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There is an ongoing debate here at Bleacher Report regarding the “formations” deployed by USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Featured Columnists and our contributors all have a lot to say on the subject, yet we seem no closer to resolving the issue. So I decided to go straight to the mouth of the goal and contact U.S. Soccer about the source of the team formations published prior to every...
Published: August 9, 2013
With the game of tennis constantly evolving with technology, there is more depth to the top players than just their tennis skills. And with their fanbases growing exponentially, they need to be able to connect with them in order to preserve their images as role models and icons. The top stars in tennis are always great to see on the court and in interviews, but it is what they do and say off the court...
Published: August 9, 2013
Leandro Damiao has been on the cusp of a move to Europe for what seems like forever now. A technically gifted target man with a goalscoring instinct, the Internacional striker has been on the radar of Europe’s top clubs for the past few years but a move has yet to arise. The Brazilian has been linked with a move away from the Brasileirao, but no club has been able to agree a fee with Internacional. The...
Published: August 9, 2013
Argentina have yet to win a game in the Rugby Championship, but after naming a full-strength squad for their second season in the competition they will be confident of fixing that statistic against the Southern Hemisphere’s big boys. In all but one of their six matches last year—the 54-15 home defeat by the All Blacks—the Pumas were competitive. They earned a draw with South Africa...
Published: August 9, 2013
Fellow Bleacher Report featured columnist Scott Mitchell wrote an extremely good article on drivers who may not feature in Formula One next season. Amongst those drivers were Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic. While I graded van der Garde’s performance relative to those of his Caterham teammate, I’m going for a change of tack here and grade Pic on what he did in 2012. Pic is the more...
Published: August 9, 2013
In one of the most competitive matches of the 2013 Rogers Cup, No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal defeated Jerzy Janowicz by a count of 7-6, 6-4. With the straight-sets victory, Nadal will move on to the quarterfinals, where he will face Marinko Matosevic of Australia. With the win, Nadal proves his return to the ranks of the elite. It wasn’t easy for Nadal, as he nearly lost the first set to the 6’8″...
Published: August 9, 2013
Changing drivers in a haste is not the Ferrari way. The reality is, however, that one seat is very much up for grabs at the moment, possibly both if you like to analyse the dynamic between lead driver Fernando Alonso and team boss Luca di Montezemolo. Just to be clear: Ferrari would be out of its mind to let Alonso go. The bosses know it, the engineers know it, the fans know it and Alonso...
Published: August 9, 2013
With consecutive World Cups separated by four years, every edition of the world’s most popular tournament sees a plethora of new players. The approaching 2014 World Cup in Brazil is no exception, as many of the world’s most talented stars are young enough to be preparing for their first run at the most prized trophy in football. However, next summer’s tournament has taken this youth...
Published: August 9, 2013
As the top players kick off their U.S. Open Series campaigns in Montreal this week, one name is notably missing from the draw: Roger Federer. Federer, who won the Rogers Cup in 2004 and 2006, withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons, but most have speculated that his absence has to do with the back injury he’s been struggling with this year. This marks the first time Federer has...
Published: August 9, 2013
Richie McCaw has been the undisputed king of world rugby for the past decade. No player has had a bigger influence on his team’s success than the All Black openside flanker and his record remains arguably the best of any player to play the game. That he is one of the all-time greats in now indisputable. But just how great is he? Is he the greatest openside flanker New Zealand has produced? While...