Germany Manager Joachim Löw expressed concerns about the "brutal and crude" challenges that were witnessed in Brazil's 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal victory over Colombia on Saturday. Germany faces Brazil in the semifinals on Tuesday. Mexican referee Marco Rodríguez has been selected to take charge of the match. Löw's Germany side will face a Brazilian team that […]

The Premier League is lauded by its proponents as the best league in the world. While many do not believe the World Cup is the best competition this sport has to offer (the UEFA Champions League is arguably a higher quality), it is a high-level indicator as to a league’s strength. What we have seen […]

Nigeria’s Football Federation was voted out of office on Saturday in an apparent Coup d’état that is unlikely to be recognized by FIFA. A hastily arranged Assembly took the action of voting in a new board. At issue is the perceived failure of Nigeria’s World Cup campaign and the failure of the Federation to meet […]

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Lazar Marković for a fee of about £20m from Benfica according to Sky Sports. The 20 year-old Serbian winger scored five times in 26 league matches last season for the Portuguese Champions. The player is known for his quick movement on the wing and his comfort […]

Konami has finally released a trailer and screenshots of Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 for the new consoles. While the trailer looks to be improved, utilizing their FOX Engine to power their graphics, players want and need something more than a pretty game to justify a purchase in light of the competition from EA’s FIFA 15. […]

Despite having secured a grand total of seven World Cup trophies between them prior to the 2002 tournament, meetings between Brazil and Germany have been scarce in the biggest soccer tournament of them all. In fact, prior to the competition getting under way in Japan and South Korea 12 years ago, two of the blue […]

The 1978 World Cup was a memorable one. The teams played in a vibrant style, the Argentinean fans were wonderful and the pitches were littered with that iconic ticker tape. There are plenty of comparisons you can draw with the current World Cup when you take a closer look at the competition overall. The tournament […]

Only one Portuguese player from a major European league has managed more goals than Bebé in the past season: his name is Cristiano Ronaldo. Paulo Bento’s reluctance to include the Manchester United loanee in his World Cup squad has been brought to light thanks to the dismal showings of his striking options and a swift […]

Last month, Premier League club Swansea City launched their new home and away kits for the 2014/15 season. The kits are designed and manufactured by adidas, while financial services provider GWFX (Goldenway Global Investments) return for a second season as Swansea’s main sponsors. With their home kit, Swansea have gone for a pleasant, minimalist design. […]

RIO DE JANEIRO — Budweiser has taken over the five-star Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel on the Copacabana beach and transformed it into the Budweiser Hotel by Pestana. Throughout the World Cup, the Budweiser Hotel has partnered with numerous brands to host exclusive parties and events. Select partner events have included UFC, Playboy, EA Sports, and […]

USA World Cup star DeAndre Yedlin is close to finalizing a transfer to Serie A club AS Roma, according to Greg Seltzer of No Short Corners. Yedlin, who was one of the bright stars for the United States in the World Cup and was described by Paddy Barclay as one of the best right midfielders […]

In 2012, Dundee United footballer Ryan Gauld made his full league debut at the tender age of 16. He struck his first senior goal against St Johnstone a year later in April 2013. In the 2013-2014 season, he scored eight goals in the Scottish league and cup campaigns and has now signed for the same […]

Last week, Fulham FC released their new home kit for the 2014/15 season. The team, according to a club statement, has “captured (the club’s) unique past, but added a touch of the future” with this new offering. Nonsensical marketing drivel notwithstanding, everything about this new home kit is rather agreeable. A definite step up from […]

Former Chelsea and England fullback, Ashley Cole is reported to be working on a deal with Serie A giants A.S. Roma after denying offers from MLS and AS Monaco. The Daily Mail reported that Cole was flying to Italy to begin negotiations on a two-year contract negotiation. Cole became a free agent after he was […]

After Friday's bombshell that David Beckham has expressed an interest in speaking with Broward County to discuss a potential stadium site for his MLS team instead of Miami, the potential move got us thinking about all of the advantages of having the team based in Broward. Although it's still very early days, all we see […]