Mexico defeated Panama 2-1 Friday night at Estadio Azteca to move one step closer to qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. In what was a must-win game for Mexico, El Tri took the lead late in the first half after Peralta slotted home a goal from a Chicharito pass. In the second half, the likelihood […]

Colombia joined Belgium, Switzerland and Germany today in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. While Belgium, Switzerland and Germany coasted to 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0 victories respectively, the match between Colombia and Chile was a much more entertaining and see-saw of a game, where Chile went ahead 3-0 but Colombia came back to draw […]

You want soccer? You got soccer. If you live in the United States, here's where you can watch the 28 live World Cup qualifier matches on television and the Internet as well as the friendly between France and Australia. All kick-offs are Eastern Time. Armenia vs Bulgaria, 11am, ESPN3.com Lithuania vs Latvia, 11:30am, ESPN3.com Croatia […]

On a busy day of World Cup qualifier action, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland will be heading to Brazil next summer to compete in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. All three nations got the results they needed to book their tickets to Brazil. They'll be joining the countries who have already qualified, which are Brazil, the […]

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend scored on his England debut tonight in the 4-1 win against Montenegro, which edges England one step closer to qualification for FIFA World Cup 2014. With England fans sitting on the edge of their seat when Montenegro pulled a goal back to make it 2-1 to England, Townsend soon after put […]

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel scored an unbelievably awful own goal while playing for Slovakia against Greece in today's World Cup qualifier. To be fair, it really wasn't Skrtel's fault, but his name will go on the scoresheet as the player who scored the OG. Skrtel made a harmless pass back to Slovakia goalkeeper (and former […]

The debate this week about the potential use of naturalized players of non-English descent in the England national team has flared up once again. For me, it is partly an ugly debate that has elements of xenophobia in it but also a glorious debate demonstrating a nation and people determined to maintain standards of fair […]

Normally only one man can outshine the constellation that is Cristiano Ronaldo. Lionel Messi has been able to do that remarkable feat for the past four years, but no other player has been able to eclipse the excellence of the Portuguese sensation. No man other than Messi has come close to surpassing Ronaldo. But on […]

International weekends are often a bit of a downer. But at least this weekend we’ve got some pretty decent, competitive fixtures to look forward to, rather than the pointless friendly games that regularly punctuate the domestic calendar. It helps too when we’re at the final knockings of a World Cup qualifying campaign. Some nations have […]

Galatasaray President Unal Aysal says that the club are willing to sell highly-rated striker Burak Yilmaz to Chelsea in January if an offer comes in for the Turkish footballer. Galatasaray's president said: "If Burak wants to go and Chelsea are interested then of course the deal will happen. "I favor Turkish players going to Europe to […]

It’s hard not to pull a look of bemusement when you hear how former Arsenal player Gervinho is faring after his transfer to AS Roma. In his seven matches so far, he has already scored three goals and provided one assist — three if you count drawing two penalties. During his two seasons in the […]

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay was asked to resign as manager of the club prior to this week, according to a club insider that was interviewed by The Daily Mail newspaper. There are very few details known, but what we do know is that Cardiff City's head of recruitment Iain Moody has been removed from the club, […]

Malcolm Best flies solo this week in another addition of The Football Special, as we see an inspirational prediction by Nostradamus ahead of the international fixtures this weekend. Plus Sepp Blatter is unable to hide his true feelings regarding Qatar 2022 and a Arsene Wenger sat nav leads a certain Jose Mourinho astray. Jim Daly […]

Adnan Januzaj is the latest youth sensation to sweep the Premier League, and his two goals against Sunderland made everyone take notice, even the English FA. They have been in contact with David Moyes about Januzaj's potential eligibility when he qualifies for residency in 2 years. However, he's not going to play for England. Jack […]