FIFA World Cup

Man, that last loss. I mean, we all saw it. It wasn’t just a loss; it was like the life got sucked right out of the whole operation. Everything felt heavy, slow, ancient. I remember sitting there, staring at the...

The question about the Peru team and the next big tournament has been bouncing around my head for a week. Honestly, I’d been kinda dodging it, figuring the answer was easily found with a quick look-up. But my buddy’s wife—let’s...

The whole thing started because I was sitting in my living room, arguing with my cousin Leo. He kept insisting that getting into the FIFA Club World Cup was just a handshake deal for Pachuca, nothing real, no actual shot....

Man, let me tell you, sometimes the simplest things turn into a proper nightmare. I mean, you type in a quick query, you expect the answer to pop right up, right? Not this time. This whole mission, finding the venues...

So, the title for today’s deep dive: The lasting mess, frankly, of one World Cup and two World Wars on how we play football now. I figured this would be a simple job. Like, a quick 48-hour project. I saw...

Man, let’s talk about that Neymar stare. That picture, right? The one where he looks like he’s staring right through the camera, super intense after the Croatia loss. Everyone turned it into a meme, or they just chalked it up...

The Only Reason I Bothered with the Dutch Roster You see all these self-proclaimed experts online, right? They’re always spewing out some highly technical breakdown of formations and expected goals. Honestly, all that stuff is just complicated garbage. I don’t...

So, the question everyone kept yelling about was, are the Netherlands actually going to do anything in the World Cup, or are they going to bottle it like they always do when it really matters? I got sick of reading...

My college buddy, Mike, finally showed up unannounced last week. The guy lives halfway across the country, so seeing him was a big deal. Naturally, we spent Friday night ordering terrible pizza, cracking open some lukewarm beers, and flipping through...

Man, I have to tell you about this whole mess I went through trying to play a classic. It all started last week when my little brother called me up, totally out of the blue. He’d been watching some throwback...