’90s rules, agency wars, and other ideas for an NBA midseason tournament
Image: Getty Images This is specifically inspired by soccer, and would involve NBA players but not NBA teams. What’s the most passionate form of soccer?…
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Paul Riley done with ‘political, woke’ NWSL after lifetime ban
Paul Riley, banned for lifeImage: Getty Images Even if the egregious quartet of Paul Riley (pictured), Richie Burke, Christy Holly, and Rory Dames never would’ve…
Chelsea and Liverpool have cycled out of the Premier League Big 7
It was only three years ago, in 2020, that Liverpool won the Premier League and were on top of the world.Image: Getty Images There were…
With Zidane news, US Soccer wags the dog — but that’s okay
Reports leaked out that international star Zinedine Zidane turned down US Soccer’s inquiries about coaching the US Men’s team.Image: Getty Images We joked a couple…
The whole human experience
Bengals fans light a candle for the Bills’ Damar Hamlin.Photo: Getty Images I’ve spent a lot of time in this space trying to figure out…
Sports world mourns the death of Pelé
Pelé 1940 – 2022.Image: AP After a long bout with colon cancer, Brazilian football legend Pelé died on Thursday at the age of 82. As…
And now back to the shitty side of international sports
Image: Getty Images It’s not that the World Cup on the field erased what we all know about the World Cup off the field. It…
Taking a moment for Messi
At laaaaaaaaaaaaast.Image: Getty Images It seems like something of a missed opportunity that my favorite Lionel Messi moment came 11 years ago. There’s been so…
I fear I may never know joy and happiness like Andrés Cantor
Screenshot: TikTok Maybe years ago, like a couple decades, Andrés Cantor was something of a cartoon to non-soccer fans with his outsized “GOOOOOOOOOOOOL!” calls making…
The best soccer players of all time to never win a World Cup
Image: Getty Images It’s the pinnacle of soccer. The World Cup is a spectacle unlike any other in sport. And to truly be considered the…