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An ode to the enigma that was Paul PogbaWith the news that Paul Pogba has been suspended for four years (pending appeal), it almost certainly ends his career. Should he have to serve the full four seasons, he’ll be 35 and not have played in forever. The question of whether he’s a legend or left far too much on the table would depend on wh...

Lotta goals in the desert - World Cup Daily Diary: The FinalHow do you chuck the trophy away twice and still walk away with it?...

World Cup 2022 Diary: Day 25 - Morocco's historic run comes to an endWhat if you just Morocco’d Morocco?...

World Cup 2022 Diary: Day 21 - It's no Kane do for England again and Ronaldo walks off a loser... again

First things first: As the sport of soccer mourns, take a moment to remember Grant Wahl, a journalist of the highest order....

Lotta goals in the desert - World Cup Daily Diary: Day 15

Today was about England and France eyeballing each other over their respective opponents, with the only drama being whether or not they would get caught looking too far ahead. They most certainly did not, engaging in a “Anything you can do..” dance that set them up for a glossy quarterfinal on Frida...

World Cup Daily Diary Day 3: Whoops!

Saudi Arabia manager Herve Renard might be the most handsome manager at this tournament, and he certainly didn’t have a problem taking a page from another handsome manager, Jose Mourinho. If you recall the cold war that Barcelona and Real Madrid had when Mourinho was at the helm at the Bernabeu, th...

World Cup 2022 Preview: Group D — Can Denmark be the midnight bomber what bombs at midnight?

If you ascribe to the theory that this will be a truly goofy World Cup — that the short run-up, the injuries everywhere (not clear the amount of injured is all that abnormal but let’s go with it), the odd setting — and that some team from out of nowhere could make a run, you’re probably sizing up yo...

Olivier Giroud continues to just do the work

It is hard to look at Olivier Giroud and think “grafter.” Because it’s not hard to look at Giroud at all. Ask Leslie Jones. It would be silly to suggest that people don’t make conclusions based on how a player looks. It’s hard to reconcile him as a pure, old-school center forward. Strong, holds up t...