All posts tagged "soccer"

  • England’s hopes melted by victorious Iceland!

    Apparently, it wasn’t enough for England to just leave Europe in the political world.  The football team had to make it two shock departures in less than a week as clueless England were resigned to a disappointing exit from...

    • Posted June 28, 2016
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  • Chile claim another Copa and Wales win in the Battle of Britain!

    What a forty-eight hours of sport we’ve witnessed this past weekend, from the final of Copa America Centenario in America to the Round of 16 of Euro 2016 commencing in France. International football was at its very best...

    • Posted June 27, 2016
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  • Argentina 0-0 Chile (2-4 pens): Messi bows out of international football after penalty miss

    Messi called time on his international career following a heartbreaking defeat to Chile on penalties in the Copa America final. Lionel Messi has every ability to hit the top corner of the net nine times out of...

    • Posted June 26, 2016
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  • How the Internet reacted to Shaqiri’s bicycle-kick versus Poland

    Xherdan Shaqiri’s incredible bicycle-kick strike in the Euro 2016 Round of 16 against Poland has already made waves around the Internet.  The goal brought Switzerland roaring back from behind ten minutes from time against Poland in a...

    • Posted June 25, 2016
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  • How Nolito has rejuvenated Spain’s attack

    Nolito might be older than the majority of Spain’s Euro 2016 squad but he has been a breath of fresh air for La Roja in France.  This is the story of how the twenty-nine-year-old forward has broken...

    • Posted June 24, 2016
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  • Where will Nolito go?

    Celta Vigo winger Nolito earned a spot in Spain’s twenty-three man squad for Euro 2016 after an impressive 2015/2016 campaign in La Liga, in which helped his side to a historic sixth place finish. The twenty-nine-year-old impressed...

    • Posted June 23, 2016
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  • United States 0-4 Argentina: Messi masterclass leads Argentina into Copa final

    The United States national team were always going to be second-best in their Copa America Centenario semifinal meeting with Argentina but the Red, White and Blue have made up for wide discrepancies in talent at times in...

    • Posted June 21, 2016
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  • Why Hungary’s Gabor Kiraly wears sweatpants at Euro 2016

    Hungary goalkeeper Gábor Király has raised eyebrows at Euro 2016 by wearing tracksuit bottoms, but his famous habit started long before this summer’s European Championships. Gábor Király is a creature of habit and over the course of...

    • Posted June 20, 2016
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  • Chile 7-0 Mexico: How El Tri fell apart against Chile

    Mexico’s much-vaunted twenty-two match unbeaten streak snapped in an ignominious 7-0 loss at Levi’s Stadium in the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals.  How was such an embarrassment ever possible? Chile expose Mexico’s gaping flaws Mexico had been the team to...

    • Posted June 19, 2016
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  • Reigning champions Chile wary of Mexico in Copa quarterfinal

    Usually, the reigning champions are among the favorites heading into any international tournament.  Yet the tables have turned on the 2015 Copa America champions Chile as they head into their quarterfinal meeting with Mexico in the anniversary...

    • Posted June 18, 2016
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