Another heart attack on the pitch: RIP Piermario Morosini
A few weeks back Bolton Wanderers’ Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field during the team’s FA Cup quarterfinal match against Tottenham Hotspur. He was attended to by emergency staff on the pitch […]
Train wreck at Loftus Road: Chris Foy must be suspended, Premiership must investigate
I have a rule that serves me well in life: Never ascribe to treachery that which can be adequately explained by mere incompetence. That said, sometimes the world of sports presents us […]
Lawyers, guns and money and Shari'a Law and air conditioning the desert: how the hell did the US lose World Cup 2022 to Qatar?!
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the governing body of world soccer, today awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The move is regarded by most as an upset – the odds-on […]
Nota Bene #115: RIP No. 32
“If you’re really pro-life, do me a favor—don’t lock arms and block medical clinics. If you’re so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #113: Seth's Near-Death
“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #112: GOOOLLLLLLLL
“Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.” Who said it?
Saturday Video Roundup: World Cup Edition
The US takes on Ghana in the Round of 16 today, and we realize that soccer is a game whose nuances are alien to many American sports fans. SVR offers this brief […]
Conspiracy or ineptitude: Why do so many bad calls seem to go against the US soccer team?
Ken Gude has some thoughts on all the calls going against the US at the World Cup. It wasn’t the first time in this game that there were odd calls – all […]
Note to Diego Maradona: STFU
Maradona has some words for Pele. Diego Maradona made stinging comments about fellow soccer greats Pele and Michel Platini on Wednesday after the pair criticized Maradona’s performance as Argentina coach. Maradona said […]
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