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The Existential Dread of the Final
I’m fearing the worst today. This is probably not the proper reaction to have to the UEFA Champions League Final. It’s the big day! It’s Europe’s answer to Super…
Your 2011 Premier League Fantasy Champion Is…
Joe Plumber, manager of N’gog we trust 4evra. So long as you don’t leave Andy Carroll to Jonny Evans, ya know? For finishing top of a…
The Future’s Not Ours To See
Over the last two decades or so, American media has had this tendency to look at the Association game through the lens of its own…
Schadenfreude, Thy Name Is Sergio Ramos
There are times when Sergio Ramos is an absolutely brilliant footballer. Both Spain and Real Madrid keep him around in the hope that those moments…
The Future’s Not Ours To See
Over the last two decades or so, American media has had this tendency to look at the Association game through the lens of its own…
The Beginner’s Guide to Aussie Rules, 2011 Edition
So the NFL lockout proved inevitable, the NFL Players Association has decertified, and everyone’s dug in for a long, ugly legal battle that nobody really wants to…
Should the NCAA Tournament Be More Like the UEFA Champions League?
It’s NCAA Tournament week here in America, and as the college basketball-loving masses fill out their brackets in the vain hope of actually winning a…
Spot Kicks: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?
Ines Sainz shows up in an NFL locker room wearing tight jeans, gets a few cat calls, and the media goes into a massive feeding…
NFL Owners’ Con Game Hits a Snag
You’ve probably heard by now about Judge David Doty’s ruling that the NFL negotiated its TV contracts in bad faith, in violation of the league’s collective…