The Winners and Losers of the World Cup
World Cup Winners and Losers
After what was an exciting and memorable month of World Cup soccer, the unquestionable greatest sporting event in the world. Let's... Continue Reading
World Cup
Everything you need to know about the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The 2018 World Cup: A Bandwagoner’s Call to Arms
Folks, get your Yankees hats and Durant Warriors Jerseys because this feature is meant for you: the bandwagon-fan. Don’t worry; bandwagoning in this instance is... Continue Reading
Breaking Angles: France are World Cup Champions
France is your 2018 World Cup Champion
There you have it, just like that the greatest sporting event in the world, the World Cup is over again. Not to return f... Continue Reading
Russia 2018: Three Lions On My Shirt (Redux)
Every now and then an annoying song gets lodged in the brain and just won’t move. You try to think of other things, or even different songs but the tune stays i... Continue Reading
Breaking Angles: France Advances to the World Cup Final
It's official, the battle in St. Petersburg is over. After two halves of incredible football and three weeks of run-up to this moment, one team has climbed thei... Continue Reading
From Russia with …love? Behind the scenes at The Turf
Immediately after Mario Fernandes scored the equalizer for Russia in the 115th minute of their quarterfinal with Croatia, I texted "COLLUSION" to as many people... Continue Reading
World Cup Flopping
This World Cup has been trying. Everyone I know seems to be deeply invested in it. Just the other day, all my co-workers stopped working and huddle around the T... Continue Reading
Russia 2018: Inflated Expectations Just Add To The Drama
And then there were eight. After nearly three weeks of football, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is thundering its way to the final in Moscow on July 15. E... Continue Reading
Breaking Angles: John Obi Mikel’s Father Kidnapped Before World Cup Match
On June 26th Nigeria lost to Argentina 2-1, bouncing them from the World Cup. Four hours before that game, Nigerian Captain John Obi Mikel received a call telli... Continue Reading
Bizarro World Cup: How the mighty have fallen in Russia
Bizarro doesn't even begin to explain what we've seen
Both matches today managed to go to PKs. The Russia/Spain match wasn't that exciting, but the Croatia/Den... Continue Reading