Association football

The NHL got more Pride Night bullshit last night courtesy of the Staal brothers on the Panthers, Eric and Marc. I’d try and provide some commentary, but sometimes, you just can’t beat reality:What did Staal think this was? Did he honestly…

We have arrived at the Elite 8, and this round is going to be a good old-fashioned slobber knocker.Start these debates at a party with strangers and the host will kick you out because mingling would cease, and rage would consume the event.…

Yesterday’s El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Barcelona’s 2-1 win, is the perfect microcosm of where Barcelona is now. While they were much the better team, the win still came, in some ways, by the slimmest of margins. Marco…

It only takes a matter of hours after becoming a soccer fan to hear the term, “Spursy.” It only takes a couple more after that to completely understand that. It refers to Tottenham Hotspur and that no matter the situation, or the seeming…

The election of a FIFA president is probably as close as we can get to a world president, as being the governor of the world’s most popular sport certainly allows one to wield an insane amount of power and influence. What exactly Gianni…

What FC Barcelona will tell you is that their comfortable lead atop La Liga at the moment (nine points) is indicative of being recovered from their years in financial hell. That all the levers they pulled (and the symbolism of Barca…

Claudio Reyna’s sunny disposition is sure to brighten up anyone’s day.Photo: APIt is so perfect it hurts that US Soccer has been tied up in knots recently, mostly due to a parent of a player bitching about his kid’s playing time and…

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Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his second goal against Liverpool.Photo: Marc Atkins (Getty Images)Most every time it’s happened, when Liverpool are up 2-0 at Anfield within a game’s first 15 minutes, especially on a…

Mallory Swanson celebrates winning her SheBelieves Cup 2023 award.Photo: Brad Smith/ISI Photos (Getty Images)It is certainly a wonderful place to be, and a comment on what the USWNT has built over generations, that they can win three…