American football has its John Madden, but among the media soccer doesn't have a recognized authority figure on soccer? Or do we? Vote now who you believe is the number one authority on soccer worldwide. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1022314/" >Who's the number one authority in the world on soccer? Click to continue reading...

Gabriele Marcotti has added some good commentary on the criticism Fabio Cappello was receiving about his position of Steven Gerrard in last week's friendly defeat to the Czech Republic,

I was a bit nonplussed last week. After the friendly against the Czech Republic, I found out that Fabio Capello was apparently "killing" Steven Gerrard's career by playing him "on the left wing". Click to continue reading...

That's the headline from Sports Illustrated's Gabriele Marcotti in his "Inside Soccer" column. He explores the tactics of the Euro 2008 Quarterfinalists. My favorite comment comes in a final section

Kudos to Marco van Basten. But if you even begin to suggest that the Netherlands have anything to do with "Total Football," you either don't know what you're talking about or you haven't seen the Dutch play.

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Depending on how long you've been following football, you've undoubtedly listened to, read or watched hundreds if not thousands of stories about the world's game. But stop for a moment and think when was the last time one of those stories actually taught you something you didn't already know about your favorite sport? Click to continue reading...

When we talk about Americans in England, we always mention the same names: Brad Friedel, Marcus Hahnemann, Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Benny Feilhaber, Randy Lerner, Malcolm Glazer, etc, etc. But the American invasion isn't just happening on the pitch. Listen closely and you'll hear plenty more American accents associated with Premier League football. Click to continue reading...

Since the 2006 World Cup, everyone from daily newspapers to amateur broadcasters have jumped on the soccer/football podcast bandwagon attempting to grab market share and win over listeners with a superior product.

Out of the dozens of podcasts available on a regular basis, there are only two that consistently provide quality content and feature seasoned football pundits. Click to continue reading...