"Give the World Cup bid a red card"
That's the title of co-blogger Dennis Coates' piece in today's LA Times. Dennis may be too proud to call attention
That's the title of co-blogger Dennis Coates' piece in today's LA Times. Dennis may be too proud to call attention
Bitter football enemies Argentina and Brazil (combined 7-time World Champions) square-off yet again in a friendly next Wednesday. The match
Today FIFA announced that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia, while the 2022 version will be held
The AP headline is: "US soccer pres: We failed to meet expectations." There's not much else in the story, apart
This BBC story has a number of figures on the costs and revenues of staging this year's World Cup in
Skip called attention to a op-ed I published in the LA Times. An upshot of the piece, and similar ones
After goals not given, diving, low scoring, reds for nothing, penalties overlooked, ... of the World Cup, arguably the strongest
For all those economics professors and tutors out there who struggle to explain the crucial concept of ‘selection bias’, a
2-2 vs. Slovenia, and whew! That was the most thrilling tie in American history. We're still alive!! As for the
South Africa has spent at least $6 billion in preparations for this summer's World Cup. How can a poor but
Another broken leg in the EPL, this time to Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa, and the FA is -- according to