I read the quote as suggesting Blatter rigs the outcomes.

Go Gunners! Just saying...

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Uh what... not driven by stars? Are we talking like, astronomy stars here because if you're talking about Hollywood stars you are so far off the mark you might as well be Vanderjagt.

FYI: It is 2013.

That is about the only opponent the Steelers can expect to beat this year.

Dude also did a whole segment using Seinfeld references.

Man. Between this and Sochi, the IOC must really hate fags.

Seahawk fans: they have the arrogance of the Dallas Cowboys and the tradition of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

That poor bear just wanted to do some dumpster rummaging, but misunderstood its bear friends when they spoke of all the white trash that can be found in Gatlinburg.

It won't be any easy task because every time I'm at some sporting event the noise meter explodes.

If we're dividing world football into tiers I think the WC 2014 outright odds tell you a lot more than FIFA rankings. I mean, the US FIFA ranking is due to them winning a bunch of a games against minnows, B teams, and out of form Mexico.

The U.S. has a decent team. They always do well in qualification and some of their players are legitimately talented. However, the hype machine doesn't do them any favours when the World Cup approaches. Of course it's fair to expect them to progress further than the the last time at each World Cup (to a degree), but…

I think USA will do okay against San Marino and Venezuela.

Scores like Messi. Enjoys the taste of his own balls; like Ronaldo.

Look, I know that a lot of you are going to try to use this as an example of why soccer is stupid, or lame, or that everyone dives and they're all a bunch of fags, or whatever. But, come one, it's low-hanging fruit; don't be the moron that tries to do that. It's pathetic really.

The entire premise of this piece (the advantage of interconnectedness among soccer powerhouses and the inherent disadvantage to isolated North America/Asia/Oceania countries) is lifted almost directly from Soccernomics, with Klinsmann/USA used as an example instead of Hiddink/South Korea. Some sort of nod to that, at…

Because he coaches the Redskins.

gold cup champions bro what you gonna do about it

These maps are great...