0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/15/2014
So…when the commissioner of a league announces an impromptu teleconference with the media you know something interesting is about to happen. When said commissioner is Don Garber and he just heard United States men’s national team manger diss his league and the U.S. players coming back from Europe to play in it…you know things are […]
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The 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship begins tonight in Kansas City. While there will be a winner, the important thing to remember is that the two finalists will join Canada in representing CONCACAF in the Women’s World Cup in 2015. The third place finisher in the tournament will play Ecuador in a home-and-home for the final […]
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Another international break is over for the United States and the theme for the US in this break has been experimentation. Jurgen Klinsmann has been bringing in new players and putting players in new positions in order to see how they perform for the future. This is the perfect time to test these things out […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/14/2014
Okay, let’s rewind a bit. At the end of the game, a boy went up to French midfielder Paul Pogba asking him for his jersey. Pogba gestures that he has apparently promised his jersey to someone else, likely to an opposing player so he offers the next best thing. Pogba drops his shorts (he has […]
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Euro 2016 qualifiers are happening this week and there have been some pretty big upsets already. Slovakia beat Spain, Poland beat Germany and Iceland beat Netherlands. I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t mean crap now that qualification is so outrageously easy for the top teams. Starting with the 2016 qualifiers, qualification expanded from […]
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Many FIFA sponsors have sort of danced around the issue with FIFA’s ethics and standards but it finally seems like one sponsor is taking the next step forward, albeit a very small one. Coca-Cola has publicly stated that they would like to see more transparency within FIFA amid allegations of unethical behavior resulting in Russia […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/13/2014
Monday, October 13 Euro 2016 Qualifying (127) Kazakhstan 2-4 Czech Republic (28) (76) Norway 2-1 Bulgaria (46) (155) Malta 0-1 Italy (13) (19) Croatia 6-0 Azerbaijan (95) (29) Wales 2-1 Cyprus (85) (25) Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Belgium (5) (203) Andorra 1-4 Israel (64) (99) Latvia 1-1 Turkey (38) (34) Iceland 2-0 Netherlands (4) Friendlies (76) Oman […]
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There were a ton of games taking place during this international break and we still have more games coming up. With all the friendlies, Euro and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games going on, it’s tough to keep track as to who won what and when or who was even playing. We have you covered […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/12/2014
With recent stories involving disagreements and arguments involving Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, Landon Donovan and Jurgen Klinsmann and Roy Keane and pretty much everyone, it may be time for someone to promote an event and get these people into the ring to settle their scores instead of going about it on the field or […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/11/2014
With recent stories involving disagreements and arguments involving Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, Landon Donovan and Jurgen Klinsmann and Roy Keane and pretty much everyone, it may be time for someone to promote an event and get these people into the ring to settle their scores instead of going about it on the field or […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/10/2014
I mean, it’s not quite a hug you would give to a loved one but that’s about the most friendly and loving thing you’re going to see between these two people. Despite the awkwardness, it did seem like they both genuinely respected each other even if they may not like each other.
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OH SO CLOSE! That post must be from ISIS. That’s the only way I can explain it.
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Tonight will be the last time Landon Donovan puts on a USA uniform as the Americans face Ecuador in Connecticut. Donovan will be captain and will play the first 30 minutes. The man is arguably the greatest American soccer player ever and owns MLS records for most goals and assists as well as a five […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/9/2014
It’s clear that expanding to England is the National Football League’s next step in terms of growing American football. The NFL started NFL Europe, which lasted 16 years from 1991 to 2007. In 2007, the NFL decided to drop the league format and focused on having a single game played at Wembley Stadium. The high […]
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UEFA will change their seeding procedure for the Champions League. Starting next year, Pot 1 will consist of the defending Champions League winner plus league winners from the top seven countries based on UEFA coefficient. This year, as well as in previous years, all seedings for pots would go strictly by UEFA coefficient. The UEFA […]
