Alexi Lalas

Former 21st Century Fox executive Hernan Lopez Image: APThe easiest thing to write at the time I’m sitting down to do this would be to launch into a rant about Shannon Sharpe versus the Memphis Grizzlies. I wouldn’t even really have to…

Leo MessiPhoto: Getty ImagesHow do you chuck the trophy away twice and still walk away with it?Some would suggest there was a higher force involved, that there was some ordained plan for Lionel Messi to get his World Cup, to dot the last i…

Argentina enjoys a well-deserved celebration.Photo: Getty ImagesSometimes those who cover the game have to fistfuck a narrative into fitting. And then sometimes Lionel Messi does that. Argentina 3 - 0 CroatiaGeez, maybe we should have let…

Harry Kane missed penalty, Olivier Giroud didn’t. France moves on. Image: Getty ImagesFirst things first: As the sport of soccer mourns, take a moment to remember Grant Wahl, a journalist of the highest order.France 2 - 1 EnglandDoesn’t…

Morocco celebrates after win over Spain.Image: Getty ImagesOh we got narratives! New ones! Old ones! Tired ones! Exciting ones! If you can find better narratives than here…fuck it!Game of the day: Spain 0 - 0 Morocco (Morocco wins 3-0 on…

NeymarPhoto: Getty ImagesBrazil finally become all they can be, and Croatia do their thing of refusing to end a match in 90 minutes. They must really like each other! Let’s spin it right round!Game of the day: Brazil 4 - 1 Korea…

France’s Kylian Mbappé (left) and Poland’s Robert LewandowskiPhoto: Getty ImagesToday was about England and France eyeballing each other over their respective opponents, with the only drama being whether or not they would get caught looking…

Mexico’s World Cup is over.Image: Getty ImagesGame of the day: Mexico 2 - 1 Saudi ArabiaIt was a tough choice for this slot, because none of the four games today were fantastic displays of the sport by themselves. But considering the…

Senegal and Ecuador put on a show,Image: Getty ImagesAnd this is where the plot thickens. For the next four days, teams will move on, teams will meet the sword, and the drama ramps up to 11. I’m here to be your space coyote for it!Game of…

Cameroon’s Jean-Charles Castelletto celebrates after scoring their team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G match between Cameroon and Serbia at Al Janoub Stadium on November 28, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar.Image: Getty…