Juan Osorio dressing up like Jurgen Klinsmann with the white shirt and rolled up sleeves is the ultimate mind game. It was clear that Jogi Löw lost the tactical battle before the game even began.  

“It is what it is.”

Say what you will about Germany but you can bet that their World Cup previews are always posted on time and never 3 days into the tournament.

Messi misses penalties for Argentina like Higuain misses sitters. 

This is what happens when you hit Ronaldo with an 18.8 million fine the day of the match.

The only explanation for the goal is that Sergio Ramos gave David De Gea a concussion in training.

No surprise that Saudi Arabia had trouble keeping the ball because they were wearing camouflage.

A Drake freestyle over “Everybody Wants Something” would be fire.

At the risk of alienating myself from my own nation, I cannot endorse the lumpen, shapeless mass that is Poutine.

Damn Albertans.

Belgium has difficulty organizing a government so it’s understandable that they have difficulty organizing a formation.

Nobody grows up dreaming about becoming a fullback. Fullback is the least influential outfield position, is the easiest position to pick up without knowing much about it, and generally is where the least skilled players on any given team can be found.

I do not condone the act of trolling at all, but one wonders why Hoffman’s girlfriend would go after Eric Karlsson when he’s also teammates with Alex Burrows.

I was in Houston for work one summer. I was staying at a nice B&B run by an eccentric lady and decided on a whim to walk to the Menil Museum which was only 1 mile away and it seemed unreasonable to call a cab. Big fucking mistake. On my way over, people were either staring at me blankly or smiling and waving from…

Wayne Rooney would be a one-man army.

Ovechkin getting a do-over on the opening pitch totally makes up for the Baez non-call in game 5.

“It’s not over yet. We still have a chance to come back and win it all.”

I don’t really class Aspas. Comparing the current striker depth of Costa, Aspas and Rodrigo against trios of the past (2010: Torres, Villa and Llorente; 2014: Torres, Villa, Pedro) signals a clear downwards trajectory. Think even England has better options up front than Spain, but Spain is so stacked in midfield they…

Any article about Spain’s World Cup chances has to at least mention Busquets who remains the best DM in the world on a squad crowded with class midfielders.