Analysis

The Coupe De France Final Will Either Be A Historic Upset Or A Historic Whuppin'

Les Herbiers, a club whose wage bill is almost certainly less than what Neymar spends annually producing bad music videos, will take the field against PSG on Tuesday in the Coupe de France final.

Some other things you should know about Les Herbiers: they play in the French third division, the Championnat National, which is the highest they've risen in their 99-year history. They sit 13th in the table as of this writing. They are not yet safe from relegation to the fourth division. They did not play against a first-division side on their way to the final.

La nueva posición de Bastian Schweinsteiger funciona realmente bien

Cuando Bastian Schweinsteiger irrumpió por primera vez en la escena mundial en la Copa del Mundo de 2006, el precoz joven de 21 años era un lateral con una gran cantidad de trucos. En 2014, cuando ayudó a Alemania a alzar el trofeo de la Copa Mundial, era un veterano mediocampista defensivo, una presencia tranquila y serena.

Pero Bastian Schweinsteiger en 2018 con el Chicago Fire ha asumido un papel completamente nuevo: Posición Defensiva.

Which World Cup Group Is The Group Of Death In 2018?

With very few exceptions throughout the history of the FIFA World Cup, the vaunted group of death stigma has largely followed a self-same pattern: two extremely strong European nations and two heavy hitters from other confederations.

In 2014, we had two candidates for the group of death, both exhibiting the aforementioned makeup. 

In Group B, Spain, the Netherlands, Chile and Australia just battered each other, kicking la Furia Roja to the curb despite their status as the defending world champions. 

Bayern Must Make History In Order To Advance Past Real Madrid

In order to advance to the Champions League final, Bayern Munich will have to make history at the Bernabeu. The advantage of hosting the second leg is made most apparent by looking at the record of teams who have needed a comeback after dropping the first leg at home. 

Since the 2003-04 season, 18 teams have trailed heading into a Champions League quarterfinal or semifinal second leg on the road. None of those teams have advanced.

Is It Time To Pour One Out For Napoli?

How quickly can a man go from hero to villain?

For Kalidou Koulibaly, it was less than ten minutes of actual game time. After scoring the winning goal against Juventus in the dying minutes, reviving Napoli’s floundering title challenge, he was sent off in the first five minutes of the next game away to Fiorentina, squandering any resurgent hopes by setting the scene for a 3-0 thrashing by the home side.

The English Championship Is The Most Exciting League In The World

Are you sick and tired of seeing the same teams in the same positions every season? Do you want to watch a club that's in the playoff final one year and just above the relegation zone in the next? Do you want a league that's incredibly unpredictable? If your answer is YES to all of the above, then we have just the league for you — the English Championship.

Yep, you heard me. That league below the Premier League and above League One.

“I’m liking what I’m hearing, but I need more,” you may say, so here's a guide as to why you should immediately start following this league.

Can Messi Win The 2018 World Cup For Argentina?

The one thing missing from Lionel Messi's resume is a major international trophy. He has spurred Argentina to multiple major finals but hasn't been able to get over the hump. Could the 2018 World Cup in Russia turn out different? Can Messi win the 2018 World Cup? Let's break it down.

A Look At All World Cup 2018 Groups With Predicted Winners

The World Cup is quickly approaching, and anyone who doesn't take time to familiarize themselves with the World Cup 2018 groups is going to look foolish, and, even worse, lose arguments in bars. Don't let that happen to you. You're better than that.

With A 7-Peat Looming, What Can Be Done To Curb Juve’s Power In Serie A?

This was meant to be a blockbuster weekend. There was so much going on in Serie A. The Rome derby. Inter versus Atalanta. Milan versus Napoli. All the fallout from the midweek European ties. The build up to next weekend’s potential title decider in Turin.

Instead, it all kind of fizzled out. All of the most interesting fixtures ended in goalless draws, extinguishing any chance of a title race and offering us no progress in the race for the Champions League. A damp squib of a weekend, all build up and no pay off.

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