There are, of course, some obvious differences between Rex Ryan and Jose Mourinho. The latter has a case full of trophies as manager, while the…
Roger Goodell Hates You and Your Pregnant Wife
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can be accused of many things. Caring about the players that are the centerpiece of the league he runs clearly isn’t one…
Why Spurs Might Want David Beckham
There’s a longstanding tradition in the NFL of teams picking up players cut by their division rivals before the start of the season. The idea…
Spot Kicks: International Rules Hits YouTube
While most of my football chagrin has focused on the Carolina Railhawks losing the USSF Divison 2 Finals to Puerto Rico — I so wanted my club…
Rouge Makes Canadian Football More Fun
Canadian football has a scoring rule known as the rouge, or the single. Basically, if a ball is kicked into or through the end zone and is…
Spot Kicks: Before There Was FIFA 11, There Was Super Sidekicks
Kudos to the gang at The Offside for digging up this nostalgic trip through 8-bit and 16-bit soccer video games. I didn’t play much video game soccer back in…
Spot Kicks: A Time Warner Cable Rant
I’m sure I have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating: I hate Time Warner Cable. I loathe this company with the heat of a…
CFL Receiver Reminds Canada It Hasn’t Been to the FIFA World Cup Since 1986
You have to hand it to Dave Stala of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Most CFL players couldn’t play keepie-uppie with a spherical football, let alone an…
NFL Network Begins Airing CFL Games Tonight
Need a break from the World Cup? Want to start getting your gridiron fix early, brain studies be damned? You’re in luck. It’s Canada Day…
Gaelic Football Ponders Major Rule Changes
As I like to remind you dear readers every so often, football is an evolving thing. The football games people played 50 to 100 years…