With no Rooney, no Barry, no Cahill, and no Lampard, expectations have never been lower for the Three Lions. EASY was The S*n’s headline after the English were dropped in Group C with the States, Algeria, and Slovenia. Simon Kuper’s Soccernomics opens with a chapter on “Why England Lose,” in which himself and co-author Stefan […]

England's team for the match against France will be named soon. but rumors from the England camp courtesy of Stan Collymore is that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will start. Let's hope the rumor is true! Here's all of the Euro 2012 news for your reading pleasure: Rumor: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to start for England — Stan Collymore Poland's […]

The scene is the 1996 European Championship semi-final between Germany and England. It's 1-1 and the game goes into extra time, to see who can score the golden goal. Eight minutes into extra time, Paul Gascoigne gets a superb chance to score for England to send them into the final. In reality, he wasn't able […]

Feuerstein's Fire World Cup Qualifying Special 2014 World Cup Qualifying USA At Guatemala Tuesday, June 12th 9:30PM EDT – 6:30PM PDT Pre-Game Show Midnight EDT – 9PM PDT Post Game Show On Location Daniel Feuerstein from the Football Factory at Legends in New York City Earl Reed at Buffalo Wild Wings in Middletown, Delaware Listen […]

Is it too much to suggest the difference between Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Stewart Downing could decide England's first match? Of course it is. Questions like that are excessively incendiary, particularly when leaned on as leads for blog posts. Accept my apology, but look at the silver lining: My reliance on that kind of crutch shows […]

Ireland vs Croatia: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Buy Ireland and Croatia shirts It's been a long time since Ireland was last seen in a European Championship. Amazingly, it was 1988. For those of you who live in the United States, many of you may have fond memories of the Irish national team who played in the United States in […]

Spain vs Italy: Noon ET TV schedule Buy Spain and Italy shirts Spain against Italy is one of the classic battles in world soccer. Both teams have had their fair share of glory including World Cup trophies, and both Mediterranean countries hate to lose to each other. Thus, the stage is set for an intriguing clash between Spain and […]

In the past two European Championships, there have been teams that went far despite low expectations. Whether it was Greece in 2004 or Russia in 2008, there seems to be a recent trend of at least one team making a shock run through the tournament. That’s partially why we may need to prepare ourselves for […]

Following the 4-1 defeat to Brazil, we saw for the first time same a very different Jürgen Klinsmann. Gone was the always positive and optimistic demeanor. There sat before us a national team manager that was, by his own words, “pissed”. Klinsmann then went on to say the need for his team to have “more […]

In the story that refuses to die, Roy Hodgson came out on the offensive yesterday and gave more reasons why Rio Ferdinand was not selected for the England team at Euro 2012. England's game against France can't come soon enough, so we — as a public and media — can move on to a different […]

Italian football has been criticised for its overtly physical approach. The classic Catenaccio style played in the past has been altered. A fresh faced Italian with the name of Cesare Prandelli is the culprit. Prandelli’s appointment has allowed Italy to change. The ‘old guard’ under Lippi were being transitioned out of the international set up […]

Germany is always a joy to watch. They're a well-respected team around the globe, and play with such a purpose and confidence that is lacking in other teams (cough, cough, England). In their opening Euro 2012 game today, they come up against a Portugal side that has been a shambles in the friendlies before the […]

Netherlands vs Denmark: Noon ET kick-off TV schedule Buy Holland and Denmark shirts It's time for Holland and Denmark to do their talking on the pitch today. In the past several weeks, there has been so many questions about the Dutch team, in particular, but today is their day to prove what they're made of. Equally, the same applies to […]

The big news out of the England camp this morning is a story that has nothing to do with the 23-man squad. Rio Ferdinand has opened his big mouth again, saying that he doesn't think he'll get a chance to play for England while Hodgson is manager. When will this man learn to shut up? […]

The team line-ups for June 23rd's World Soccer Masters match in Miami, Florida have been announced. If you live in the United States, the game will be televised live on FOX Soccer. If you live anywhere in the southeast, you may want to consider going to the game at Sun Life Stadium, where it'll be […]