Sorry I'm late with this, hoped I'd have it up by their first game. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the Turkish team aka the Crescent-Stars, ranked 18th in the FIFA rankings and playing Croatia (lost 1-0), Spain, and the Czech Republic in Group D: Fuck 'em.
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Euro 2016 Preview: Portugal
Your “Seriously? No One Is Showing ‘Saving Private Ryan’?” Monday Open Thread
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For the last eight years, Lionel Messi has been in the handful of best players in the world and he will have the most accomplished club career in the history of the sport. Naturally, much of Argentina hates his guts. Argentinians were satisfied when this Pope was elected (Ché, he’s infallible already by
Champions League Final Open Thread
Before you do anything, click play on this video: And now you know what the hell they are saying when you hear that song on Fox all day today. The pre-game show starts at 11 AM Pacific with kickoff around 11:45. As part of the fun, we get a special pre-game
Your “Oh Man – Pickin’s Is Slim” Friday Open Thread
These are dark times, my fellow Commentists. There's only one competitive sporting event this evening, in the 6th most popular sport mentioned on this site. FYI, that anecdotal list: Football Hockey European Football Australian Football Baseball Basketball Rugby Cycling Darts Auto Racing NO, YOU'RE WRONG! Anyway, Even though Sunday brings us a 500-mile
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Aye Mon (and Monettes)! Welcome to dee 'No Problem, Mon!' Copa America Jamaica preview. As someone who does not follow Jamaican soccer but spent a week at one of their all-inclusive resorts a couple years back (and visited the Appleton Estate distillery), I feel quite confident in my abilities to forecast the The
Copa America Centenario Preview – Group B – Haiti
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Mexico is the place of my birth. It is a beautiful country full of beautiful beaches with lavish resorts, important archaeological sites, amazing food, and a perenially underachieving National Soccer team that is guaranteed to make it out of the Group Phase of every World Cup and lose the first elimination game. El