After Sunday's World Cup Final, many soccer fans will be jonesing for more games to watch before the Premier League season kicks off again on August 14. But thankfully, there are quite a few summer preseason friendlies featuring European teams that you'll be able to watch on US television. Here's the schedule of games thus […]

Through some fortuitous timing on my part, and the benevolence of my wonderful wife, I was able to spend a large part of our recent honeymoon in South Africa…for the 2010 World Cup! Since arriving back Stateside, I’ve attempted to settle back into a life devoid of 24/7 football and the sweet hum of the […]

The great thing about football is that it is a never-ending soap opera. One tournament draws to a conclusion and it’s not long before another begins. In a little over a week, the Under 19s European Championship gets underway with England playing a potentially tough trio of Austria, Holland and France and in around seven […]

As always, it pays to take all off-season transfer rumors with a grain of salt. But one rumor within the realm of possibility suggest a move of pure genius by the Rossoneri. Yahoo Sports is reporting that Fulham star and American national team member Clint Dempsey has been targeted by AC Milan for a potential […]

The Netherlands is through to its first final since 1978 after defeating Uruguay 3-2, sending Uruguay to Saturday's third place match while the Netherlands play Sunday in Johnnesburg. To talk about Tuesday's semifinal and preview Wednesday's match, I was joined by Laurence McKenna for this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast. And, as referenced […]

The Netherlands is through to its first final since 1978 after defeating Uruguay 3-2, sending Uruguay to Saturday's third place match while the Netherlands play Sunday in Johnnesburg. To talk about Tuesday's semifinal and preview Wednesday's match, I was joined by Laurence McKenna for this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast. And, as referenced […]

The starting XI for the England U21's 2-0 victory over Spain in the 2009 Euro Championship With one of the two World Cup finalists now set for this coming Sunday, England fans will now get the distinct pleasure of picking another European rival to root for as the brilliant Orange face either Spain or Germany […]

There was something about the game between Uruguay and Netherlands that was sublime. And it wasn't just the goals – even though all five were glorious. It was the way that both teams played their hearts out and the incredible ending where it seemed that the injury time kept on running and that the final […]

Reports out of the Germany camp first suggested that Philipp Lahm had created a rift in the team after declaring that he would not give up captaincy of the national team willingly, even with Michael Ballack's return after the World Cup. Oliver Bierhoff, who is on Joachim Loew's staff with Die Mannschaft, came out in […]

During the World Cup, news has been leaking out about changes to the Lega Calcio Serie A, the newly independent league formerly know as simply Serie A. Most of the announcements were overshadowed by the World Cup, but below are the changes that FIGC has announced over the past few weeks. A few weeks back […]

Spain's entire 23-man squad, on paper, is the strongest in the tournament. They have players that possess unbelievable technical skills, and include many of the greatest passers in the game today. When a team can afford not to start Cesc Fabregas and David Silva, then you know they've got some serious quality. Spain will bring […]

Barcelona splashed out on David Villa already this summer, tempting the hotshot Spaniard into the Camp Nou for £34.2 million. However, new president Sandro Rosell hasn't finished there and he now plans a raid on Arsenal's captain Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas was on the Barca books until the age of 16, when he left to join […]

A new photograph of Manchester United's new home jersey for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. The image, which shows a design of Nike's UK website, features pictures of Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney wearing the new Manchester United home football jersey. The retro design is sure to […]

The former police officer from Rotherham, Howard Webb, has been one of 10 referees detained in South Africa by FIFA, so they can decide which officiating team will be part of the World Cup final. Webb and his two officials, Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey, have been kept in South Africa and are awaiting FIFA's […]

Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City will kick off the Premier League TV coverage for soccer fans worldwide and in the United States on ESPN2 beginning with the new 2010-11 season on Saturday, August 14. And now that the Premier League has announced many of the games which will be moved from the traditional 10am ET […]