How international tournaments remain an opportunity for nostalgic but usually harmless pantomime jingoism.
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The Top 10 European Championship Football Games
Counting down the greatest games in the history of the tournament.
Soccer’s FA Cup Final: Liverpool, Chelsea and the Tracks of My Tears
Liverpool and Chelsea will meet in the FA Cup final on Saturday–a clash between two teams moving in dramatically different directions.
The Madden Curse: A History
Calvin Johnson, please be careful. The Lions’ wide receiver is the latest athlete to grace the cover of the Madden NFL video game, an honor fraught with peril.
Barcelona vs. Chelsea: The Revenge of Soccer’s Short Men
Watch the pre-kickoff handshake between the players of Barcelona and Chelsea ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal showdown and you’d be forgiven for believing the Catalans had sent a youth team to face the big men from …
From the Department of Obvious: College Athletes Smoke Weed
A report from ESPN the Magazine alleges widespread use of marijuana within the University of Oregon’s football team — especially before practices or games. Should we really be that shocked?
Messi vs. Drogba: TIME 100′s Class of 2010 Puts One Over This Year’s Star
How a TIME 2010 honoree didn’t quietly cede the mantle of representing the global game
Football Fashion: Nike Unveils (Sort of) New Uniforms for NFL
Nike’s new NFL uniforms don’t take too many chances, but there are subtle design changes here and there. And the Seattle Seahawks got a total makeover.
But designers can still hope. On Tuesday in New York City, Nike unveiled …
New York Jets Sign Australian Rugby Star Hayden Smith, Who’s Never Played Professional Football Before
What could possibly go wrong?
No, England Did NOT Invent Football (Soccer) As We Know It
A soccer official claims that the game has been “stolen” from England. Here’s why that argument is flawed.
Northwestern Sits Out the Big Dance Again: Why Wildcats Sports Seem Hopeless
It may appear a curious coincidence that Northwestern’s sports complex is located adjacent to one of the best hospitals in the Chicago area. But when your team acquires a nickname like the Cardiac Cats, it becomes a pleasant …
David Beckham Signs On for Two More Years in Los Angeles
The world’s most famous soccer player has signed a new two-year deal with the L.A. Galaxy. David Beckham, 36, is effectively ending his playing career stateside in Major League Soccer, though he certainly harbors an ambition to …
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Patriots Stop Tim Tebow: Why He Will Be Missed
(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) – America, you may now dial back your obsession with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, for now at least: the New England Patriots abruptly ended Denver’s season Saturday night, in a 45-10 trouncing of …
