One of the many reasons why I love experiencing the World Cup in the United States is the passion shown by all of the different ethnicities. During a World Cup, when I walk into an Italian pizzeria and see a poster of the Italy national team photo hanging up on the wall in the kitchen, […]

On this episode of the World Cup Buzz Podcast, Richard Farley discusses with Tim Vickery the South American teams who will be competing in the 2010 World Cup. Also discussed is the Albiceleste viability of Esteban Cambiasso as well as dissecting the five South American teams who qualified for South Africa from CONMEBOL. Can Brazil […]

The May 24th issue of Sports Illustrated magazine features a World Cup cover story penned by Grant Wahl. According to Wahl, it's the first time soccer has graced the SI cover since David Beckham had his chops on it in July, 2007. Wahl added that he has three lengthy stories inside on the topic of […]

On this episode of the World Cup Buzz Podcast, Richard Farley discusses with Tim Vickery the South American teams who will be competing in the 2010 World Cup. Also discussed is the Albiceleste viability of Esteban Cambiasso as well as dissecting the five South American teams who qualified for South Africa from CONMEBOL. Can Brazil […]

To say that Francesco Guidolin has achieved a lot is an understatement, and to find out that Parma hasn't offered him a contract extension is appalling. While you would think that surviving relegation with a newly promoted club would be enough, Guidolin did much more than that. So why is he gone? And who will […]

Watch the top 20 goals from the 2009-10 Serie A season. Who says Serie A is boring?!

Here we go again. Reports are coming out of the British media that Cesc Fabregas has told his friends that he wants to leave Arsenal and go to Barcelona. And, at the same time, Barcelona has confirmed that they want to sign Fabregas but note that they need to discuss the matter with Arsenal FC. […]

With the Premier League season now done and dusted, there is no better time to look at the winners and losers of one of the most open and un-predicable seasons in history. Arsenal Despite another trophy-less season there has been a considerable improvement with the Gunners, showing more fight and determination despite playing a majority […]

Planning how you'll watch the 64 games of the 2010 World Cup this summer is something you should not take lightly. The tournament is just as much of a marathon for the soccer viewer at home as it is for those members of the world media covering the tournament for their readers and listeners back […]

A new photograph of what may be Tottenham Hotspur's home jersey for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. Whether it's fake or not is unknown but it's very similar to the design of the shirt which was worn in a behind-the-scenes photo shoot recently at White Hart Lane. If this is the […]

A new photograph of Manchester United's away jersey for the 2010-11 season has been leaked on the Internet. The new design, which looks much better in this picture than the close-up photo, features a white shirt with black and red trim. Designed and manufactured by Nike, and sponsored by Aon, the new shirt will be […]

On Monday, it was announced that an ankle injury suffered in Saturday's FA Cup Final would keep German national team captain Michael Ballack out of the World Cup. Joining us to talk about that as well the Nationalmannschaft's chances this summer is the Guardian and Sports Illustrated's Raphael Honigstein. Raphael discusses the potential replacements for […]

On Monday, it was announced that an ankle injury suffered in Saturday's FA Cup Final would keep German national team captain Michael Ballack out of the World Cup. Joining us to talk about that as well the Nationalmannschaft's chances this summer is the Guardian and Sports Illustrated's Raphael Honigstein. Raphael discusses the potential replacements for […]

Bayern Munich have failed in their attempt to overturn the ban imposed on Franck Ribery who is now confirmed to miss the Champions League final in Madrid. This is considered as a big blow for the Bavarian club considering the French star was hitting form in the latter stages of the Bundesliga and the Champions […]