If a sadder block of text has been written in 2015, I will take your word for it. Read more
Borussia Mönchengladbach got a (terribly called) penalty against Man City, too, but missed it. Read more
He definitely meant to get in the keeper’s way, though I doubt he had any idea how successful he’d be. Read more
It’s less the haircut itself which is par for the course with Balo and more the unshapeliness brought about by him running around on what was probably a hot night. Read more
In the middle of a little league baseball game, sometime probably in the summer after or before second or third grade, I was overcome with the urge to pee. I think because I was too shy to interrupt the game and ask somebody where the bathroom, I tried to hold it until the game was over. Read more
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Looks like I left out a couple crucial facts. The “F” in FC Cincinnati stands for “Futbol.” Futbol. Fut. Bol. Read more
I knew that fucker deserved it. Read more
I used to check the Xbox arcade like once a month to see if they finally came out with NHL Hitz in downloadable form. Never did, alas. Read more
Anybody who has any aspirations of doing something out of the ordinary with their lives has had the dream of magically being plucked from obscurity by your ideal employer. Anybody with said aspirations has also dreamed of one day meeting your idol in the field, and that somehow they would notice something in you in… Read more
Yeah, the USWNT can’t keep on doing what they’re doing regardless if they win or not. They’ve “strangled the life out of” the attacks of China and Colombia in the knockout rounds; those teams aren’t exactly 2004 Arsenal. It’s not a coincidence that France and Germany have looked dominant and Japan are maintaining the… Read more
France looked way better in their loss against Colombia than the U.S. did in their victory. Forget the FIFA rankings (though I’d note that they are more illustrative in the women’s game than the men’s, since there is a much bigger difference in quality between the top tier and the second one), if you’ve watched the… Read more
The NCAA makes a huge show out of specifically seeding each and every team to make sure that the teams they think are best make it as far as possible. Read more
Even with Canada down a goal, I’d make them favorites to finish off the comeback. This is the best I’ve seen them play the whole tournament. Read more
Marca’s report ends by saying if Arda doesn’t get the move he wants, he’s still perfectly fine with coming back to Atléti. I think everyone involved gets that it’s nothing personal. If someone wants to pay €41 million (his release clause, which is what Atléti are saying is the only way they’ll let him go) for him—and… Read more
Japan are just so, so, so so so good. They’re my favorite team, since they way they play is basically my stylistic ideal. The Netherlands are fun, too. Read more
I hope that’s right, but what worries me is that it doesn’t seem like any other player seems to get that keeping the ball is a good idea except Tobin Heath. Now, this could easily be a function of there being literally zero real central midfielders playing at any given time, and it’s quite possible that Heath should… Read more