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Host Sites For A 2022 U.S. World Cup That Doesn't Exist–Yet
ESPN Deportes' Jorge Ramos caused a bit of a stir last week by reporting that FIFA put U.S. Soccer on standby for the 2022 World Cup, should Qatar be stripped of its hosting privileges. While this report has been disputed and denied up and down, America's vast sports infrastructure would make it a s...
The World Cup Is Your Kid’s Last Hope
I have three kids, and I have resigned myself to the fact that they will never be sports fans in the way that I am a sports fan. They'll never waste time perusing box scores in the newspaper because newspapers are old and dead. They'll never pledge loyalty to one local team because they have fantasy...
Brazil-Mexico: Your Live Streaming Links
The highly-anticipated Brazil vs Mexico match is upon us. Here's how to watch it....
The Career Of Neymar, As Told Through His Glorious Hairstyles
Neymar has been a superstar-in-the-making for over five years now, mostly due to his preternatural talent that manifested itself at a young age and never stopped growing. But it's also because of the flair and passion with which he plays the game, an emotional vulnerability that always lies just ben...
We Have A New Contender For Coziest World Cup Viewing Party
Move aside, Berlin's sofa-filled pitch. A snug little room with soccer ball beanbags at São Paulo's airport may have you beat for the comfiest place to take in some soccer. (The Iran-Nigeria game on at the time was an excellent soporific.) ...
Where Belgium's Stacked Roster Came From
When Belgium fell to Brazil in the Round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup, it marked the beginning of a long hiatus from the world stage. On that night in Kobe, Japan, Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals en route to a fifth championship, while Belgium has not returned to a major tournament since. That d...
Mario Balotelli Has A Better Idea For Italy's Lineup
The collecting craze at this World Cup is not trading cards, but stickers. Panini's World Cup album is once again a hot seller, with collectors buying sticker packs in the hopes of completing an entire national side—or even the whole album. Mario Balotelli is his own sort of completist....
Live Streaming Links: Belgium vs. Algeria
Here are your links for streaming today's Belgium-Algeria match on domestic or international TV....
How The World Tweeted USA Vs. Ghana
Over at CartoDB, Twitter has created a rolling heat map for yesterday's World Cup match, highlight USA- and Ghana-centric geotagged tweets over the nailbiting 90 minutes. It's interesting to see what cities provided the most chatter; it's fun to see America go up in flames after goals....
The U.S. Stole Three Points. Now The Hard Work Begins.
The United States played Ghana yesterday in the World Cup. Somehow, the United States won. And this morning, after a night's rest, the drunken euphoria has worn off, the flag shorts are discarded in the hamper, and enough time has passed to take stock of our injuries and standing in this tournament'...
Yesterday's World Cup Goals, As Called In Germany, Ghana, And The U.S.
Every day, Deadspin compiles each World Cup goal as called on a broadcast in the country that scored it. See previous days here....
Watch The Best U.S. Reactions To John Brooks's Game-Winning Goal
You have to admit, the USMNT has a nose for the dramatic. ...
Who Is The Skip Bayless Of Ghana (And Italy And England And ...)?
So I watched the U.S. pull off a thrilling win over Ghana last night and after the euphoria died down and I had to take a beer shit, I thought about what local Ghanaian reaction would be to this stinging defeat. Surely, there must be a Bill Plaschke-type back home at the Ghana Ghazette, doling out ...
Local Reporter Captures USMNT Game-Winner Live, Has Priceless Reaction
KGW in Portland had reporter Drew Carney set up at a beer garden during USA's game against Ghana for some live shots and interviews from the gathered crowd. In a perfect bit of timing, the station just so happened to kick it to Carney moments before John Brooks scored the goal that gave Team USA a 2...
There Are No Giraffes In Ghana, Delta
The Delta brand tweeted this image out after USMNT won a crazy game against Ghana, which you may know is located in Africa, the second-largest continent in the world. It's a big place with elephants, zebras, Oscar Pistorius, and 53 other countries. And, yes, Africa has giraffes. You just won't find ...
America Reacts To Game-Winner Against Ghana
The United States came back to defeat Ghana, the team that knocked them out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, on a late goal from John Brooks. Coming right on the heels of an equalizer from Ghana that seemed to doom USMNT to a draw, Brooks's goal put the ...
USMNT Rip Win Away After Late Ghana Equalizer
After dominating most of the second half Ghana finally tied the match on André Ayew's 82nd-minute strike. Ghana were pressing the action and finally plunged the dagger we all seemed to be waiting for after the quick and early lead. ...
Jozy Altidore Stretchered Off With Apparent Hamstring Injury
The glee that followed Clint Dempsey's opening goal turned sour early in the U.S. match against Ghana as striker Jozy Altidore pulled up and was eventually taken off the pitch on a stretcher after suffering what looks like a serious hamstring injury....
Clint Dempsey Scores In Opening Minute
It's the fastest goal in U.S. World Cup history, as Clint Dempsey put a clever move on the Ghana defender and tucked it in off the post. 1-0! Oh, and it sounded even better on Univision:...
