Wayne Rooney's match-winner against Ukraine seemed to temper a meaningful critical review of his return. Rusty with his first touch and flashing a footballing mind working quicker than his out-of-practice reflexes, the tournament debit showed he wasn't far from being his usual self, even if he clearly was not ready to write his legend. The […]

If you wanted a weekend of quality soccer, you've got it — with France against Spain today, and Italy versus England tomorrow. There is nothing better! When you get a chance, be sure to catch up on any of the Euro Talk podcast episodes — daily goodness from Laurence, Kartik, Kristan, Morgan and Matt. Meanwhile, […]

Scottish football is currently at a pivotal moment in its illustrious history. While the Scottish National Team has taken a dip (as evidenced by the thrashing the United States awarded the Scots in May), their Premier League has continued to be a mid-level league in Europe. The fate of one club, Rangers F.C., not only […]

England will face Italy on Sunday in Kiev. The winner will book a semi-final place against Germany, but if you're Roy Hodgson, who is going to be in your starting line-up? You could argue that Hodgson hasn't made a wrong move yet in this tournament in terms of his team selection. But you may agree […]

I've supported England since 1980. In the 32 years since, England hasn't won a major international trophy. I've never known what it's like for The Three Lions to win silverware. But I have suffered the agony of defeat, watched plenty of embarrassing performances in tournaments, and had my hopes raised and my heart broken too […]

Germany vs Greece: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Buy Germany and Greece shirts On paper, this is the most one-sided quarter-final match of Euro 2012. But that's before it kicks off. Once the referee blows the whistle to kick off this game, anything goes. Don't underestimate the Greek team. It all just depends which Greece team shows up. The one who […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy's come-from-behind 3-2 win at Rio Tinto Stadium this week sent the MLS crowd into a frenzy, proclaiming "The Galaxy are back!" and "they are who we thought they were!". To be honest, some of this was occurring as early as last Sunday on the heels of LA's win over a struggling […]

You could argue that Wigan Athletic has raised their profile in the past few months, after their incredible finish to the season, as well as interest from a few Premier League clubs to convince Wigan manager Roberto Martinez to join their club. Whether Martinez will be in charge at Wigan at the start of the […]

England's unbeaten run in Euro 2012 is one thing, but now German central defender Mats Hummels has described England as "Machines." Let's hope Germany and England can win their respective games this weekend, so we can see the man vs machine semi-final next Thursday! Here are the top Euro 2012 news headlines from the past […]

Feuerstein's Fire #106 Monday, June 25th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Daniel Robertson of Big D Soccer on FC Dallas Hosea Cheung of 24 Hours Vancouver Newspaper on the Whitecaps NASL Segment: Re-Capping the weekend action Red Bull Hour: Re-Capping the Home Game against DC United NEW ADDITION! Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Quarterfinals […]

After a terrible performance at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois the Red Bulls went across the country and over the northern border to take on the red hot Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place. This is the first visit for the club at the renovated home of the Whitecaps and the CFL’s BC Lions and it […]

The Azzurri are marching with their heads held high after defying the pre-tournament critics and escaping group C. Coach Cesare Prandelli’s tactical masterstroke against Spain demonstrated his vision. The Catenaccio styled Italy has been absent this tournament, and a new more adventurous side has emerged. The 3-5-2 played by Juventus adopted by Prandelli out of necessity […]

Portugal vs Czech Republic: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Buy Portugal and Czech Republic shirts Sixteen years ago, Czech Republic and Portugal met in the Quarterfinals of Euro ’96. Czech Republic emerged from that game with a 1-0 victory, courtesy of a Karel Poborsky goal. They would go on to finish runners-up to Germany—an Oliver Bierhoff golden goal providing the Germans […]

Plenty of Euro 2012 news headlines today! Here goes: Joe Hart throws hat in ring for England penalty duty — The Guardian Italy's Mario Balotelli told to keep his cool against England — The Guardian Greece's Katsouranis believes in miracles — UEFA.com Roy Hodgson orders extra penalty practice for England — The Guardian Daniele De […]

Only eight teams remain in the Euro 2012 tournament, and we're edging closer and closer to finding out who will be the champion of Europe. But now that the group phase is out of the way, who do you think will win the tournament? Has your opinions changed about England's chances? Are you second-guessing your […]