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Sports Central April 24, 2014 Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups C and D The author examines eight teams in groups C and D and predicts the likely winners. |
Sports Central April 10, 2014 Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups A and B With the World Cup scarcely over two months away, it's time to roll out the previews. In this first of a four-part series, I will be looking at groups A and B. |
Sports Central June 3, 2010 Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern's 2010 World Cup Preview It's that time of the decade, where half of you (Americans) will take an interest in soccer for three weeks and then put it to bed for four years, and the other half will revel in your prideful ignorance. |
Sports Central May 20, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group A One of the weakest groups in this summer's World Cup features the host nation Germany, along with Poland, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. |
Sports Central June 2, 2011 Kevin Beane |
2011 Gold Cup Preview Nearly a year has passed since the World Cup has passed, which is usually the beginning and the end of United States interest in soccer. |
Sports Central May 22, 2014 Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups G and H The author predicts the likelihood of success for teams from the USA, Germany, Portugal, and more. |
Sports Central June 1, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group D Group D is about as straight-forward as you get: Two soccer teams (Portugal and Mexico) flooded with distinguished players, and two teams (Iran and Angola) who are clearly not. |
Sports Central June 14, 2007 Kevin Beane |
The Gold Cup is Golden There is plenty of meaningful, enjoyable soccer played in-between World Cups at the international level |
AskMen.com June 12, 2002 Dennis O'Connell |
Top 10 Most Attended World Cup Games Pride is one thing, but facts and figures are another. This list looks at the most watched World Cup finals in terms of average attendance at each game. |
AskMen.com Andrew Jordan |
The World Cup From A to Z Comments on the games, country by country. |
Sports Central June 7, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group G There should be very little drama with who finishes at the top of Group G, but after that nothing is certain. |
Sports Central November 20, 2008 Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews Here are predictions about World Cup qualifiers. |
Sports Central June 19, 2008 Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews A look at the leaders and underdogs in the World Cup qualifiers. |
Sports Central April 12, 2012 Kevin Beane |
Euro 2012 Preview It's getting close to time for the second-biggest global soccer spectacle, the Euros. Spain are the defending champions, and solidified their hold as the best team in the world by following that up by winning the World Cup. |
Sports Illustrated May 21, 2002 Grant Wahl |
Viva Italia 32 teams will clash in Japan and South Korea for soccer's utlimate prize. Here's how we see the field -- and why the Italians will have reason to celebrate... |
Sports Central May 27, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group C Aside from tournament contenders Argentina and the Netherlands, both Serbia and Montenegro and the Ivory Coast have the talent to get out of this deep group. |
Sports Central June 30, 2009 Ross Lancaster |
So Close to Glory, But Getting Closer The US soccer team is the most skilled and talented than they have been in the past. |
Sports Central June 22, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: England vs. Ecuador England has not been as impressive as their fans might have hoped. And now they will be facing one of the surprise teams of the tournament. |
Sports Central June 6, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group F It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Brazil will win this group. The race for second, though, is anything but clear. |
Sports Central March 29, 2007 Kevin Beane |
European Soccer Gluttony The biggest country-level soccer competition besides the World Cup is probably the UEFA European Football Championship. |
AskMen.com David Stoll |
Top 20: Soccer Players Of All Time Basically, a footballer who is a national hero or a club legend must obviously be considered one of the greatest. Read these players' biographies and decide for yourself whether they would be included in your top 20. |
Sports Central June 15, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: Round 1 Observations The dirt does make a difference... New ball scores with fans, FIFA... Where are the superstars?... etc. |
Salon.com May 30, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
The greatest show on earth It's World Cup time again -- when more than a billion people will be enthralled not just by the joy of victory and agony of defeat, but also by the mystery and despair that is championship soccer... |
Sports Central May 24, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group B The Group of Death this group is not, but it won't be a cakewalk for the favorites to get through. Here's who and what you need to know as the games kick off. |
Salon.com May 30, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
Get your World Cup scorecard! Everything you need to know about the players and teams... |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Roger Bennett |
The World Is Watching the World Cup A spectator's guide to the soccer tournament in South Africa. Whom to root for -- or against -- and who has the coolest uniforms |
Sports Central December 14, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
World Cup Group of Death? The greatest sporting event in the world is taking place just a few months from now. No, not the Super Bowl, not the Olympics. The World Cup of soccer. |
Sports Central June 4, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group E The United States finds itself smack dab in the middle of the second group of death in this World Cup. If the United States are to advance out of this group, it would be a monumental achievement of the highest order. |
Sports Central November 22, 2007 Kevin Beane |
A New Dawn For Ohio State and Russia Ohio State will indeed be playing in the National Championship Game. Also, in soccer, Russia has an excellent chance to get beyond the group stage of a major competition. |
Sports Central June 16, 2011 Kevin Beane |
Gold Cup Heats Up In my last column, I previewed and predicted the Gold Cup. Now that the quarterfinals are set, how did I do? |
AskMen.com Al Saunders |
Top 10: 2006 World Cup Stadiums In Germany Organizers have announced that approximately 2.6 million World Cup tickets are being sold for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. |
Salon.com July 2, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
Ten things I learned about life and soccer from the 2002 World Cup There is a football God, and despite the wild twists and turns of this year's tournament, He's still Brazilian. |
Sports Central March 27, 2008 Kevin Beane |
World Soccer Recap Pro soccer teams the world over are compelled to release their players to go play for their country. |
Sports Central July 4, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: France vs. Portugal The second semifinal of the World Cup features a resilient Portugal squad against a surprising French team that has overcome a slow start and ferocious competition to advance this far. |
Sports Central March 31, 2005 Kevin Beane |
World Cup Fever, Anyone? Sports fans who find themselves lost between seasons, or in the midst of boring ones, may find that soccer fills the void quite nicely -- particularly, the high-stakes, world cup level. |
Fast Company June 2010 Austin Carr |
The 2010 FIFA World Cup by the Numbers The World Cup, which takes place June 11 to July 11, may be the be-all-end-all for soccer fans. Compared with other popular sports, it wins in financial terms as well. |
AskMen.com June 16, 2014 Simon Kuper |
Why We're Seeing The Return Of Attack Soccer (And Why It's Better For The Fans) We know what viewers want: stars playing attacking soccer. |
Salon.com June 12, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
Sacre bleu! Dios mio! It's the Bizarro World Cup! France fades into Sartrean nothingness, Argentina dances the tango of despair and the United States and Japan, titans of world baseball -- sorry, I mean soccer -- rise up. |
Sports Central June 28, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: Blame Begins With FIFA The referees have come under even more scrutiny in this World Cup than in previous ones, and that is truly saying something. But if you are looking to blame anyone, don't put it solely on the referees. |
Sports Central October 8, 2008 Kevin Beane |
The Super Sports Day Here are the big games across all sports. |
Sports Central June 8, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group H This group should be pretty straight-forward, with Spain and the Ukraine leading the way -- but Tunisia could pose some potential problems. |
AskMen.com December 1, 2013 Simon Kuper |
5 Big Questions To Prepare You For The World Cup Draw However, even that might not be enough to match Maradona in legend. What the older man did in 1986 is essentially unrepeatable: to win a World Cup with a minimum of help from his teammates, hardly any of whom is still remembered today. |
Sports Central June 29, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: Italy vs. Ukraine The second World Cup game on Friday features a depleted Italy squad against a goal-challenged Ukraine side in what is easily the least anticipated quarterfinal of the 2006 World Cup, unless you are an Italian or Ukranian fan. |
AskMen.com June 23, 2014 Simon Kuper |
World Cup Roundup: What's Eating Messi? We thought, in short, that this was a golden Argentine generation. But it has turned out to depend on Messi. |
Sports Central December 11, 2011 Angus Saul |
The Davis World Cup? Rumors have been circulating for a while now. Among the fans. Among the players. The Davis Cup has lost meaning! The format is redundant, even irrelevant in today's world. The tennis world is calling out for change! |
AskMen.com June 9, 2012 Simon Kuper |
Euro 2012 Underdogs Of all the soccer competitions on earth, the European Championship is the underdog's paradise. |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Starting at the Top The U.S. is unbeaten in World Cup qualifying. Why is the once-struggling team so torrid? |
Sports Central June 30, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: Brazil vs. France What better way to end the quarterfinals than a repeat of the 1998 World Cup final? Brazil vs. France for the right to prolong a quest for the greatest title in all of sport. |
AskMen.com October 28, 2013 Simon Kuper |
2014 World Cup Preview Possibly the four best teams on earth today -- Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Spain -- are intent on providing more attacking thrills than we've seen in many a tournament. |
AskMen.com January 6, 2014 Simon Kuper |
Who's Going To Win The 2014 World Cup? A surer prediction for the World Cup: plenty of protests. Before past tournaments, host countries worried about hooligans or terrorists. This time, the bogeymen are demonstrators. |