By: Drew Pilewski What do we, as a nation, pride ourselves in? We value hard work, dedication, and the ability to overcome the odds. The stories that will go down as the most historic and legendary sporting events of all time are the ones where a team spat in the face of conventional wisdom and […]
By: Danny Shin Before I go into how Tottenham can overcome the odds, it should be noted that Spurs own the tiebreaker in goal difference over Leicester City by 13 goals (39 to 26). So assuming there is a tie in points, Tottenham owns the tiebreaker. Right now, Leicester City sits atop the table […]
By: Danny Shin Week 6 of the 2016 MLS season came to an ugly end in Los Angeles on Sunday. After a lot of controversy regarding the referees last week, not a single red card was handed out over the weekend. But one should have been given, and I’ll get to that in a […]
By: Matt Vereen If you’re reading this on a laptop or mobile device, do me a favor: open up a new tab and search “antonym for exciting.” Dull. Uninspiring. Boring. Odds are if you turned on a game this past weekend that’s exactly the type of match you watched. Luckily for me, I don’t […]
By: Danny Shin Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday was the latest of unpredictable results for Louis Van Gaal’s side, with the manager developing a habit of winning matches he shouldn’t and losing matches he should win. While it’s fair to point out that City were without center back Vincent Kompany […]
By: Chris Olszewski This week saw Major League Soccer get into the full swing of things, and we saw glimpses of how the season could eventually shake out. This included a fair amount of surprises including a resurgent Philadelphia Union (yes, really) and a Seattle Sounders team that’s either just this bad or unlucky. We […]
By: Danny Shin Nine games remain in the Premier League season; nine games to see if Leicester City can pull off what once was considered impossible. With 29 matches in the books, Leicester sit proudly atop the EPL table, five points ahead of Tottenham, eight clear of Arsenal and ten above Manchester City. Just to […]
By: Garrett Dvorkin There have been many shocking story lines in this year’s Premier League Season. Of course there is Leicester City’s rise to first place, and Chelsea’s epic faceplate to 13th in the table. Yet, with all the craziness, one team has been quite surprising in their own right, the Tottenham Hotspurs. After their […]
By: Danny Shin The draw for the 2016 UEFA European Championship took place last Saturday, and the tournament is set to kick off next June in France. Each of the 24 participating countries now know the path they must take to reach potential glory. For some, just making out of the group will be an […]
By: Drew Pilewski With the Christmas time coming around, national team managers all throughout Europe will be scratching their chins and dissecting the play of every man eligible for their nation’s squad for this summer’s Euros. England manager Roy Hodgson has quite the selection to make this summer for his England squad considering the current […]