Ranking Eight F1 Drivers Having a Worse 2014 Season Than Last Year

What a difference a year makes. The beginning of a Formula One season always represents a fresh start, but following the significant regulation changes over the winter, that effect has been heightened in 2014. Teams such as Mercedes have used that to good effect, with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton winning every race so far between them. Others, though, have it plain wrong, with the hopes and dreams... 

5 Alternatives to the Amlin Challenge Cup

After an intense two-year period of uncertainty regarding the future of European rugby and any cross-border competition, the finish line is now within reaching distance for those clubs from Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, France, Italy and more. As Simon Thomas of Wales Online explains, the ERC have come to an agreement on three new 20-team competitions, although Italy’s clubs continue to... 

World Cup Odds: USA Struggles to Find Form in Friendlies

Brazil remains atop the 2014 World Cup betting menu just two months ahead of soccer’s global showcase, and the Americans are doing little to change the opinions of oddsmakers with their pre-tournament play. Host Brazil is currently 3-1 to claim its sixth World Cup title, and first since 2002, according to the futures menu at WorldCupOdds.net. There has been little movement among the rest of the... 

Is the Concentracao an Outdated Concept That Is Harming Brazilian Football?

Players in this corner of the world have a long list of complaints about the way football is run in Brazil: the hectic, disorganised calendar, substandard playing surfaces, midweek kick-offs of 10 p.m. to accommodate media giant Globo and their soap operas, to name but a few.   But perhaps none grate more than that unique aspect of Brazilian football—the concentracao.   In theory, it... 

How Important Is Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero to Argentina’s World Cup Bid?

Of all Argentina’s star-studded attack, perhaps no other man has done more to cement his place in the last four years than Manchester City star Sergio Aguero. From a useful squad member and impact substitute during the last World Cup and 2011 Copa America, El Kun is now an unquestioned member of the first team.  To get there, Aguero has had to work extremely hard; but more than anything,... 

10 Little-Known Facts About Manchester United’s Mexico Forward Javier Hernandez

There is no question that Javier Hernandez still has what it takes to score, but other than his knack for goalscoring, what else do we know about him? Sure, Manchester United bought the forward from Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara, where his grandfather and father played. But how about the first number he used on his jersey? Or how much someone paid for a Chicharito portrait? Well, let’s find... 

Video: ESPN Releases USMNT World Cup Promo, ‘I Believe’

Get excited for the World Cup, USMNT fans.  ESPN has released its newest World Cup promotion featuring American fans, a sweaty Tim Howard and a goalscoring Landon Donovan with a simple message: “I believe.”  As a bonus, it features near the conclusion, downtrodden looks from players from Ghana, Germany and Portugal, the United States’ three opponents in the group stages... 

Paul O’Connell and 20 Rugby Veterans Still Playing at the Highest Level

At 34 years of age, Paul O’Connell boasts one of the most decorated careers of any rugby professional still playing at the highest level of the sport. A three-time British and Irish Lion boasting two Six Nations championships and two Heineken Cup crowns, with Ireland and Munster respectively, the lock has done tremendously well to prolong such heady standards into his twilight years. But O’Connell... 

Kevin Magnussen and McLaren Not Ready for Top of F1 Just Yet

After two disappointing weekends in Malaysia and Bahrain, Kevin Magnussen’s podium finish in the Australian Grand Prix suddenly seems like a long time ago. The excitement that followed the Dane’s stunning third place in Melbourne (which was converted to second after the disqualification of Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo) has been dampened after he upset a world champion, Kimi Raikkonen,... 

Why Playing in MLS Should Help Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley in World Cup

When Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley both initially made their returns to Major League Soccer, some United States men’s national team fans became worried that playing in MLS would hurt their form heading into this summer’s World Cup. And while it’s true that Dempsey’s first season home last fall with the Seattle Sounders was not confidence-inspiring, the U.S.’s last... 

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