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10 Things You Should Know About England v. Algeria

Round 2 of the group stage has officially begun, if you want to call it that. With Mexico beating France this afternoon, things are beginning to shape up in some groups and we’re starting to see who’s a contender and who’s a pretender. It’s always nice to take a look into a team’s history, though,…

Japan vs Cameroon – 10 interesting facts you should know

Tomorrow Cameroon and Japan go head to head in a battle of a pretty tough group E. Here are some things you might not have known about the two sides.

Netherlands vs. Denmark – 10 interesting facts you should know

The Netherlands and Denmark kick off the action tomorrow morning (or afternoon, depending on what part of the world you live in) so let’s take a look into both sides before making and assumptions about either team.

World Cup Facts: Individual Achievements

Whether you’re a die hard fan who calls in sick to work just to watch your team play, or you’re a casual fan who happens to be in little Italy during an Italy match and gets caught up in the excitement, there’s this little thing called the World Cup of football that you will be…

World Cup Facts: Longest Streaks

Whether you’re a die hard fan who will lay down in the street and wait to be run over and killed when your team is eliminated from the tournament, or whether you wil simply go and cheer for Portugal or Brazil once Portugal or Brazil is eliminated, there’s this little thing called the World Cup…

All-Time World Cup Facts

Whether you’re a die hard fan whose heart breaks a little when one of your friends chooses Manchester United over Liverpool to support (it happened to me the other day. A little part of my love for that friend literally died on the spot), or a casual fan who thinks that they’re talking about (fat)…

Random Facts About The 2009/2010 Premier League Season

A belated congratulations to Chelsea for winning the Premier League, but I’ve been a bit under the weather recently so I haven’t had a chance to come up with one of these fascinating little comparison pieces for your pleasure. Of course, I’ve made a habit of comparing this Premier League campaign to that of last…

History 101: Uruguay 1930

Today I realized that the most anticipated sporting event in the world is approaching in just one, lousy, unbearably long month. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup Finals. No, it’s not the NBA Finals. No, it’s not the UEFA Champions League, and it most certainly isn’t the Blue Jays’ inter-league date with the Colorado Rockies….

Chelsea To Win The Premier League?

I haven’t done this in a while, but since the season is winding down I thought it would be interesting to once again take a look at how things were shaping up one year ago today in the Premier League. In the past, I predicted that West Ham would win the league and that Portsmouth would…

10 Losses Later…

What can I really say that hasn’t been said about Liverpool’s season? It’s been a terrible year and things are looking bleak for the future. They can’t seem to find any sort of consistent form, their players keep lashing out at the boss, the boss holds onto his job despite this terrible form because of…