After a stunning victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals, Lady USA faces their next test against France in today’s semi-final match. (12pmET ESPN, ESPN3.com, Galavision)

USA stands tall as the #1-ranked team in the world, while France are only a few steps behind at #7. It should prove to be another tight contest.

Do you think Lady USA will be worn out after the crazy Brazil finish? Or do you think they’ve been stoked to go all the way?

Check it out! Someone dubbed March Madness audio (famed Gus Johnson) over Wambach’s last-gasp goal against Brazil. It fits quite nicely!

Coach Bradley announced the USA roster for this summer’s Gold Cup today. A few surprises may catch your eye…

GOALKEEPERS (3): Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Etienne), Jonathan Bornstein (UANL Tigres), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Eric Lichaj (Leeds), Oguchi Onyewu (FC Twente), Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Freddy Adu (Rizespor), Michael Bradley (Aston Villa), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (New England Revolution), Jermaine Jones (Blackburn Rovers), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
FORWARDS (3): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Jozy Altidore (Bursaspor), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

Thoughts???

Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for… The world has been waiting with bated breath, dying to find out which soccer club Justin Bieber supports.

Well, Yanks, he just let us know — loud and clear.

The Biebs was spotted playing a game of “pick-up” soccer earlier this week, and he was decked out in Barcelona gear. Were this casual game of footie taking place in Toronto, you might think: “Ok, he probably likes Barca, but maybe it just happened to be the jersey on the top of the stack.”

But! The location of the game makes his kit selection a major statement of interest. He wore a Barcelona jersey in the streets of Madrid. Gasp! It may not do his image much good before his concert in Spain’s capital this evening, but surely his reception at Thursday’s show in Barcelona will be electric.

Hala Madrid! Right?

Wrong! The Biebs is saying, “Holla, Madrid! Hola, Barcelona!”

For the Beliebers, check out the following video of Boy Wonder playing soccer!

Justin Bieber (allegedly) showing off basketball and soccer skills:

Weird. Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport decided to promote it’s paper by hiring actors to fake the warm-up session before this weekend’s match between AC Milan and Bari. Interesting, funny, and… weird.

Enjoy footage of Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli trying to don a practice shirt. It’s surprisingly amusing.

Champions League draw – Quarter-finals

Adidas just released it’s new pulse-pumping television commercial starring Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Given the rest of the cast, this is almost certainly an American commercial. And, sadly, most folks who view this will know it as the Derrick Rose / Katy Perry Adidas ad. They probably won’t even notice that Beckham makes a cameo!

Nonetheless, this commercial is thoroughly entertaining. Messi and Rose are bad-asses.

Adidas Is In All Commercial feat. Justice – “Civilization” (Directed by: Romain Gavras)

Lookie lookie who made the cover of Allure‘s 20th Anniversary Special Issue! It’s Lady Becks! That’s right, Victoria Beckham graces yet another cover for the umteenth month in a row. One might say that she’s the hottest lady in soccer…

…but that would be HIGHLY inaccurate.

Besting the Poshbot this month is the covergirl for this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimwuit Issue, Irina Shayk.

Does the name ring a bell? It should! FFY introduced you to her months ago as Cristiano Ronaldo’s new gal! And a few weeks later, you may have seen the behind-the-scenes footage of her Elle España photo shoot.

Now, she’s stepped into the elite club of SI Swimsuit Issue covergirls. Hit the jump to check out the famous cover… and then, watch behind-the-scenes footage of the shoot… and theeen, watch Shayk’s appearance on Letterman.

Behind the scenes of the SI photo shoot:

Shayk on Letterman:

Sources: Buzz Hollywood, MTV

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway is well-known for his antics and his opinions. He often speaks up when other bosses are in the news to toss in his two cents. He has ranted against FA regulations. He has fumed over transfer sagas. And, apparently, he has praised Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp a lot lately. So much so, that the press has started digging into his “man love” for Ol’ ‘Arry.

Watch video of the question being asked… and the ensuing hilarity!

Ian Holloway on “Man Love”:

It’s hard to make hyperbolic claims of “best this” or “most that” when it comes to world soccer. However, the claim that this is the fastest red card EVER may just be accurate.

Check out the video of Ebbsfleet United v. Farnborough… And then, see the fastest red card in World Cup history, with hilariously thick Scottish accents.

Ebbsfleet United v. Farnborough:

Fastest World Cup red card: