Twelve years ago, Greece — against all odds — won Euro 2004. Defensive and conservative, their style throughout that tournament irritated many fans of the game, but undoubtedly also the host team they defeated in that final, Portugal. […]
Euro 2016 qualifying revs back up this weekend, and we may see the reemergence of the crazy and wacky results that highlighted the first four games for each nation. The perfect example is the standings […]
On August 8th, 2014, Didier Drogba announced his retirement from international football. Ivory Coast’s greatest soccer star (his record 65 goals will stand for a long time, no other Ivorian has half as many), had […]
In match day eight, several teams needed to find their winning way in order to avoid being sent packing early from Brazil. Colombia and the Ivory Coast would be looking to stand on top of […]
I took a few days to organize my thoughts, contemplate the deep complexities of the World Cup draw and I have emerged on the other side, clairvoyant and somewhat pudgy. I did all of this […]