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The Imperialization Of Soccer

We live in an interesting time for a thousand reasons, large and small. Everywhere you look things are changing, and developing and evolving for better or for worse. Growth is nearly always the goal of […]

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FIFA World Cup Preview – 7/6

Every time I start to write about the World Cup I feel the need to remind everyone just how incredible the tournament has been up until now. I don’t want to start sounding like a […]

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FIFA World Cup Preview – 7/3

The quarterfinal places are almost determined and oh my goodness what a pair of games we saw on Monday! Mexico versus Brazil was end-to-end from the start. Mexico fought valiantly but the class of Brazil […]

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FIFA World Cup Preview – 7/2

I’m starting to run out of superlatives to describe this World Cup. The final 16 was finalized on Thursday of last week and the opening round of knockout games was played on Saturday. As we’ve […]

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FIFA World Cup Preview – 6/28

Well in a previous article, I said that I would bet my house on Germany going through the group stage with relative ease so it looks like I’m homeless until further notice. That’s the beauty […]

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FIFA World Cup Preview – 6/27

Messi did what Messi does. Argentina was facing elimination if they failed to beat Nigeria in their final group game on Tuesday. But Leo Messi stepped forward and scored an amazing goal; deftly controlling a […]