of 8 nations that […]

The scorelines 2-1, 1-0, 3-2, 1-0, 1-0, 0-0 — these are hardly the results of world beaters especially when the opposition includes Iran (ranked 43rd in the FIFA ranking), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nigeria and Switzerland. However, “world beaters” is exactly what Argentina will be if they get past a Germany team whose morale is sky-high after […]

Editor's note: One of the less discussed topics at this World Cup has been the vocal animosity that Brazil fans have shown towards Argentina, whether it's Brazilians booing the Argentina team and/or cheering on Argentina's opposition. Now with Argentina in the final on Brazil soil, we thought it'd be a good opportunity to have World […]

Take a walk back through time to review all of the official FIFA World Cup logos from 1930 to 2014. In all, theres been 20 World Cup tournaments played. Out of the 20 logos below, which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below. World Cup 1930, Uruguay World Cup 1934, […]

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has turned to his former club Feyenoord to sign the apparent replacement for Rickie Lambert — the £8million signing of 28-year-old striker Graziano Pellè. Pellè, who has never been capped for Italy as a full international, has had a decidedly mixed career thus far. Before playing for Feyenoord, he had a series of […]

Never in recent history has a World Cup final been bigger for a head coach. Unlike most other managers that have taken their national teams to a final, Joachim Löw is a multiple major tournament leader implementing a long-term vision for his national team. Remaking the German style and blending in youth required continuing commitment […]

Note to the producers of the "50 Most Shocking Moments in World Cup History": The film will need to be updated soon to include several of the shocking moments from World Cup 2014 including Germany beating Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semi-final, Netherlands beating Spain 5-1 in the Group stages, as well as Costa […]