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Advanced metrics have often been unwieldy when it comes to the soccer pitch. But after this World Cup, Peter Keating has found several that appear to correlate well with soccer success.

Blog | Conversation | July 15, 2010

With many of the top teams struggling to find their form, the stage is set for some exciting matches at the World Cup, Leander Schaerlaeckens writes.

With World Cup fever sweeping the globe and the E3 video game convention taking place in Los Angeles, EA Sports decided to drop the first details on its upcoming soccer game, "FIFA 11." From players that perform with more "personality" to improved g...

Chad Millman files his final article relating to the trends, concepts, ideas and flat-out intel you need to know to bet successfully on the 2010 World Cup. In this one: Don't forget that form is everything.

Blog | Conversation | June 10, 2010

Chad Millman files the third of his four (six if you count previous entries) articles relating to the trends, concepts, ideas and flat-out intel you need to know to bet successfully on the 2010 World Cup. In this one: Don't forget that form is everything.

Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010

Chad Millman files one of his four (six if you count previous entries) articles relating to the trends, concepts, ideas and flat-out intel you need to know to bet successfully on the 2010 World Cup. In this one: Don't forget that form is everything.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2010

Chad Millman files one of his four (six if you count previous entries) articles relating to the trends, concepts, ideas and flat-out intel you need to know to successfully bet on the 2010 World Cup. In this one: David Villa and the Golden Boot.

Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2010

The scores might be low, but the stakes are high for the millions of gamblers wagering on the World Cup.

Story | Conversation | June 07, 2010

ESPN The Magazine runs down the 2010 World Cup group by group

The Netherlands outplayed Ghana 4-1 and slumping Switzerland lost 1-0 at home to non-qualifier Costa Rica in World Cup tuneups Tuesday.

Five things to know about EA's new soccer game.

FIFA disagrees with the World Anti-Doping Agency over automatic two-year bans for first-time doping offenders, referring the dispute to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.