What to Watch – 24-25 Opening Weekend
With the Community Shield out of the way this weekend, the 2024-25 European season is kicking off. If you can’t wait until next weekend, I’ve got good news for you […]
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Olympic Soccer – Games to Watch 7/24-8/10
The simultaneous Euros and Copa América are now behind us, but there’s no rest for the football-obsessed. Despite the fact that the opening ceremony is not until next Friday, the […]
10 Teams to Watch in 2024
For the past several years, I’ve made it a goal to watch at least one game from every team in Europe’s top five leagues (though last year, I missed by […]
On Tap – Sept International Break
Even though it’s the first international break of the season and we just had a World Cup last December, Euro qualification is firmly underway. There’s also a semifinals and finals […]
On Tap 9/1-3
The last weekend before the September international break promises to be a good one, especially in the Premier League. But there’s also key games in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, […]
On Tap 8/25-28
In case you’re lost for what to do this weekend, here’s my call on the best European football games to watch in any given time slot this weekend. Can’t promise […]
2022 W Championship Final
The final of CONCACAF’s W Championship was the eighth game on Monday the 18th, the second of two consecutive 8-game days. In fact, it completed a week, from Sunday the 11th to Monday the 18th, during which 50 of the month’s 117 games were played.
The World Cup So Far – Round 1
Since it’s likely that many American viewers have only seen one of the worst games of the tournament, I thought it might be a public service to catch anyone who’s […]
WAfCoN 2022 Semifinals
Sunday the 17th, the day before the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinals, two repechage matches were played amongst the losing quarterfinalists to determine which two teams would qualify for the Inter-Confederation Play-offs in February.
Euros 2022 Group Stage Final Round
The final round of the Euros’ group stage kicked off on Friday the 15th with simultaneous Group A games. One was a dead rubber meeting of home nations, group-winners England and eliminated Northern Ireland.
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