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Some of the World Cup’s groups have a colloquial or implicit name given by the audience determined by the quality of the teams that compose them. In this case, Group C is baptized as the dynamic group. France, Denmark, Australia and Peru are attractive teams to watch with a...
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There are positive starts to the World Cup, then there’s what host country Russia did to Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the 2018 World Cup opener, which could only be described as a thrashing. The hosts opened the scoring early on a 12th-minute strike by Yuri Gazinskiy and never looked back....
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The panel, with the help of Brickyard Battalion board member David Strange, goes off the pitch to analyze the World Cup kits of every single team in the tournament — the good, the bad and the ugly. The panelists select a favorite kit in each group before picking their...
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It’s been a long way. In four years, an unnumbered amount of situations in my life are subjected to change, but not my emotions upon the World Cup’s arrival. I can assure you that I don’t remember the last time a colossal amount of excitement invaded my system. I’m...
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Who is in Group B? Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran. Who are the favorites to go through? Portugal and Spain are heavy favorites in this group. GROUP B TEAM PREVIEWS Portugal – The reigning European Champions possess a team full of recognized names such as defenders Pepe and Jose Fonte,...
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven put a halt to their four-match winless streak Saturday with a 2-nil toppling of Atlanta United 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Matt Watson opened the scoring, and Ayoze and Carlyle Mitchell connected on a corner kick for Indy’s second. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbMeh. Support...
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The panel welcomes Indy Eleven president Jeff Belskus to tackle a few questions regarding the current state of the club, Indy’s MLS bid, the fan experience at Lucas Oil Stadium and missed opportunities due to consecutive entry-round Open Cup losses. Belskus also describes the hurdles the team climbed in...
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In October 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced a temporary suspension of Peruvian captain Paolo Guerrero after confirming that he tested positive of Benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine. “In reality, we don’t know,” Guerrero told BBC journalist Paul Harris when asked how the substance got into...
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For his four-tally outing in his team’s convincing road win in Week 11 of the NPSL season, Boca Raton FC striker Matheus Ayrolla was chosen as the league’s National Player of the Week. Ayrolla provided all the scoring as his side took down Storm FC 4-0 on May 26....
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FORT WORTH, Texas — I have a confession to make. Despite my perpetual, vociferous evangelism of lower-division soccer, I have never actually attended a single game of any of the semi-pro or amateur teams in my area. This, despite having several such clubs in existence for several years now...
Some of the World Cup’s groups have a colloquial or implicit name given by the audience determined by the quality of the teams that compose them. In this case, Group C is baptized as the dynamic group. France, Denmark, Australia and Peru are attractive teams to watch with a...
There are positive starts to the World Cup, then there’s what host country Russia did to Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the 2018 World Cup opener, which could only be described as a thrashing. The hosts opened the scoring early on a 12th-minute strike by Yuri Gazinskiy and never looked back....
The panel, with the help of Brickyard Battalion board member David Strange, goes off the pitch to analyze the World Cup kits of every single team in the tournament — the good, the bad and the ugly. The panelists select a favorite kit in each group before picking their...
It’s been a long way. In four years, an unnumbered amount of situations in my life are subjected to change, but not my emotions upon the World Cup’s arrival. I can assure you that I don’t remember the last time a colossal amount of excitement invaded my system. I’m...
Who is in Group B? Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran. Who are the favorites to go through? Portugal and Spain are heavy favorites in this group. GROUP B TEAM PREVIEWS Portugal – The reigning European Champions possess a team full of recognized names such as defenders Pepe and Jose Fonte,...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven put a halt to their four-match winless streak Saturday with a 2-nil toppling of Atlanta United 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Matt Watson opened the scoring, and Ayoze and Carlyle Mitchell connected on a corner kick for Indy’s second. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbMeh. Support...
The panel welcomes Indy Eleven president Jeff Belskus to tackle a few questions regarding the current state of the club, Indy’s MLS bid, the fan experience at Lucas Oil Stadium and missed opportunities due to consecutive entry-round Open Cup losses. Belskus also describes the hurdles the team climbed in...
In October 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced a temporary suspension of Peruvian captain Paolo Guerrero after confirming that he tested positive of Benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine. “In reality, we don’t know,” Guerrero told BBC journalist Paul Harris when asked how the substance got into...
For his four-tally outing in his team’s convincing road win in Week 11 of the NPSL season, Boca Raton FC striker Matheus Ayrolla was chosen as the league’s National Player of the Week. Ayrolla provided all the scoring as his side took down Storm FC 4-0 on May 26....
FORT WORTH, Texas — I have a confession to make. Despite my perpetual, vociferous evangelism of lower-division soccer, I have never actually attended a single game of any of the semi-pro or amateur teams in my area. This, despite having several such clubs in existence for several years now...