As France and Germany prepare to face off at the Maracanã, we look at how the two teams could line up. For the round of 16 match, centre-half Mats Hummels was sidelined with the flu. Now apparently back to full fitness, he could return to play next to Per Mertesacker in the centre, with Jérôme […]

David Beckham's goal of launching a MLS team in Miami may be making a detour. According to a report in The Miami Herald newspaper, Beckham's team have expressed an interest in speaking with Broward County officials to begin talks regarding the possibility of finding a suitable location for a MLS stadium in the county north of Miami-Dade. […]

The World Cup is well and truly into the business end of the competition. As the dust settles on the round of 16 there’s been no shortage of drama, controversy and talking points. The best South American side playing in yellow is not Brazil; Arjen Robben will be closely scrutinized after admitting his penchant […]

This match has all the ingredients to serve a titanic meal to soccer fans all around the world twice over. Whether it will be France avenging their 1982 loss in the World Cup semi-finals to the Germans on penalties or Die Mannschaft looking for a first World Cup title since West Germany won the […]

From the moment he was excluded from the U.S. World Cup roster, Landon Donovan faced a critical choice. He could accept, map out the rest of his playing career, and begin to work on his post-playing options. Or he could fight back, showing the world that his exclusion was long-term a poor choice for how […]

ESPN have announced the commentators for the World Cup quarterfinals. ESPN have decided not to feature Efan Ekoku, Fernando Palomo, Daniel Mann, Taylor Twellman and Roberto Martinez in the commentary booth for the quarterfinals. Instead, ESPN have teamed up Jon Champion/Stewart Robson, Ian Darke/Steve McManaman, Derek Rae/Kasey Keller and Adrian Healey/Alejandro Moreno. With so few […]

Now that the U.S. has, once again, exited the World Cup in the Round of 16, American soccer aficionados are in the self-reflective, hand wringing stage of sports grief. We’re asking ourselves what went wrong? What could we have done differently? Why aren't we better? Will we ever win the top prize of the most […]

It’s another 4th of July knock-out game at a World Cup for Germany. The last time was eight years ago in Germany when Die Mannschaft lost a thrilling semi-final to eventual champions Italy. Joachim Löw, who was the assistant coach that night, will hope for a different result against France on Friday. Following the very tight […]

The World Cup is promoted all over the world, but sometimes we miss many of the great TV commercials because they're aired exclusively in other countries. Brazil, for example, created some irreverent and creative commercials to advertise products and services in the host country. And surprisingly, Chile has quite a few splendid ones. We put […]

If you believe the Spanish and English newspapers, Barcelona is on the brink of signing Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. The media is reporting that Barcelona is willing to offer Liverpool between £70-80million for the mercurial forward. There are whispers of players involved in a swap deal, with Alexis Sanchez's name being banded around — although […]

The USA World Cup soccer team won the plaudits of so many people worldwide. Tim Howard has to be considered the most influential player for the US over the four games, keeping the team in games at the most opportune moments, as well as being the vocal leader of the USMNT. But while Tim Howard […]

While watching World Cup games, we've had plenty of World Cup TV commercials burned into our retinas after repeated viewing. Some of them have been great (here's our top 10 best World Cup commercials). But not all of them have been that lucky or good. Sometimes advertisers miss their mark and end up with some […]

Nothing goes better with July 4th's fireworks, hot dogs and beer than soccer — well, at least in my house (and hopefully yours). While previous July 4th holidays may have been spent at the beach, this July 4th weekend promises four enticing World Cup matches featuring games between Brazil vs Colombia, Netherlands-Costa Rica, Argentina-Belgium and, last […]

Editor's note: The following debate features Nipun Chopra (a Manchester United supporter) and Gabe Smith (a Liverpool fan) discussing the pros and cons of Luis Suarez staying at or leaving Liverpool. Nipun (@nipunchopra7) and Gabe (@smitty46and2) record the Liverpool and United Fans podcast. You can find the podcast online or on iTunes. Reports are coming in […]

On Thursday night at 7pm ET, ESPN will debut its final film in the 30 For 30 Soccer Stories series. The film, entitled White, Blue and White, tells the story of Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricky Villa's journey from Argentina to England to play for Tottenham Hotspur, and the impact that the Falklands War between England […]