Two days without any World Cup matches feels like an eternity. For the first time since the tournament began, soccer fans have had to wait more than 48 hours for matches. Queue Friday’s mouthwatering slate of games. Uruguay clashes with France at 10 a.m., and Brazil will prepare for a …
Read More »World Cup roundup: Spain up, Morocco out and Uruguay in
Matchday two of the 2018 FIFA World Cup’s group stages rolled by this Wednesday; and while it may not have been the most high-scoring, the day’s slate of games proved vital for a number of teams. Before noon, Morocco was sent home. Hours later, Uruguay moved on. And to cap …
Read More »2018 Russia FIFA World Cup Day 2 Recap
Today’s FIFA World Cup triple-header created excitement, marked history and left many speechless. Six teams went head to head today and only two came out on top when it was all said and done. Today’s games featured three continents and two teams that many have never even seen play before. …
Read More »2018 FIFA World Cup: Hosts Russia off to flying start
At last, the wait for the 2018 World Cup is over. While the ceremony opened with British singer Robbie Williams controversially flipping off a camera during his opening performance, in truth, it was one of the only things that went wrong for the Russians on a special day. The host …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Preview: Group A
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicking off in Russia shortly, we start by taking a look at Group A. Overview On paper, no teams jump out as favorites to raise the cup in mid-July. Instead, the group appears decently balanced with the host nation Russia, an underrated underdog in …
Read More »La Liga Recap: Round 20
Real Betis 1-1 FC Barcelona Lineups: Real Betis: Adán; Piccini, Mandi, Pezzella, Tosca, Durmisi; Pardo, Petros, Ceballos; Alegría, Castro. (5-3-2) FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Vidal, Piqué, Mathieu, Digne; Turan, Rakitić, Suárez; Messi, Suárez, Neymar. (4-3-3) FC Barcelona qualified once again to the Copa del Rey semifinals. A stage that they are …
Read More »La Liga: Round 19
Real Madrid 2-1 Málaga CF Lineups: Real Madrid: Navas; Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Modrić, Casemiro, Kroos; Vázquez, Benzema, Ronaldo. (4-3-3) Málaga CF: Kameni; Rosales, Villanueva, Muñoz, Juankar; Camacho, Recio; Juanpi, Fornals, Castro; Peñaranda. (4-2-3-1) It has been a difficult month of January for Real Madrid in terms of not getting …
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