Portugal needed Cristiano Ronaldo to deliver… and he did. The superstar from Real Madrid scored on a late free-kick that tied up the score at 3-3 against Spain in their first match of the tournament. The goal was Ronaldo’s third of the day and marked the 51st time in the World Cup that a player […]
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Before The Loss Of Team USA, Fox Sports Faced Challenges For World Cup Viewers
Only a few days are left before the 2018 World Cup is set to begin and Fox Sports has readjusted its approach with its coverage of the tournament after the United States men’s soccer team lost the two matches it needed to qualify last year. In 2011, Fox had bid roughly more than $400 million […]
How The U.S. Men’s Team Is Giving Its Fans Renewed Belief
Last week at this time, the soccer blogosphere (including this prestigious publication) was calling for Klinsmann’s head. Fast-forward just a short week and a couple of games ahead and we are hailing Klinsmann a genius. All it took was a strong performance against Costa Rica, a scrappy, hard-fought win against Paraguay and a complete collapse of Colombia in their last group […]
Why Is The USMNT Playing Its Most Uninspiring Soccer In Decades?
While it may be too early to throw in the towel on the current Copa America campaign, it is not premature to call out the rotten state of the U.S. men’s national team. Let’s examine some of the reasons behind this demise. Jurgen Klinsmann S**t flows downhill, so let’s start with the man at the […]
World Champions On Miserly Wages? The U.S. Women’s National Team Goes To Court
The World Cup champions are taking the proverbial hand that is feeding them to court by filing a wage-discrimination action against the U.S. Soccer Federation. Among the main charges is the fact that the women’s program received almost four times less pay last year than the U.S. men’s national team, despite generating nearly $20 million […]
PICS: Alex Morgan Breaks Hearts Everywhere And Gets Married
We knew this day would come. We may have been in denial and pretend it wouldn’t, but it finally did. Alex Morgan tied the knot. Morgan married Houston Dynamo midfielder Servando Carrasco in Santa Barbara on New Year’s Eve in front of rougly 180 guests. The women’s national team member and the MLS star got engaged […]
PICS: Alex Morgan Is “Not Impressed” By Tonight’s Cancellation
Remember when Alex Morgan channeled her inner McKayla Maroney back in 2012? Well, it appears she’s “not impressed” again. Morgan took to social media on Wednesday to show her lack of enthusiasm for the U.S. women’s game being cancelled tonight against Argentina. The U.S. women’s soccer team is in Brazil for the 2014 Brasilia International Tournament. […]
Want To Know How Much The World Cup Is Worth? Hint: A LOT
I know it’s on my mind, is it on yours? Just exactly how much is that golden World Cup trophy worth? As we all watched Germany hoist the famous trophy over their heads on Sunday after their victory over Argentina, many wondered how much the Cup is actually worth. As the German team kissed the […]
U.S. Loses To Belgium, But Tim Howard Becomes IMMORTALIZED
We all knew it had to end eventually. We just hoped it would end with them hoisting that trophy over their heads. In a hard fought game that saw it go into extra, and almost into a shootout had the U.S. tied it on a final attack, but the Americans lost 2-1 to Belgium. The […]
Landon Donovan Was Bitter Towards Team USA? No Way!
When Landon Donovan was left off the World Cup roster for Team USA, it’s safe to assume that he’d be a little pissed. But so pissed that he wish bad ju-ju against his former team? Apparently when Team USA played a warm-up game against Azerbaijan before the tournament, little Landon was hurt and said the […]