Women’s World Cup Book Club Must Read
Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer, by Gwendolyn Oxenham. With the United States kicking off their World Cup campaign today, it seems like a […]
Category Archives: Tournaments
Summer Kicks Off
With the Women’s World Cup kicking off in France and the U-20 World Cup beginning its quarterfinal round yesterday, the summer soccer season felt like it was kicking off in […]
Summer Tournament Schedule
Though it is difficult to follow up last summer’s riveting World Cup, multiple tournaments this summer offer a glorious density that will be challenging to keep up with. The Women’s […]
Germany 0 – Mexico 1
Mexico upset tournament favorites Germany in a game that was as tactically interesting as it was viscerally exciting. Joachim Löw’s Germany set up in their anticipated 4-2-3-1, though with Marvin […]
World Cup, Day 2 Round-Up
In addition to ending with one of the likely games of the tournament in Portugal – Spain, Friday offered an excellent start to the real World Cup following Thursday’s low […]
Portugal 3 – Spain 3
The first major game of the 2018 World Cup more than lived up to expectations, as the 36th Iberian derby produced a thrilling and high-quality match of that will be […]
Russia 5 – Saudi Arabia 0
Russia produced a dominating win over Saudi Arabia in this opening match of the 2018 World Cup in a game that was more exciting than skillful. Much of the pre-game […]
Russia 2018 Reading List
With the World Cup kicking off in a matter of days, it’s probably a bit too late for a pre-Russia 2018 reading project. Moreover, Russia has proved less evocative, at […]
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 […]
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 […]
