Great Britain vs. Brazil: Great Britain Won’t Get Positive Sign It Is Hoping for

When Great Britain boss Stuart Pearce decided to pit his team against Brazil, the favorites heading into the 2012 London Olympics, he had his heart in the right place (via Mirror Football): I think the best thing to do is take the favourites on. When the game was put to me—’Do we want to take Brazil or do we want to take somebody on who, on paper, are slightly lesser?’ I said I was... 

Creating a Starting XI with America’s Best Athletes

Despite plenty of increased interest and awareness in men’s football in US over the past couple of decades, the national team has yet to find real glory on the global scale. With Jurgen Klinsmann at the helm of the senior side now, who has prior tournament experience with Germany, the nation will be hoping for better fortunes going into the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The USMNT has plenty of top... 

Brazil Olympics Soccer Team: 5 Players Who Could Impact the 2014 World Cup

The 2014 World Cup will take place in Brazil, and the Brazilians could not ask for a better site to try to reclaim their place atop the football world. However, first on the agenda is the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the team will try to take home a gold medal. The Under-23 team appearing at the Games this summer has five players who will be playing during the World Cup and who could have a huge impact.... 

Why Tennis Doesn’t Deserve Spot in the Summer Olympics

With the 2012 Summer Olympics set to begin in a little more than a week, I catch myself looking through the lists of schedules for various sports and say to myself—tennis doesn’t deserve to be an Olympic sport. Now, while I do understand that tennis is a highly watched sport, I just don’t see the point of it. Not too long ago, we watched Roger Federer win Wimbledon. Come July 28,... 

Younger Andy Roddick Featured in Hilarious Sabrina the Teenage Witch Clip

Consider this Andy Roddick video an instant classic.  The video is noticeably dated for a few reasons. A-Rod is visibly younger and Melissa Joan Hart looks employed.  We spotted this video featured at Deadspin, and we simply couldn’t pass up the perfect callback to late-’90s memories.  Erik Malinowski, who writes for Deadspin, hates on Roddick for his shoddy acting, but I... 

Ranking Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal on Each Major Surface

Part of what makes tennis such a difficult sport to master is the diversity of events within each season. Some tournaments are played indoors, while some are played outdoors; some are played in the hottest conditions, while others are much cooler. The most difficult type of condition to adjust to, though, is undoubtedly the court surface. Every season, players fight for the first Grand Slam of the... 

Maria Sharapova and the Worst Grunts in Tennis Today

It’s safe to say that grunting has grown out of proportion in today’s tennis, specifically in the women’s game. Take this year’s Australian Open final featuring queen screamers Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova; you were brave if you left the volume on. As a result of the excess and unnecessary noise, the WTA is considering putting in a grunt monitor—or “grunt-o-meter”—in... 

Rafael Nadal Withdraws from 2012 Olympics in London

There will be a new Olympic gold medalist in men’s tennis this year, as defending champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2012 Summer Games in London, according to NBC Olympics on Twitter: Although no specific explanation was given for Nadal’s withdrawal, he simply said that he was not in condition to play. While Nadal won the French Open this year, things haven’t gone well... 

Brazil Olympics Soccer Team: 7 Players Who Must Be at Their Best to Win Gold

Brazil has never won Olympic gold in soccer. It remains the last major tournament the Samba Kings have yet to conquer.  A young, dynamic team and ambitious coach hope to change that at London 2012. This summer Olympics is both a practice run and testing ground for the team that will bear an enormous weight of expectation when Brazil hosts the World Cup in 2014.  With that in mind, senior... 

Great Britain vs. Brazil: Brazilian Players Who Will Shine in Olympic Friendly

Football teams can’t just show up to the Summer Olympics. Even teams coming off Euro 2012 runs are introducing fresh faces and require a tune-up to play to their full potential. This year is a bit different for Great Britain. The presence of five Welsh players gives this team a foreign infusion that we haven’t seen in 50-odd years, but things are status quo for Brazil.  The Brazilian... 

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