We wake up this morning to the reality that the 2010 World Cup is over. Four years is a long time to wait until the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. But fortunately there is plenty of soccer in store for us in the coming days to weeks. Specifically: Bolton Wanderers begins their U.S. tour against […]

When Iker Casillas raised the World Cup high in the Johannesburg sky and the streamers and cheers rocketed around the Soccer City Stadium, the English public set down their suppers and dug out the replica shirts and scarfs they had hidden away for a month and anticipated pre-season. The trips to League 2 clubs on […]

The Week 15 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 15 117 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 15,853 12 14,761 14,721 100 2007 14,650 -7.59% 6 14,948 1.26% 15,143 2.87% 103 2008 18,529 26.48% 6 16,629 11.25% 17,375 14.74% 106 2009 19,285 […]

As the world's eyes turned to South Africa to watch football played at it's highest level, the Bundesliga also looked on as players from many of the different clubs in Germany's top division battled it out for World Cup glory. The World Cup always attracts new fans to the game, who will latch on to […]

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After a third-place finish from a young but vibrant German national team who surprised football fans around the globe with their brand of football and their exciting young players, the President of Germany, Christian Wulff, will award the players and the coach for their efforts. Germany's President, Christian Wulff, spoke at a press conference after […]

Spain has won their first world title, a 116th minute goal from Andres Iniesta giving the European Champions the 2010 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. It was a match defined by missed opportunities and aggressive play, with the Dutch taking their newfound pragmatism to unexpected levels. Ultimately, a Spanish team which […]

Spain has won their first world title, a 116th minute goal from Andres Iniesta giving the European Champions the 2010 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. It was a match defined by missed opportunities and aggressive play, with the Dutch taking their newfound pragmatism to unexpected levels. Ultimately, a Spanish team which […]

Congratulations to Spain on winning the 2010 World Cup after beating Netherlands 1-0 in extra time after a goal by Andres Iniesta. Here are photographs from this historic day in World Cup history where Spain has won the World Cup for their first time and where they are current holders on both the World Cup […]

Germany's Thomas Mueller lifted the Young Player of the Tournament award after inspiring performances, most notably against England and Argentina. Mueller's efforts also won him the Golden Boot award, which is awarded to the highest goalscorer in the competition. Four other players were tied on 5 goals, though, but Mueller won the award on the […]

La Gazzetta dello Sport has released some very interesting information regarding how much Serie A clubs spend on their youth academies, not only has it released the amount of money in the youth budget, but it has also released the number of youth teams and scouts that teams have. All of this is pertaining to […]

This report is being typed on Sunday, July 11th which means there are a good three to four days before the official opening of the MLS Summer Transfer Window to bring in new players to strengthen the squads of those that are ready to make a move for a playoff position, or to continue their […]

Germany's young stars triumphed over a resilient and driven Uruguay side, who tested the German backline time and again. Germany's starting line-up saw a few stars dropped due to sickness and injury, and the likes of Aogo and Janssen were brought in instead. Hans-Jorg Butt also started in net, which ended his seven year drought […]

How did Spain and the Netherlands come to be in the final? How can this be? These are my two favorite National teams to watch (after the USA, of course). These are surely the two greatest footballing countries to have never won a World Cup. Okay, yes: I predicted these two would be in the final in my bracket predictor (and consequently […]

Today's World Cup Final between Netherlands and Spain will have an immense impact on the growth of soccer in the United States. While soccer continues to thrive among the die-hard fans who play the sport and/or watch it on television, the jury is still out regarding whether soccer will become more popular among mainstream America. […]