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 […]
Category Archives: Tournaments
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. […]
United States 5, Japan 2
Thinking about Abby Wambach last month reminded me that I never published my thoughts on the historical final game of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. So here’s a blast from […]
China 0, United States 1
The United States advanced to the semifinals with their most impressive win of the tournament. The game’s main interest was the hints it provided as to how the United States might […]
Stoopid American 