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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: February 5, 2013
In its 150 years of overseeing the beautiful game in England, the Football Association has much to be proud of. It is the oldest football governing body in the world, having compiled and codified the original rules of the game in 1863. In 1872, it created the FA Cup, the world’s oldest and most treasured domestic cup competition. More recently, in 1992, it oversaw the inauguration of the Premier...
Published: February 5, 2013
The final stage for 2014 World Cup qualifiers starts on Wednesday for Honduras and the USA. Bleacher Report is taking a look at some key battles for this important opening fixture for either side. Honduras is the host team and will make it a tough battle for the favoured U.S. side. The last time these teams met in Honduras it was the USA who came out on top with a narrow 3-2 victory. Here are...
Published: February 5, 2013
The 2013 IRB Women’s Sevens tour completed its first ever official stop in North America last weekend, and the message to be taken away from that tournament is clear. England has the best women’s sevens rugby team on the planet right now. Period. Fuelled by the intense physicality and raw power of stars like Heather Fisher and Jo Watmore, England ran the increasingly competitive gauntlet...
Published: February 5, 2013
Home-court advantage, marathon matches and powerhouses defeated—these are just some of the story lines you can expect from a typical Davis Cup tie. This weekend, Round 1 began for the World Group, which featured some of the top players on the ATP Tour in eight ties stretched across the globe. The start of the competition for 2013 did not disappoint. Here is how it all broke down. Begin...
Published: February 5, 2013
Fair or not, there are tennis fans out there who expect to see the Rafael Nadal of old when he makes his return in this week’s Chile Open. But those in the know won’t be watching how the former champ finishes in the draw—they’ll simply want to see how he looks. When last we saw Rafael Nadal grace a tennis court, he looked anything but dominant. In one of the biggest upsets the...
Published: February 4, 2013
We go from one colorful event on tour to another. Even though the fans from Waste Management Phoenix Open are still nursing their hangovers, it’s time to move on to Pebble Beach. The pro-am format and the abundance of celebrities combine with the incredible beauty of three fantastic golf courses along the California coast to create one of the PGA Tour’s unique events. Here are 10 bold...
Published: February 4, 2013
The road to Brazil starts in Honduras on Wednesday for Jurgen Klinsmann and the U.S. men’s national soccer team. At the inception of any qualifying campaign fresh faces and fresh philosophies are often coupled with a new sense of optimism. This is no different for the USMNT, as players from across the MLS have been staking their claim for a starting berth in the first XI. Whilst the recent 0-0...
Published: February 4, 2013
The big guns are back, to no one’s surprise. The focus now, as the United States men’s national team prepares to begin the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, involves finding the right mix and producing the necessary results. U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called 24 players into training camp ahead of Wednesday’s trip to face Honduras in World Cup qualifying. Not surprisingly,...
Published: February 4, 2013
At the club level, matches come so thick and fast that a manager barely has time to recover from one game, before they have to start preparing for the next. International level football gives a manager the breathing space to be a lot more considered in their tactical preparation. If club football is pinball, then international football is chess. With a host of international fixtures coming up...
Published: February 4, 2013
Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard capped off a fine few weeks of football on a personal level on Sunday by being named the England Player of the Year for 2012. There can be little doubt, moreover, that he was entirely deserving of the award. Following his club’s fixture at Manchester City, during which Gerrard scored and assisted in a 2-2 draw, the captain for club and country was named as...