U.S. Heads To South Africa

The fans at Lincoln Financial Field waited long after the final whistle to see their their country's best soccer players depart from the field. Adorned in red, white and blue, this day had been a long time in the making. It has been four long years for the U.S. national team after a disappointing showing in the 2006 World Cup, and now the time is almost here to face-off again against the best in the world.

Interview With Peter Mellor

Here at that United Soccer Leagues, I have had a chance to try my hand at video production for their own blog, Free Kicks. Here's an interview I did with Peter Mellor, National Technical Director for the USL, about the 23-man United States national team roster for the 2010 World Cup.

YouTube Clip Of The Week

It's about time for another YouTube video. Check this one out:

Transfer Machine: Fabregas To Barcelona

No one at the Emirates Stadium wants to see Cesc Fabregas leave Arsenal. His manager Arsene Wenger has repeatedly insisted that the club are not looking to offload the Spaniard to Barcelona even though Fabregas has made it no secret that he covets a future move back to the Camp Nou.

Beckham Visits British Troops In Afghanistan

The title says it all.

Nike Soccer Commercial

Nike have set a high standard when it comes to marketing their products. Just look at all of their famous advertisements over the years: Bo Knows, Spike Lee and Michael Jordan were some of the first to become well-known while recent commercials featuring Troy Polamalu and LaDainian Tomlinson as well as Kobe Bryant jumping over an Aston Martin prove that "The Swoosh" know viral marketing.

Now the sportswear giants have released an epic commercial for Nike Soccer ahead of the 2010 World Cup. Featured in the commercial are Nike-sponsored footballers Didier Drogba, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo (among some others). This time, it's all about the players writing their future. Check it out below:

YouTube Clip Of The Week

This week we go to Paraguay for the new segment entitled, "YouTube Clip of The Week."

In all of soccer, there are few names that compare to this week's goalscorer. Ladies and gentleman, feast your eyes on the amazing freekick from the right foot of the player known as "Inca." His real name is Glaucineis Martins da Silva, but who wants to say all of that anyways?

Before this video hit the internet, the player from the club Sol de America was most likely only known to a handful of people outside of South America. Now he gets a chance to shine on YouTube (the video already has more than two million views!).

And is it just me, or is the fact that the announcer yelled "GOL!!!!!!" for almost 15 seconds just as amazing?