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Drew Brees Still Has Two Milestones To Eclipse
Last night, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s single-season NFL passing record in a blowout win over the Atlanta Falcons. Marino set the old record of 5,084 yards with the Miami Dolphins in 1984. Brees now sits at 5,087 yards.
Perhaps the most amazing thing is that he broke this record in 15 games. The Saints still have one game left, at home against...
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December 27, 2011
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December 27, 2011
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Does The Europa League Matter Now?
I’ve written in the past about searching for meaning in trophies, and whether winning a competition — any competition — means more to top-flight clubs than the financial windfall that comes with finishing in a top league position.
Fans, of course, want the trophies. Last April, I posed this question to a few Manchester City supporters: if you had to choose one,...
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
A Photo Five Years In The Making
It took five full seasons and a whole lot of grief, but last night, Major League Soccer finally got the photo it had wanted for so long:
David Beckham, the most famous footballer on the planet — which he was, at least, in 2007 when he signed that $32.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy — lifting the biggest prize in American soccer.
Never mind that it took the...
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November 21, 2011
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November 21, 2011
International Rules Football Is A Dog’s Game
Yesterday, our pals at Dirty Tackle decided to highlight a Copa Sudamericana match in which a dog invaded the pitch and held up play for 3 minutes. The suggestion that this dog might have been “the most successful pitch invader ever” falls flat, however, when you consider this rather famous moment from the International Rules series in which an Irish corgi not only got...
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October 27, 2011
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October 27, 2011
USA Eagles Earn First Rugby World Cup Win Since 2003
While most of you were paying more attention to the Philadelphia Eagles, a completely different team of Eagles beat the Russians 13-6 in New Zealand. That win was the USA Eagles’ first Rugby World Cup win since a 2003 victory over Japan.
The USA is 1-1 at the Rugby World Cup thus far, after losing to Ireland 22-10 in their opener. What makes this particular win important, though...
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September 15, 2011
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September 15, 2011
Join the Dave’s Football Blog Fantasy Champions League, Sponsored by SoccerPro.com
Right. I promised you a Fantasy Champions League competition this year, and that’s exactly what I’m going to give you.
Dave’s Football Blog is officially opening its 2011-12 Fantasy Champions League Contest today. The winner of this contest will receive a $100 gift certificate from the good folks at SoccerPro.com. Last year, I was the winner, and I bought a Clint Dempsey...
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September 09, 2011
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September 09, 2011
Want to Watch the Rugby World Cup in America? Pay Up or Find a Pub
If you need any further proof that the 2011 Rugby World Cup lacks any pull in the USA, just examine the television coverage.
Universal Sports, the barely-known over-the-air digital channel that accompanies most NBC broadcast signals, published this grid showing what games will be shown where. Clearly, the boys at Universal want people to pay up for this. Only nine matches will...
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September 07, 2011
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September 07, 2011
Football Is Still What We Make It
The best thing about football is that we can play it any way we want it. This is also the worst thing about football.
That’s because fans have this nasty tendency to prattle on about the superiority of their chosen football code like it’s their team. “Our football is the real football!”, they shout as loudly as possible, as if extra decibels can win them...
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August 09, 2011
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August 09, 2011
Join the Dave’s Football Blog Fantasy Premier League, Sponsored by SoccerPro.com
Have we reached the point in our civilization where our favorite football games exist only so we can play our own games on top of them? If the NFL lockout were still going on, would we have missed our fantasy leagues more than the actual league?
Maybe, but who cares? Let’s play.
Dave’s Football Blog is officially opening its 2011-12 Fantasy Premier League Contest today...
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August 07, 2011
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August 07, 2011
NFL Owners, Players Sort It Out
NFL football is back. Technically, of course, NFL football never left, as this all happened from March to July, but even that thought didn’t piss on the parades of gridiron fans today as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association boss DeMaurice Smith stood in front of reporters and announced that both sides agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement for the...
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July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011
Three Goals From This Weekend That I Can’t Stop Watching
Presented without comment, except to say, “Damn.”
1.) Heather O’Reilly, U.S. Women’s National Team v. Colombia.
2.) Darlington Nagbe, Portland Timbers v. Sporting KC.
3.) Steve Johnson, Geelong Cats v. Essendon Bombers.
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July 04, 2011
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July 04, 2011
Mick McCarthy Is… The Continental
Hello, ladies.
(Courtesy of XmasApe and Unsilent.)
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July 02, 2011
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July 02, 2011
Pin The Fail On The Bradley
Jonathan Bornstein is quite popular in Honduras. He might want to consider hiding there for a while.
Yes, you could say it was unfortunate that Steve Cherundolo, the USA’s starting right back, sprained his ankle so soon after his team had taken a seemingly improbable lead against Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. Cherundolo had been one of the best players for the USA...
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June 26, 2011
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June 26, 2011
Our Own Private CONMEBOL
One of the side benefits of being an international soccer fan is the frequent refresher course in geography. Every so often, we are encouraged to grab a globe or fire up Google Maps, and we find ourselves saying, “Oh, so that’s where Slovenia is,” or, “Wow, that flight from London to Donetsk must be rough.” Some lessons, however, have a hard time sinking...
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June 06, 2011
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June 06, 2011
The Champions League Final’s Real Winners
1. This guy.
Sure, there will still be some drunken fools in some English pub somewhere who will say that Lionel Messi never would have done this at the Brittania. Even they do so half-jokingly. What matters is that Messi can’t seem to help breaking ducks in Champions League Finals. He’s a habitual duck breaker.
“What’s that? I can’t score a goal with...
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May 29, 2011
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May 29, 2011
The Existential Dread of the Final
I’m fearing the worst today.
This is probably not the proper reaction to have to the UEFA Champions League Final. It’s the big day! It’s Europe’s answer to Super Bowl Sunday, and more people are watching this! Two massive clubs, both domestic champions, battle it out to be champions of the continent! What more could you want?
An entertaining game would...
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May 28, 2011
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May 28, 2011
Your 2011 Premier League Fantasy Champion Is…
Joe Plumber, manager of N’gog we trust 4evra. So long as you don’t leave Andy Carroll to Jonny Evans, ya know?
For finishing top of a table with more than 200 entries, Joe will receive a $100 gift certificate to SoccerPro.com, which has licensed jerseys for all the big European clubs and MLS clubs, plus plenty of gear for players. Congratulations, Joe.
And where was...
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May 23, 2011
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May 23, 2011
The Future’s Not Ours To See
Over the last two decades or so, American media has had this tendency to look at the Association game through the lens of its own relative popularity. Every milestone and major achievement leaves people asking, “What does this mean for the future of soccer in America?”
This has become cliché to the point of absurdity. The game already has a foothold here. The number...
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April 27, 2011
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April 27, 2011
Schadenfreude, Thy Name Is Sergio Ramos
There are times when Sergio Ramos is an absolutely brilliant footballer. Both Spain and Real Madrid keep him around in the hope that those moments of brilliance outnumber the moments when he’s a complete and utter klutz.
Like this moment, for example. Real Madrid knocked off Barcelona, 1-0, in the Copa Del Rey final yesterday, thanks to 120 minutes of stifling defense and one...
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April 21, 2011
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April 21, 2011
The Beginner’s Guide to Aussie Rules, 2011 Edition
So the NFL lockout proved inevitable, the NFL Players Association has decertified, and everyone’s dug in for a long, ugly legal battle that nobody really wants to read about, even though the fate of the 2011 NFL season hangs in the balance. Whatever shall we do without football?
Simple. We shall turn our attention… to football.
See? The President knows. He’s already...
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March 21, 2011
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March 21, 2011
Should the NCAA Tournament Be More Like the UEFA Champions League?
It’s NCAA Tournament week here in America, and as the college basketball-loving masses fill out their brackets in the vain hope of actually winning a few bucks, the press turns to head coaches from schools that just missed out on invitations to the Big Dance(tm). Angry coaches whose jobs hinge on these invitations often have venom to spew, and venom makes for good stories....
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March 16, 2011
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March 16, 2011
NFL Owners’ Con Game Hits a Snag
You’ve probably heard by now about Judge David Doty’s ruling that the NFL negotiated its TV contracts in bad faith, in violation of the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association. The ruling basically takes away all the leverage the owners had in locking out players and canceling the 2011 NFL season.
For this, Judge Doty was named...
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March 02, 2011
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March 02, 2011
Must-Read of the Day: Hacking the NFL
Spencer Hall of SB Nation has decided to reinvent the gridiron game to make it more interesting.
Part of the NFL’s wretched conservatism comes from the luxury of having four downs, the first two of which are usually spent throwing short routes or just pounding meaninglessly into the line because “you have to establish the run.” This hasn’t been true since...
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February 16, 2011
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February 16, 2011
Steelers Have Only Themselves To Blame
A famous coach once said you can’t turn the ball over and expect to win the game. And yet, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a shot to win Super Bowl XLV.
Down 6 points with two minutes to go from their own 13 yard line, Ben Roethlisberger led the Steelers’ offense on the field against a Green Bay Packers defense that had come up with big plays all night. Unlike two years ago...
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February 07, 2011
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February 07, 2011
Welcome to Our National Holiday
So, are you ready for one last NFL game before 2012?
I know, I know, it’s not the day to think about such things. It is indeed America’s sporting national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday, and as you might expect, I have absolutely no hope of being objective today. My team gets to play in the big finale, and I’m going to get psyched about that and do my best to ignore...
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February 06, 2011
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February 06, 2011
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