If that game wasnt in the books already and would have been somewhat chippy, those things could escalate quickly. You dont want to see your teammate getting attacked and the opposing team (for whatever reason) doesnt want their "fans" to get kicked in the face either.

from what I could gather from the clip, these two sports are a mile apart. He might be a great athlete, but a RB for example is very specialized and I would highly doubt that he will be able to passblock on NFL-level with no experience. Same goes in different variations for every other position he could possibly play.…

with the "I'm not gay"-jokes incoming every time Deadspin mentiones Aaron Rodgers, I got a serious question: the next time some Bears/Vikings/Lions-fan on the Internet claims some high profile athlete is gay, how should that athlete react if it gets some "real news" mention and he gets asked by a real journalist?…

The reason there is no relegation in any american sport is that it is a mechanism to secure income for the owners. No matter how bad a job they're doing, there is no way you could ultimately fail, + there is no way that someone who is doing a better job gets the chance the beat them out. Its somehow the least…

what does it say about the NFL drug testing of their Superstars, that the first time he got tested outside of the system he got caught?

mit Zucker oder Zuckerguss?

One could say that this is the perfect chance for the manager to establish a side without a man who is more or less only a team mascot anymore. But with the money they are paying him and the lunacy of making him the captain (as if the armband makes him a captain and not the other way around) its the pipedream of all…

People shit on FIFA every chance they get (rightfully so), but if you compare FIFA to the single-league franchise system in the US: you will never collect as much money in bribes as these franchises squeeze out of the american taxpayer in form of blackmailed subsidies and tax exemptions. Bonus: all perfectly legal and…

That whole suspension-buisness on ESPN is pathetic. You either talk to your employee about the things he can and can not do and impose your authority (if you got any) or you fire the guy for his unwillingness to play by the rules. Put on freakin timeout like a 5year old.

At Leicester the mascot stands behind the goal to celebrate with fans and players, at United it wears the captains armband.

"we wouldnt get involved with an ongoing investigation, thats why we never got the tape (with a hint that it would be illegal)"

CBS 60 minutes did a similar thing to Aaron Rodgers and he wasnt too pleased about it also. He let them follow him around and in exchange they told they would make light of the charity he's promoting (/promoting him doing charity). They followed him around a good part of a year and filmed one scene were a guy said…

If you get to chose to be the 200th best player in football or soccer, anybody who has not yet been introduced to severe head trauma would pick soccer, even these "soccer is for pussies"-guys. But if you're 17 or older, the soccer-ship might have sailed on you a long time ago. Its one of the biggest misconceptions…

and there is a problem-to-be with him gone, that could warrant the preemptive strike at him. Kroos isnt a 6, he is an 8. Everybody always wanted him to play the 6 (Heynckes, Löw und Guardiola), but he did so very poorly. He lacks physical strength and a defensive mindset and talent (Löw rather played Kramer in the WC…

When Mesut Özil "left" Real and they had some problems afterward with creating chances, there were some fans who said "maybe we should have kept him" only to be followed by the president (think it was him) spreading rumors about Özil (a muslim) whore-ing around in Madrid and not concentrating on football.

lets hope your only problem was that he didnt shake hands, because when it comes to throwing tantrums, Borussia Dortmund employs the Michael Jordan of tantrum-throwing.

If there was anything that could be described as a revelation in tactics over the last 5 years, than that would be defensive organisation, which many would (not very accurate) call "pressing". Its how your team, if not on the ball, positions itself in space and to the opponent. easy example: tiki taka-style consists…

well you and Klinsmanns publicist share that opinion. Klinsmanns influence on the german national team might be still recognisable, but anybody who has mentioned him in the first 60mins after the WC win, would have overvalued his part. Jürgen Klopp, Jupp Heynckes and Pep Guardiola have a better claim to the "I played…

to be fair: Thiago, when he wasnt injured, was at times the significantly best player on the pitch. And at Bayern that means something.

the top PL-teams might be some of the best in the world when it comes to player talent, but as far as modern tactics go, the PL might be the biggest waste of that camera angle there is in the world.