All posts tagged "world cup"
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Soccer
/ 2 months agoJust For Kicks: Harry Kane Wants To End His Career In The NFL
In the 1970s, an Australian soccer star named Toni Fritsch came to the United States to try his hand – well,...
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Culture
/ 2 months agoThe Most Devestating Injuries that Ruined Championship Aspirations
Injuries suck, but when they occur during the playoffs, their impact is felt even more, their consequences multiplied. An untimely injury...
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Culture
/ 3 months agoThe Craziest Freakouts, Tantrums, and Rants in Sports History
Losing your cool is one thing, but having a full-blown meltdown is a different story. For these players and coaches, getting...
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Culture
/ 9 months agoTough Love: Athletes We Want To Hate But Can’t Help But Admire
There's always that someone you really want to hate but can't help but love. In sports, this dilemma is all too...
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World Cup
/ 10 months agoCroatia Has Much To Celebrate, But France Was Too Much In Final
In retrospect, perhaps it was unrealistic to think that Croatia, considering the relative youth of its national program, could withstand the...
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Culture
/ 10 months agoCrazy Cuts and Intricate Ink: The Most Eccentric Athletes
Athletes can be a pretty eccentric bunch, from crazy hair styles to elaborate, intricate tattoos. Think about a 7-foot NBA player....
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World Cup
/ 10 months agoShock The World? Tiny Croatia Has Big Cup Dreams Vs. France In Final
To fully understand what an enormous task Croatia faces in Sunday’s World Cup final against France, one needs to understand something very basic...
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoLegends of the World Cup: Where On Earth Are They Now?
Every four years, when the FIFA World Cup finally arrives, spectators around the globe are gifted a new hero on the...
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoThe Final Countdown: It’s All Europe In World Cup Semifinals
It's Belgium-France, then England-Croatia to determine this weekend's championship match-up
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoThe Real G8 Summit: World Cup Quarterfinals Preview
It's Uruguay-France and Brazil-Belguim, followed by Russia-Croatia, Sweden-England for coveted semifinal berths
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoIndefensible: Germany Bounced From World Cup
Loss to South Korea is final stunning setback for Germany, eliminated in Group Play for first time since 1938
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Soccer
/ 11 months agoCha-Ching! Soccer’s Highest-Paid Players
Deep pockets and pretty goals. Fat checks and sweet kicks. Here's the list of highest paid players in soccer. The list...
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoPowerful Harry Kane: England’s Star Dominating World Cup
Captain's goal-scoring exploits join Belguim, Mexico and Germany as top World Cup stories with knockout round looming
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoTop World Cup Upsets Ever Witnessed
It doesn’t matter how many times we’ve endured the four-year wait for the FIFA World Cup to arrive, it always ends...
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World Cup
/ 11 months agoAs Cup Gets Kicking, The Whole World is Watching
Mexico's Upset of Germany Highlights World Cup's First Weekend
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Soccer
/ 11 months agoWhy Me? Top 2018 World Cup Snubs
Some have the golden boot. Some get booted. As the 2018 World Cup gets underway, fans are salivating on the sidelines...
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Football
/ 1 year ago10 Players That Killed At The World Cup And Then Disappeared From The Game Forever
Professional sports is a cruel business. One day, you’re representing your nation on the field at the world’s biggest sporting event,...
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Football
/ 1 year agoZlatan Ibrahimovic: From The MLS To Jimmy Kimmel, He Never Lets You Down
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in Los Angeles and if you haven’t heard, it’s not for lack of trying. The former Manchester United...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoOlympian Kjetil Jansrud Claims Super-G Title at World Cup
Kjetil Jansrud continued his dominance as he claimed that Super-G discipline title at the World Cup on Sunday. It was his...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoMarcel Hirscher Wins World Cup Giant Slalom Title
Fresh from his double-gold victory at the PyeongChang Olympics, Marcel Hirscher is not slowing down, literally. The 29-year-old finished in 2...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoUnheralded Chris Mazdzer Wins First Medal for US in Luge
Chris Mazdzer, an underdog if there ever was one, managed to do two things in the PyeongChang Olympics: First is that...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoOlympians Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger Aim to Add to their Medal Collection
They are known as the King and Queen of Luge. But Felix Loch and Natalie Geisenberger are still not finished writing...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoMikaela Shiffrin Expected to Shine in PyeongChang Winter Games
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin is on the trajectory to become a fan favorite in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South...
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Olympics
/ 1 year agoRussian Deputy PM Vitaly Mutko Appeals Olympic Lifetime Ban Ruling
Vitaly Mutko, the Russian deputy prime minister implicated in the doping scandal, has appealed Olympic ruling of a lifetime ban. According...
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Soccer
/ 1 year agoMexican-American Jonathan Gonzalez to Play for Mexico National Team
Midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez is reportedly going to choose to play for the Mexican Football Federation if any of the team will...
