I enjoy playing NFL Fantasy Football and have for the past 10 years. And after winning my league in 7 of the past 10 years, my virtual trophy case looks a lot like Barcelona’s real one. It’s time for a new challenge. Luckily, the folks at 11kicks have paired up with BigSoccer to bring an…
Month: March 2019
Do Liverpool really want to be in the Europa League?
This Sunday, Liverpool play Spurs in a ‘winner takes fifth’ game, that, should Liverpool win, and given their excellent recent home form they should, they’ll secure 5th place and a Europa League spot for next season. The question that some fans are asking is ‘is that a good thing?’ Do Liverpool really want to be…
RIP Pulpo Paul
2008-2010 El Pulpo Paul, the omniscient octopus, the mystical mollusk, has shuffled off this mortal coil. He became the star of South Africa 2010 this summer for correctly guessing the outcomes of all of Germany’s World Cup and the World Cup Final. At the peak of his psychic exploits, more than 600 media outlets covered…
Let's talk about Hex
So I have to assume now you've read the reactions from Aaron, Ives, Matt, and Howard, who says he won't change the name of his site. Me, I didn't think it would actually happen, because why would CONCACAF risk the US-Mexico games? But, like Social Distortion, I was wrong. I didn't follow the money. Mexico…
Vela at Full Sail (Finally)
I am not going to lie. Living in Austin is pretty damn nice. Occasionally my professional obligations would afford me the opportunity to visit with one Darrell K. Royal, a venerable Texas legend. For those who are not familiar, Coach Royal was the man in charge of the University of Texas Football team for 18…
Abolish Penalty shootouts? I hope not
A few weeks ago I was reading ESPN the magazine and there was a feature about rules they’d like changed in sport and they picked up on penalty shootouts. They said it was an unfair way to end a game as it was not a proper representation of what had happened during the match. Many…
What's wrong with Hicks and Gillett making a profit?
Well it looks as though the Liverpool takeover will happen sooner rather than later. Some fans are decrying the fact that it looks as though Tom Hicks and George Gillett may well end up making a profit after the sale. I personally have no problem whatsoever with that. Quite simply, the club is now worth…
Who will win the EURO 2016 bid?
With the football world’s attention firmly fixed on South Africa and the impending World Cup, it has totally slipped under the radar that something quite significant for European football will happen on Friday May 28. What many people don’t know (I confess I’d totally forgotten about it too) is that on that day, UEFA will…
Is Benitez going to go?
In the last few weeks there’s been a ‘will-he-won’t-he’ saga unfolding at Liverpool as to whether or not Rafael Benitez will leave to become manager of Juventus. /www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]>/www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]> Despite all kinds of denials, it certainly looks as though Benitez’s agent, Manuel Garcia Quilon, has been talking to Juventus and the obvious assumption is that Benitez…
They Always Use Their Heads
15 minutes from time in Club America's shock defeat to Liga MX cellar dwellers, Leones Negros, there was a collision between Oribe Peralta and UDG goalkeeper Humberto "Gansito" Hernandez. Peralta absorbed the majority of the impact, most of it right to his head. He was dazed and confused, but Peralta decided he could play on….