In FIFA Favorites, I share my 10 all-time international football (soccer) selections. They include five former players, four current stars and probably the most passionately debated play in the history of the World Cup. Order MIKE’s FIFA Favorites on Amazon. … Continue reading
The frightening speed, dazzling footwork and fabulous overall soccer skill of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo earned him the nickname Magic Feet. However, the magical football boots of the Portuguese National Team captain have yet to show any stardust at Euro 2012 … Continue reading
Mario Balotelli’s imponderable future rests firmly in his own hands at Euro 2012 although his feet and head can certainly help him too. The mesmerizing, gifted Italian striker can quickly silence soccer critics if he simply kicks or heads the … Continue reading
With shouts of, “Sheva, Sheva,” echoing throughout Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine yesterday, the Euro 2012 Championships’ brightest, but oldest offensive star, or should I say Ukrainian soccer tsar, surprisingly took center stage. Exiting the pitch in the 81st minute … Continue reading
At the European 2012 Football Championships in Eastern Europe, yesterday’s drab performance in Group B or the Group of Death in the Ukraine yielded today to a much more entertaining brand of soccer in Poland during pool play Group C’s … Continue reading
Today’s Euro 2012 games in the Ukraine, featuring the bi-annual European soccer championship’s infamous Group of Death, displayed four teams which, at times, appeared in catatonic states None of the tournament’s celebrated four Group B teams, all ranked in FIFA’s … Continue reading
Following yesterday’s performance on the soccer pitch, Lionel Messi needs a new nickname. Calling him the Atomic Flea just doesn’t do it for me anymore. Messi personifies all the panache of other soccer legends boasting far better nicknames like The … Continue reading
It wasn’t quite the U.S. hockey team’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice” victory over the U.S.S.R. However, it was a global soccer shocker nonetheless. This week’s U.S. soccer team’s stunning 1 – 0 upset of four time world champion Italy on … Continue reading
Jurgen Klinsmann debuts tonight as the new coach of the U.S. men’s soccer team in an international friendly at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia against the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup champion Mexico. Klinsmann has already pledged a more aggressive attacking … Continue reading
New York Yankee Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit may have permeated yesterday’s sports new here in the United States. However, the story that dominated this weekend’s international sports news was the USA Women’s improbable World Cup victory over a favored Brazilian … Continue reading
