8/30/14Ageless Wonders, Crazy Owners, And Ultras: Our 2014-2015 Serie A PreviewItaly's Serie A is a league of stories, full of characters, narratives, plots, tensions, climaxes, and clichés. Time…
6/11/14How Russia Evolved Into One Of The World Cup's Most Dangerous TeamsRussia's march to Brazil began at the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland/Ukraine. The Russians, led by Dutch manager…
6/10/14Can Ghana Break American Hearts Once Again?Ghana locked up a spot in Brazil by first cruising to the top of their African qualifying group, then demolishing…
6/10/14Portugal Might Be Ronaldo And The Rest, But That's Still Scary GoodPortugal made a surprising run to the semifinals of Euro 2012, narrowly losing out to Spain on penalty kicks in a…
6/9/14Why Nigeria, Now Hardened Veterans, Will Be A Tough Out In BrazilNigeria come into Brazil with as much international tournament experience in the last few years as any team in the…
6/5/14Overmatched, Costa Rica Can Still Make It Rough For Everyone ElseDo they have any shot? Not really. But that doesn't mean Costa Rica can't put the fear of God into the Group D…
6/5/14Uruguay Are InevitableMany believed that Uruguay's dramatic run to the World Cup semifinals in 2010 was somewhat of a surprise. It wasn't.
6/4/14Even Without Superstar Falcao, Colombia Is Still A World Cup TerrorFirst, Colombia had to navigate the difficult South American World Cup qualifiers. It was easy. Led by superstar…
6/3/14A Shadow Of Themselves, The Netherlands Need A World Cup MiracleIn 2010, the Netherlands shocked the world by making it all the way to the World Cup final in South Africa. This…