FIFA World Cup

You ever kick one of those super smooth soccer balls really hard and watch it just… defy physics? That feeling, that moment when a ball you struck perfectly suddenly veers off course twenty yards later, that’s exactly the problem the...

The Ball That Broke Football (Or Maybe Just Changed It) Look, when people talk about the “modern” football, the one that knuckles and dips and makes keepers look stupid, everyone points to the Jabulani from 2010. That thing was a...

You know, for years, whenever someone talked about World Cup balls, everyone brought up the Jabulani from 2010. They said it was terrible, flew everywhere, floated like a balloon. But nobody ever really stopped to think about the ball that...

Man, trying to figure out who the absolute top dog was in that 1998 French World Cup team? It’s a mess. Everyone throws out Zidane’s name, obviously, because he bagged those two goals in the final. But if you actually...

People argue about the French national team rosters forever. Is it 1998? Is it 2018? Every time I go to the pub, someone starts screaming about Zidane or Mbappé. I just got completely fed up with the shouting match, honestly....

Man, let me tell you, this whole thing started with an argument. A stupid, petty argument that escalated faster than a wildfire. You know how it is. You’re having beers, watching some old highlight reels, and the 1998 World Cup...

Man, I gotta tell you, sometimes you just need to put your foot down and check the hard facts. We were sitting around the other night, just chatting nonsense about old football legends, comparing eras and all that jazz. My...

Man, trying to figure out the exact date for FIFA World Cup tickets going on sale is like trying to nail jelly to a wall. Seriously. Everyone talks about the 2026 tournament being massive—three host countries (USA, Canada, Mexico)—but when...

The Bet That Cost Me My Sanity I swear, I never planned on becoming an expert in FIFA ticketing cycles. I just wanted to watch the game on the couch like a normal person. But no. Life doesn’t let you...

The Initial Scramble and the Headache Man, let me tell you, every time a big football tournament rolls around that isn’t the main World Cup—like this FIFA Club World Cup—I go through the same nonsense routine. It’s always harder than...