Blatter’s Comments Show Suspended FIFA President Still Far From Reality

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Blatter’s Comments Show Suspended FIFA President Still Far From Reality

He’s done it again. The mouth of suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter must have a very special sort of gravity—and lots of it—because despite being the subject of worldwide ridicule, an official suspension, and a criminal investigation into his complicity in corruption and bribery, the Swiss septuagenarian simply cannot manage to keep his foot from… Continue reading Blatter’s Comments Show Suspended FIFA President Still Far From Reality

Massive Derby In Manchester

Arsenal went top of the table in the English Premier League today with their 2-1 win over Everton.  The real battle for first place comes tomorrow though at Old Trafford when the two halves of Manchester collide in the 170th edition of the Manchester Derby.  It sounds strange to say this early, especially in a… Continue reading Massive Derby In Manchester

Kevin De Bruyne: City’s Favor, Chelsea’s Folly

To say a new signing is ‘a revelation’ is usually hyperbole. To say that of a player in Manchester City’s already star-studded lineup is perhaps even more rare. But at this point, if Kevin De Bruyne keeps up his scintillating form, he may just be worthy of the title ‘epiphany.’ At minimum, limiting ourselves to… Continue reading Kevin De Bruyne: City’s Favor, Chelsea’s Folly

Klopp Is Ready For The Kop

This is probably the 100th time you’ve seen some amalgamation of the last name of new Liverpool FC head coach Jurgen Klopp and the word Kop, referring to the most rabid section of Liverpool fans in Anfield’s Spion Kop.  After Brendan Rodgers was given his walking orders, the consensus became that free agent coach Klopp… Continue reading Klopp Is Ready For The Kop

Sunday, Oct. 4th: Massive Matchups Across Europe

In the pantheon of American consumption of professional sport and spectacle, the world of monster truck rallies is perhaps as far as possible from the expat pub culture of supporters for European football clubs. But with rivalry fixtures throughout Europe, this weekend at the very least, the oft-lampooned hyperbole of Sunday-Sunday-SUNDAY seems perfectly apt. From Munich… Continue reading Sunday, Oct. 4th: Massive Matchups Across Europe

Alexis Sanchez: Arsenal’s Exemplar

“Alexis Sanchez BABY—Alexis Sanchez, OHHohhhhhhh!” chanted the traveling Arsenal supporters at the King Power Stadium this weekend. For good reason. Arsenal defeated Leicester City 2-5, as the Gunners’ fiery Chilean finally opened his goalscoring account in the 2015 – 2016 season—and did so with no less than a hat-trick, each goal more savory than the… Continue reading Alexis Sanchez: Arsenal’s Exemplar

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Diego Costa and the FA: A Dirty Player, A Broken System

In the past four days, Diego Costa has ruined a potentially fantastic game of football, been labeled a cheat by his own teammate, and received a charge from the FA for violent conduct. Just another week in the life. Anyone who witnessed Saturday’s London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal—well, anyone who isn’t entirely blinded by… Continue reading Diego Costa and the FA: A Dirty Player, A Broken System

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Wayne Rooney: A Legend’s Last Chapter

The international break has come and gone, with club football poised to resume around the world this weekend, but for fans of England, that international break came with a very special break of its own: the all-time goalscoring record. Last Saturday, as England faced San Marino, Wayne Rooney tied Sir Bobby Charlton’s goalscoring mark with… Continue reading Wayne Rooney: A Legend’s Last Chapter