Edson Buddle staked his claim to a place in the United States side for their Football World Cup opener against England on Saturday with two goals in the 3-1 friendly victory over Australia at the weekend. Read more

What Arsenal could have achieved this season, had Robin Van Persie stayed injury-free, is up for debate. A return of 10 goals in a season restricted to 20 appearances, suggests his goals could have helped Arsenal challenge Chelsea and Manchester United more. Read more

World Cup 2010 hosts South Africa returned home from training camps in Germany and Brazil to beat a poor Thailand team 4-0, the match was held in the newly constructed Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. Putting aside head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira’s bizarre decision to take his squad to Europe and South America to prepare for the South African held tournament, his team totally outclassed their Thai opponents from start to finish. A Siphiwe Tshabalala free kick gave the hosts the lead, before Birmingham target Katlego Mphela scored twice before half-time. Substitute Bernard Parker scored in the 90th minute to wrap up the comprehensive win. Read more

As World Cup fever hits us all one of our favorite online stores for buying new and retro football shirts has just launched their new website. Read more