We’ve never been ones to shy away from the big debates in football, so here’s one to sink your teeth into: Having watched Spain triumph in South Africa and witnessed their keeper win the final’s most valuable player award, is Iker Casillas now the best goalie in history? Read more…

Holland’s Bert van Marwijk has launched a stinging attack on the referee following his side’s 1-0 loss to Spain in Sunday’s World Cup Final. And the Dutch coach couldn’t be more on the mark.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup came to an explosive end in Soccer City on Sunday when four weeks of scintillating football culminated in Spain lifting their first ever World Cup. We’ve summarized all the news worth knowing about during the tournament in one easily digestible guide. Disagree with any of...

The 2010 World Cup is over and what a month it has been. Spain are newly crowned Champions and the rest of the world must wait four years before staking another claim for the sport’s most prestigious honour. Take a look at our picture review of the tournament and let us know what you thought of...

England makes the World Cup final after all! Howard Webb and his team have been selected by FIFA to officiate Sunday’s big match. Read more

It just doesn’t sound right, does it? Dirk Kuyt has got no pace, no moves, no finesse, no killer instinct for goal. Yet come Sunday the choppy Dutch winger could find his name being sung from Groningen to Roosendaal. Read more…

Here’s a fun little parlour game: Who had a more disappointing World Cup? Manchester United or Chelsea ? By the time the quarterfinals rolled around neither of the two clubs – considered by most to be among the best in the world – had a single player left in the tournament. Read more

In early June, 32 nations set off on a mission to win the first World Cup on African soil. 60 matches later and only four teams remain. Rising above the drone of the vuvuzelas, the refereeing injustice and the most controversial round ball in the solar system, Uruguay, Netherlands, Spain and Germany...

After a scintillating round of Quarter-Final matches that served up a cocktail of drama, injustice and revenge, only four teams remain in the hunt for the World Cup. Before we turn our attention to the Semi-Finals, let’s take a moment to reflect on the biggest and best of the Quarter-Finals.

It’s become the trendiest theory to explain England’s failure at this World Cup: Premiership clubs play too many games so that by the time the summer rolls around Premiership players are too exhausted to play well at international tournaments. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence to support this...