FIFA World Cup

Man, I never thought I’d dive this deep into the history of soccer balls. Honestly, who has the time? But this whole thing started because of a stupid argument with my brother-in-law, Gary, last Thanksgiving. We were watching an old...

Man, last week was something else. I was sitting around watching some random old football clips—you know how that goes, one YouTube rabbit hole leads to another—and I ended up watching the 2002 World Cup final again. Japan and Korea,...

Kicking the Brazuca: How I Tore Apart the Perfect Ball to Find the Secret Man, if you were kicking a ball in 2014, you knew instantly. The moment that thing left your foot, you felt it. That FIFA World Cup...

Man, trying to watch niche international football tournaments can be a real headache. You’d think in this day and age, with all these streaming services charging an arm and a leg, getting access to something like the FIFA Women U17...

Hunting for Philly FIFA Tickets: The Start of a Headache Look, the minute they announced the Club World Cup was hitting Philly, I knew I had to go. I’ve been kicking around this city for years, and watching those big...

Man, let me tell you about the rabbit hole I fell down last month. It all started because of a stupid argument with my brother-in-law, Mark. We were just chilling, watching some old football highlights on a Sunday afternoon, and...

Setting the Record Straight: When the Hype Machine Runs Wild Man, let me tell you, the internet is a mess. Especially when big sports news drops. I woke up last Tuesday, grabbed my coffee, and immediately saw this wild headline...

Starting the Hunt: Why I Needed Those Beach Soccer Dates You know how it goes. You get sucked into something totally niche. For me, this time, it was the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025. It wasn’t because I’m some...

I swear, I wasn’t even planning on doing this massive deep dive. I was just trying to find an old clip of Mia Hamm for my nephew—he’s starting soccer next year and needed some serious motivation. I typed ‘90s women’s...

Man, I never thought I’d spend two full weeks neck-deep in the chaos of a 1962 football tournament. Seriously. My initial plan was just to figure out why my old man kept saying modern football players were soft. You know...