FIFA World Cup

Man, I have been locked away for the last three days. Seriously. I promised myself I would share the full breakdown of how I nailed down my Breeders’ Cup World Championships picks this year, and let me tell you, it...

Why I Started Kicking This Idea Around You see these World Cup balls? They cost a fortune. My neighbor, bless his heart, dropped a crazy amount of cash on the official match ball for the last tournament. I saw the...

I woke up this morning, grabbed my coffee, and started scrolling through the usual noise on my feed. And then I saw it. A headline—a clickbait horror show, frankly—screaming something about Argentina being the first team locked in for the...

Man, I spent the whole week digging into this. My buddy, Mark, keeps hammering me about going to the next World Cup. We made this stupid promise back in 2014, sitting in a sweaty bar during the Brazil tournament, and...

Starting the Musical Showdown: Why I Even Bothered You might think sitting around comparing old World Cup anthems is a waste of time, but trust me, when you are trying to pull your life together and need an anchor, sometimes...

The Absolute Mess of Finding Old Sports Stats I started this little project last week, honestly, purely because my buddy, Mike, kept going on and on about how this one striker, who plays for his local team now, was the...

Starting the Grind: Why That ’54 Shock Kept Haunting Me You know how sometimes a certain thing just sticks in your head, maybe because it mirrors some mess you are dealing with in your own life? For me lately, it’s...

Man, I swear, sometimes the simplest things end up being the biggest pain in the backside. This whole FIFA World Cup schedule thing for Philadelphia in 2026? It should have been a five-minute search. It turned into a solid hour...

The Absolute Chaos That Led to the Tears Man, let me tell you, I stumbled into this research rabbit hole totally by accident. My kid, who’s finally old enough to appreciate the good stuff, was asking about the greatest players...

Man, let me tell you, getting this list together was a trip. Most people think a soccer ball is just, you know, a round thing you kick. But once you start digging, the history is totally bizarre. I only even...