I'm curious. If you're an American fan and you're following the World Cup, what team are you supporting now that the US is out of the tournament? Are you watching the matches just for the enjoyment of it, or do you find yourself rooting for a team such as England? If so, why? Is it […]

The ever interesting and brutally honest Nick Geber from Fox Football Friday and World Soccer Daily is the latest addition to the EPL Talk Podcast. Geber discusses the state of World Cup commentators, whether he has any regrets regarding The 2 G's and The Treble leaving the World Soccer Daily Radio Network, what type of […]

It wasn't pretty. They didn't play the best, but the win was what was important. How many times have we heard that this World Cup about England? But it's true. The gutsy performance was what was needed to ease the England team through to the Quarter Finals of the biggest tournament in the world. I […]

What an unbelievably sensational goal by Argentina in extra time by Maxi Rodriguez. A beautiful chest trap, and a scintillating left foot volley into the corner of the net. There are still 16 minutes to go in the match. Can Mexico pull one back to go into penalties?

While watching the Argentina against Mexico match, here are just a few of the differences I noticed between Univision's coverage of the match versus ABC/ESPN: 1. The crowd volume on Univision is much louder. 2. You can hear the passion, excitement and joy so much more with the Univision commentators as opposed to John Harkes […]

Without a doubt, this has got to be the best match of the World Cup thus far. In the first 10 minutes, there've been two goals (Argentina 1-1 Mexico). The pace is frenetic. The crowd is loud and passionate. This is what the knock-out games are all about. Fighting for your country, pride and victory.

I'm not sure which is worse. With ESPN partnering with ABC for the World Cup coverage in America, does this drag the ABC name through the mud? Or is the other way around?

I have to admit that ABC commentator Dave O'Brien's work is improving as each match unfolds, but the man is as passionate as a dead fish. Perfect example was one of the key moments of today's Germany against Sweden second-round match. With Germany leading two-nil in the early stages of the second half, Sweden went […]

I have severe concerns about Sven's selection for tomorrow's match against Ecuador. He's essentially fielding a 4-5-1, although actually it's a 4-1-4-1 with Rooney up front, and a midfield comprising Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard and Cole. The back four will be Cole, Ferdinand, Terry and — unbelievably Owen Hargreaves. Michael Carrick, meanwhile, will play in front […]

GRADING BY MICHAEL HALEY WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY KARTIK KRISHNAIYER 1 Howard – DNP Kartik’s Thoughts: Could he have made the critical save that sparked this team? Keller surely didn't. 2 Albright – DNP Kartik's Thoughts: This team sorely missed Frankie Hedjuk's hustle and his German experience from his Bundesligia days. His torn ACL was […]

The World Cup seems to be in fast forward. It was just yesterday that the US succumbed to Ghana after an absolutely appalling penalty decision. But life goes on, and the US — unfortunately — didn't deserve to make it through to the next round anyway. Playing a 4-5-1 formation and bringing on Eddie Johnson […]

Arena in full control during the 2002 World Cup/YahooSports John O'Brien's goal against Portugal in 2002 sent Arena's side on its way to a deep World Cup run/yahoospots Assessing Arena Prior to the 2002 World Cup Bruce Arena tempered the expectations of many in the soccer media. While on paper it appeared the USA had […]

Tonight or early Tomorrow Eastern Time: What mistakes did Bruce Arena make? Saturday: Which players stood out for the United States in this World Cup, and which players fell flat on their faces Sunday: What changes do the US Soccer Federation and MLS need to make to make World Cup 2010 more successful for Team […]

Reuters news service is reporting that US Captain Claudio Reyna will retire from the Men's National Team. I certainly expect the USSF to give him a send off game in the next few months. Reyna made some mistakes in this World Cup and has been injury prone. He also has been less vocal as a […]

The 2006 United States World Cup squad not only had higher expectations than any previous American team but also more interest in the team back home in the United States. Today's devastating (and controversial) loss to Ghana was just the final chapter in a failed world cup for Team USA, just four years after a […]