Euro 2016: Germany 0 – France 2
A deserved penalty gave France an undeserved lead, and they held on to overcome Germany in the game of the tournament. Despite missing key players, Germany were definitely unfortunate not to […]
Category Archives: Tournaments
Euro 2016: Portugal 2 – Wales 0
Cristiano Ronaldo won an otherwise tight contest in a commanding 3′ spell against Wales, earning himself and Portugal their first appearances in a major tournament final. Though both teams had […]
Euro 2016: France 5 – Iceland 2
France won this game in the first half, but no one told Iceland, who went on to “win” the second half in a fitting finish to their historic run. For the fifth straight […]
Euro 2016: Germany 1 – Italy 1 (6-5 SO)
A substantially weakened Italy pushed Germany a full 120 minutes, after which the Germans managed, as the British say, to just about win a penalty shoot-out. While Italy retained the […]
Euro 2016: Wales 3 – Belgium 1
Wales defeated Belgium in an exciting and evenly matched quarterfinal. Having come through the same qualifying group, the two sides were familiar with one another, a factor that seemed to […]
Euro Flashback
The Euros kick off this evening (this afternoon in the States) with hosts France playing Romania. It means I will have twice as much football to write about from here […]
Copa America: United States 4, Costa Rica 0
The United States put themselves in a solid position to advance from Group A with their largest-ever victory against Costa Rica. If you want to read a story about how the […]
Copa America: Mexico 3, Uruguay 1
The real home team in the Copa America Centenario opened with a win in the tournament’s most exciting game thus far. Though each group’s anticipated leaders faced off in the opening round, […]
Copa Kickoff: US 0, Colombia 2
The United States lost a dull game to Colombia off two set-piece goals to open the Copa America Centenario. It’s difficult to know exactly what to make of the US performance, which was […]
June on Your Couch
With the European season winding down, it’s certainly going to be a relief to be able to turn my attention away from football. For the next two weekends, I mean. […]
