You know, remaining scoreless at the end of a game is pretty embarrassing. But, there is something far, far more humiliating: living with the knowledge that one of your own players scored a goal for the opposing team by kicking the ball off his teammate’s face.

As unbelievable as that sounds, it happened just a week and half ago during a game ...

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The Netherlands defeated the five-time World Cup champions, Brazil, just moments ago, leaving sports commentators scrambling to figure out exactly how the Dutch pulled it off.

Well, everyone, I know the secret to their success.

You see, the Dutch have an ace up their collective sleeves that no other team can combat. No, I’m not talking about...

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This was the scene in Berlin during the Germany-England World Cup match on June 27th: five-hundred thousand fans cheering, jeering and, undoubtedly, shouting profane things in unison.

To put things into perspective: that’s more people than the entire population of Iceland and fifty other countries.

Fortunately for everyone involved, Germany t...

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Soccer—or football, if you’re not American—is arguably the most popular sport on the planet. Yet, ‘til this very day, it remains stuck in the Stone Age, thanks, in large part, to FIFA’s aversion to technology.

The instant replay is not a novel concept by any stretch of the imagination, but for years, sports leagues around the globe have been s...

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Arjen Robben Dancing His Way Across the Field

Over the weekend, the United States suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Ghana, effectively ending their bid for the World Cup and killing any remaining interest in the sport for many Americans. However, for the rest of us, the show goes on with eight teams still battling for World Cup suprem...

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