FIFA World Cup

The Panic Set In: Realizing I Was Screwed You see those headlines about finding the best tickets quickly? Usually, it’s just marketing crap. But I actually lived this nightmare. I had to figure out how to score prime ICC World...

Man, 2026 seems far away, but let me tell you, when it comes to World Cup tickets, if you wait until 2025, you’ve already lost. I started this whole process way earlier than most folks, back when the host cities...

My Weekend Dive into Portuguese Football History Man, let me tell you, this whole thing kicked off last Saturday night. I was sitting there, arguing with my buddy, Mark, about the greatest national teams ever. He was trying to push...

You know how sometimes you get dragged into an argument that you really don’t want to have, but you just can’t let the sheer stupidity of the other person stand? That’s exactly how this whole thing started. I was just...

Man, I swear every time the World Cup cycle rolls around, this same argument pops up like clockwork. I was just chilling at a friend’s barbecue last weekend, watching some old clips, and some guy—a casual fan, you know the...

The Eighteen-Year Search for the Teamgeist: Why I Spent Two Months Chasing a Plastic Sphere Man, I gotta tell you, finding an authentic Adidas Teamgeist from the 2006 Germany World Cup is not just clicking a button on eBay. It’s...

Man, I never thought a simple question could turn into a week-long research project. I started this whole mess because I was arguing with a guy in a sports bar about which World Cup stadium was actually the biggest, not...

Man, let me tell you, this whole thing started because I was trying to clear out some junk in the garage last weekend. You know how it is. You start looking for a spare lightbulb and you end up finding...

Man, I woke up last week and just hit a wall. You know how it is, the FIFA Club World Cup is coming to Philly, and I totally blew it on getting tickets early. I just completely missed the initial...

Man, I was scrolling through the internet last week—you know how it is, supposed to be working, but suddenly you’re watching videos of people doing ridiculous things. That’s when I stumbled onto the world record for competitive cup stacking. The...