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Even if a Canadian soccer fan had no love lost for Huey Lewis and the News or had never seen the Rodney Dangerfield classic comedy Back to School, they would likely still have fond memories of 1986. 1986 was the last time that the Canadian Men’s National Team qualified for a World Cup final. As…Read More
Another round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying is in the books, and the games featured a real barnburner with the United States facing the stiffest test it is likely to face in the Hexagonal with a road trip to Mexico. Meanwhile, Honduras attempts to show that it can get results on the road with a…Read More
The final stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying got underway in February, and following disappointing results, the United States looks to redeem itself at home against Costa Rica, while Mexico hopes to erase the taste of a disappointing draw at the Azteca with a win at Pedro San Sula. Meanwhile, Panama takes on a Jamaican…Read More
With the big news coming out of Liverpool that US and Everton #1 Tim Howard will be out for a while with broken bones in his back, who is the most likely to replace the keeper in the United States Mens National Team squad in these critical upcoming hexagonal games? With the USMNT already in…Read More
The United States’ game against Honduras had to a disappointing result for the American fans, largely because of the inability of the fullbacks to provide adequate width. With pitch conditions for away games during the rest of the hex unlikely to be much better, the United States needs to consider offensive players capable of doing…Read More
The final round of World Cup qualifying for the CONCACAF region occurs among six teams who play each other in a home and home series, known as the Hexagonal or Hex. This cycle, the top three teams qualify for the World Cup final while the fourth team will play the winner of the Oceana region…Read More
In conjunction with the release of the Brazil 2013/14 Nike Home Kit, Nike and the Seleção have joined forces once again to launch the new national team away kit. To celebrate Brazil’s rich and diverse football heritage, Nike launched Batalha das Quadras (“Battle of the Court”) in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 1, a competition…Read More
The new striking black Portugal 2013/14 Nike Away Kit commemorates Portuguese basalt rock, which is used extensively throughout the country. Although there are still plenty of high profile Nike kit releases on the horizon, this kit has to be in the running for kit of the year already. Nike’s new Portugal away kit for…Read More
One of the biggest kit releases each time a new one comes out, the Brazil 2013/14 Nike Home Kit has just been released. Santos and Brazil striker Neymar unveiled the brand new iconic yellow jersey on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach in an extremely tropical launch. Against the spectacular backdrop of Rio de Janeiro’s…Read More
You’ve probably only read the title of this post and you’re already sharpening the pitchforks. If I didn’t write this article, I would possibly be thinking the exact same thing you are right now; this writer has no idea what he’s talking about. But before you start the inquisition, please read my reasoning on why…Read More
NIKE, Inc. and The Football Association have announced a new partnership that will see the world’s leading sports company design and create the kits for men and women’s England teams at every level. The first England kits to bear the Nike Swoosh will be launched in Spring 2013. The partnership will run until 31st July…Read More
The United States of America. A country that is almost as harsh a divider in the footballing world as the city of Manchester on a City v United fixture. Where natives to the country seem to hold a perceived dominance in most competitive sports, the same success has not been forthcoming in the world’s game.…Read More
IFAB, the board that governs international football, has finally revealed that it’s members have reached a unanimous decision regarding the use of goal-line technology in professional fixtures, with the verdict now officially a ‘yes’. Following IFAB’s approval, two different systems, GoalRef and Hawkeye will be tested to see which is the most suitable for football.…Read More
A scintillating European Championship has just come to a close unfortunately, and yet Nike, as reliable as ever, have popped up with a short teaser clip for the viral video campaign My Time is Now. After arguably the greatest football advertisement ever, which came in the form of Write the Future in 2010, it’s safe…Read More
He was the player that not only inspired a generation of football players, but also hairstyles, celebrations and not to mention a whole spate of football boots. In our last “Boots of Barcelona” post, we focus on the boots of an absolute legend, Ronaldo. Click here to read the first and second parts of this…Read More
