What do soccer superstar Alex Morgan and actor/activist Jim Klock have in common? His latest flick, Alex & Me! The film stars Klock as Joe Willis, father to Reagan (Siena Agudong) and Logan (Matt Cornett). The film centers on Reagan, and her love of soccer as her life-sized poster of FIFA World Cup Champion Alex Morgan […]

Why the Quarter-Finals of Euro 2016 Are Too Close to Call
Unlike its Western counterpart (Copa America), Euro 2016 has seen a number of dramatic finishes and tight games. While only one match in the knockout stages wasbeen decided by penalty kicks, the group stage featured more late goals than I can remember seeing at any other major tournament. And whether that has to do more with some of […]

3 Reasons Why You Should Have Watched the FIFA Women’s World Cup
With the pervasiveness of sports on TV it’s impossible for the average viewer not to stumble across some form of competitive action this summer. If you were to ask most people, they’d probably tell you that they caught a game or two of the Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals, the odd MLB game or maybe […]

The Anatomy of a Great Sports Team
If you were trying to construct the next great sports team, whether it be in football, soccer, basketball, etc., how would you do it? Would you try to comb the globe for the most robust talent, or would you focus more on how well your individuals combined into one unit? This is probably the sort of […]

Beautifully Unpredictable: Reviewing the 2014 World Cup Group Stage
Wow! What a start for the World Cup. This has probably been the most exciting tournament in recent memory, as goals, offense and drama have laid siege to Brazil throughout the Group Stage. We’ve seen last-gasp game winners and equalizers, underdogs usurping champions and plenty (plenty) of highlights to keep fans and neutrals alike, glued to their seats. […]

Conquering Brazil: A Who’s Who at the 2014 World Cup
In less than two weeks, the whole world will turn their eyes to the “Samba Nation” as the biggest soccer (or proper football) event returns from another 4 year hiatus. The 2014 World Cup is back, and for many of us, it’s about time. While soccer is still in the ever-continuing process of growing here […]