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In the first half, things seemed at least somewhat even between Morocco and Croatia in their World Cup opener. Croatia threatened Morocco keeper Yassine Bounou from long range as usual. Luka Modric had to be tightly marked several yards away from the goal, and his midfield partner Ivan Perisic's outside-the-box screamer cleared the crossbar by […]

In Robert Lewandowski's legendary 17-year-old career, he has taken 79 penalties. He's made 71 of them and only missed 8. Yet his 80th penalty was his most pivotal one yet. Facing a favored Mexico team tipped to make a deep run in the knockout round, Lewandowski knew that a goal would put Poland in the […]

Andreas Cornelius lay on the ground in utter disbelief. The FC Copenhagen striker has a lot of experience with scoring; with his previous club, Trabzonspor, he scored 15 times in 37 appearances. So, as a deflected ball floated right in front of him, with no goalkeeper to beat, and only a shocked Tunisia defender to […]

Senegal has changed drastically since 2018. The team looks more powerful, more rigid, and more lethal than the 2018 team. That team four years ago only bowed out due to Fair Play Rules as a tiebreaker. The Lions of Teranga went 100 minutes with a team projected to forge a deep run into the knockout […]

Cameroon, like other African nations, had a challenging road just to get to the World Cup. Pitted against mighty foe Ivory Coast, Cameroon would surely have a tough time qualifying for the third time. It proved tough on the second matchday of the group stage. Ivory Coast knocked off Cameroon, 2-1. Yet, Cameroon rallied back. The […]

England are the hosts of the Women's Euro 2022, and it has a chance for history. Look no further than the side's recent results in World Cup qualifying to see the power of the Lionesses. Four hat-tricks. Twenty goals. One team? It was a historic day in Doncaster as England’s national women’s team took the […]

Barcelona's resurgence under Xavi seemed to reach a head in early April. Barcelona defeated second-place Sevilla courtesy of a magnificent Pedri strike in the 72nd minute. The squad trotted around the field applauding fans. At the time, Barcelona shot itself into second in the LaLiga table, a far cry from where it was just six […]

Neither Bayern nor Dortmund will play in the DfB-Pokal finals for the first time since 2011. The two German heavyweights, boasting 25 titles combined, exited the competition even before the quarterfinals. With small margins for error and wildly varying Bundesliga standings, this season's DfB-Pokal holds more significance. A guaranteed Europa League spot is up for […]

Bodø/Glimt walked off of Aspmyra Stadium, fervent chanting surrounding them. Glimt did not just pull off a stunner by beating Italian Giants Roma. The Norwegian side pounded the three-time Serie A champions, 6-1. Hailing from Bodø, which has a population of less than 50,000, is the shining example of the greatness of the Europa Conference […]

Atletico Madrid is a team built that is built and coached to frustrate the opposition. Diego Simeone's low block to counter attacks allowed the side to go to two Champions League finals in a three year span. It saw off Liverpool in the Champions League round of 16 in the 2019/20 season, despite Liverpool entering […]

FIFA and esports represent a growing industry surrounding professional video game players. The potential of video games is seemingly boundless. Accredit much of that to the fact that it is relatively new, but it also opens a variety of doors for potential. For example, take what the FIFA video game series provides fans of the […]

Mark Flekken plays an integral role in the success of SC Freiburg this season. After 21 games, Freiburg sits just outside of the Champions League positions at fifth with 33 points. Qualification for Europe's biggest club competition would be a first for the Breisgau-Brasilianer. In 2018, Freiburg finished their season at fifteenth in the Bundesliga. […]