Yeh, I know, I vowed I wouldn’t write any more about World Cup 2022. After what happened to Grant Wahl earlier this week, and the initial belief from his distraught gay brother that foul play may have been involved, coupled with the other improprieties that Qatari officials have inflicted on migrant workers and their citizens, … Read more
NOTE: This has been repurposed from our sister site, http://www.leblanguage.net Less than twenty-four hours ago Grant Wahl was tweeting about the thrilling Argentina-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal match, reporting onsite just as he had done at seven previous World Cups, previously as a correspondent for CBS and FOX Sports as well as Sports Illustrated. The Dutch tied … Read more
After Captain America, Christian Pulisic, sacrificed body and soul to almost single-handedly will the United States into the knockout round of the 2022 World Cup, American soccer fans began to think that somehow, in this most surprising and unusually staged year, they might actually have had a chance to go where only one previous men’s … Read more
There have been high political tensions surrounding the Qatari World Cup, but before today none had yet impacted the on-field play. The host Qataris proved to be as feeble with their soccer skills as they are with their respect for women and migrant workers, losing their third consecutive match early this morning and exiting the … Read more
Leo Messi has been the face of Argentine soccer since 2004, even though he left the country for Spain at the age of 13. He’s as famous for his prowess in La Liga, as a champion with FC Barcelona, and, for the past two seasons, as the face of Paris St. Germain in the French … Read more
So as this is being typed action is finally underway in Doha, Qatar and the 2022 men’s soccer World Cup is being contested for the first time on that country’s soil. The fact that this is occurring five days before Thanksgiving is a concession to the intense heat that this region’s climate has, which during … Read more