All About The Beautiful Game
Recently, reports have stated that Chelsea’s talented young winger, Callum Hudson-Odoi, is intending to switch his national team from England to Ghana if Ghana qualifies for the World Cup. Until recently, this move would not have been allowed: previous rules stated that if players appeared in a competitive international match, they were unable to switch … Read more
The Olympics have started, and to be honest, this isn’t a tournament that most soccer fans favor. For a starter, the men’s eligibility rules prevent some of the best players from playing. Only four players above the age of 24 can be selected for the national teams. They don’t even have to be the best … Read more
The UEFA team of the tournament has been announced, with the best performers at every position making the team. (You can find that list here.) The list is solid, but I thought I’d make a list of who I think should have made the team. Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italy Who else could it be? Gianluigi … Read more
Just when you think you have it all figured out, everything changes. After the Czech Republic beat the Netherlands (which you can read about here), everyone assumed that would be the biggest upset of the Round of 16. The impressive Dutch side that won Group C lost handily to the Czechs, and that was that … Read more
Twelve months after the Euro 2020 group stages were supposed to end, they finally have. The group stages had it all – trauma, heartbreak, relief, upsets, joy, heroics – and now it is time for the knockouts. Sixteen teams will be moving on, and eight teams have already gone home. But which sixteen, and did … Read more
It’s hard to believe, but it has been only two years since France won the World Cup. More importantly, there are less than two years remaining until 32 teams head to Qatar to decide who are the new world champions. Because of coronavirus, these qualifiers will be unlike any others. With all of the qualifying … Read more
A lot of things happened this week in soccer, so this should give you a pretty good idea of what has been going on in the soccer world… Women’s World Cup Quarter-finals After Lucy Bronze’s England team beat Norway 3-0 and Megan Rapinoe scored another brace that gave USA a 2-1 win over France, the … Read more
When the whistle blew after five minutes of added time in Paris, the host nation slumped down in defeat while the Americans celebrated an 8th straight World Cup semifinal. USA had beaten France, 2-1, in what had been an exciting game but not the prettiest for either side. Two more Megan Rapinoe goals not only … Read more
Kickoff is in a little under a half of an hour, so what better time to do a preview? France France has played well against all opponents and is very clutch. A win over Norway despite an own goal and an extra time goal to knock out Brazil bode well for them. Wendie Renard, the … Read more
When Marco Ilaimaharitra of Madagascar scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute in a 1-0 win over Burundi, things in Group B of the African Cup of Nations got complicated. Very, very complicated. Nigeria has six points and will be playing Madagascar, who have four points after the win against Burundi. Guinea has one … Read more