Le Coq Gaulois can crow the loudest of them all now, for they are the champions! The Wile E. Coyotes played their hearts out but the soccer Gods did not shine on them that day. What a majestic, fabulous month of football. If you are going through W.C. withdrawal, may...
No, I haven’t gone bonkers after watching 63 World Cup games! It’s just that, what am I going to do after tomorrow’s game? Total withdrawal. Might have to speak to my wife for the first time in a month. Today Belgium earned the bronze medal with a well deserved 2-0...
After 63 matches and weeks of riveting drama, it all comes down to France and Croatia. France is the deserving favourite because they have played brilliant soccer with an eclectic cast of characters that are a joy to watch. But Croatia brings their passion and lion-heartedness, a never say die...
So now we have our Final Four, to use a March Madness basketball epithet. Belgium against France. This will be an offensive barn-burner with so much speed and talent on the pitch. From the keeper out neither team has a real advantage so Lady Luck and the referee might be...
“Vikings Mauled By Three Lions” would be an apt sports-page headline after what occurred in Samara Saturday. Spectacular goal keeping by Jordan Pickford along with his great distribution made him the man of the match. The red shirts non-stop offensive thrust kept the men in yellow on their heals most...
Some thoughts and predictions on the eve of the quarter finals. France vs. Uruguay The last time France lost to a South American team was in Argentina 1978 to the host side. This will be a tight but highly offensive battle. I picked France to win it all weeks ago,...
Thrills, chills and spills. Four days in football paradise. Thrills for the fans and the winners. Chills for the losers. Spills for the fallen foot soldiers and the trainers with their magic aerosol spray. June 30th. Lionel Messi is the first Golden Boot winner to leave the tournament, followed a...
Germany weeps, Argentina wonders, and friendly is as friendly does. The World Cup champs have sent themselves home, Argentina found a way to fight another day, and the fair play rule was used for the first time in history to give Japan a seat at the round of sixteen...
Distraught the U.S. isn’t in the World Cup? Try Being Canadian! A Roadmap to Picking a Team During the Games in Russia Having been riveted to every World Cup tournament for the last fifty years, I was shocked and saddened that a perfect storm of events would keep the United...