Instead of a World Cup taking place in the summer, we’re waiting until the late fall for the festivities to start to get to a manageable playing temperature in Qatar. The 2022 FIFA World Cup draw took place a few weeks ago, giving a path to the 37 teams still in contention to lift the […]
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USMNT in the knockout round! An Argentina-Brazil semifinal! Oh, Canada! (and more World Cup predictions)
Instead of a World Cup taking place in the summer, we’re waiting until the late fall for the festivities to start to get to a manageable playing temperature in Qatar. The 2022 FIFA World Cup draw took place a few weeks ago, giving a path to the 37 teams still in contention to lift the […]
U.S. gets England in World Cup Group Stage
As the United States men’s national team backed into the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night, Friday’s draw couldn’t have realistically worked out any better for them. Read more…
Can Italy score enough to make some serious noise?
While the teeth-gnashing on these shores during the last World Cup were enough to drown out the laments of everyone else in the world, you may have forgotten that a true giant of the international game wasn’t in Russia either. That would be Italy, the first time they didn’t partake in the tournament since 1958. […]
Leicester found a new way to blow it, and their fans probably won’t care
The warping of European soccer and its priorities make judging Leicester City’s last week of the season decidedly foggy. Twenty years ago or so it would be easy. Win the FA Cup, finish fifth, that’s an unqualified success. But that’s not the world we live in anymore, and that’s what makes it so unclear. Read […]
It was another banner day for racism in European soccer
There are few problems that La Liga can’t make worse. They’re giving the world a prime example of that in the past couple days. Read more…
Could the Accession of Bale Switch Spurs to Title Contenders?
On the other hand, the Reds do not represent significance for bettors since they have been odds-on to maintain yet another victory. Because of this, it might be wise to think about which other groups have a realistic likelihood of devoting the Merseyside giants. Tottenham Hotspur have only brought in among the world’s strongest attackers […]
Gareth Bale and Tottenham Deserve Each Other
It may be startling to keep in mind that Gareth Bale has just been something of a punchline for 2 seasons. And we must all be so blessed to be regarded as a joke when earning more than $37 million annually to reside in Madrid rather than even do a whole group. We would all […]