Let’s be brutally honest here, we’re all extremely bummed right now. The European leagues are in disarray, MLS has been suspended and everyone is a little on edge because of the coronavirus. So if you're self-quarantining or simply hiding, here are the best FIFA 20 game modes to play to take your mind off things.
The U.S. vs. Portugal at the 2002 World Cup was one of the best games in men's national team history. With all this talk about the coronavirus crippling the economy and, more importantly, my soccer TV viewing schedule, I figured we could all use a little pick-me-up to get us through the rest of the week.
This game has to be the second most exhilarating game in USMNT history, at least of recent (maybe not so recent) memory.
Senegalese midfielder Badou Ndiaye might be one of the cleverest footballers in the game. Or maybe he’s just got weird tastes.
During a Turkish Super Lig match against Gazisehir Gaziantep on Saturday, the Trabzonspor midfielder was handed a slip of paper with a change of tactics on it by teammate Filip Novak. Ndiaye had a peak, figured out what his coach wanted him to do and then faced a dilemma: What to do with the paper.
A week after Ben Foster put the biggest smile on a leukemia patient’s face, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is now doing his part for the youth. The Man United man has been sidelined with a double stress fracture in his back since January, but with the extra time off trying to heal, Rashford has been doing some great things in his community.
In December, Ben Foster made a promise to 12-year-old Molly Hall that he was going to have her be one of the kid mascots for Watford when it hosted Liverpool. He kept that promise.
Molly has leukemia and gets around in a wheel chair, but that wasn’t going to stop Foster and Molly from coming out of the tunnel before kickoff. They even had a little joke about leaving tire marks on the pitch.
Make sure spare tissues are nearby for this amazing video showing the side of football we all simply love.
Tobin Heath is one of the most badass footballers on the planet. The Nutmeg Queen will knock it through the wickets of friend and foe alike before scoring no-look goals that break the internet.
She’s an artist off the pitch as well.
The beauty of the UEFA Nations League is that teams of similar skill level get to play one another. This ensures that the minnows of UEFA don’t have to routinely get clobbered by the big boys. After the latest draw, the worst team in football has another chance to win its first competitive game.
One of the best parts about attending a sporting event in the U.S. is the food. Unlike Europe, where they serve shit no one actually likes (prove I’m wrong), American stadiums are a Mecca of gluttonous foods and drinks. MLS stadium food is no different.
The best way to learn a city is through its food. One of the best ways to learn a city’s food is through the sporting arenas where thousands of fans gather every week. Nowhere is this more evident than at MLS stadiums, where food ranges from two-foot-long nachos in Texas to roasted cauliflower nachos in California.
In terms of historical dramas, Downton Abbey is one of the most critically acclaimed English-language TV shows of all time. The multiple award-winning series was created by Julian Fellowes, and his latest project — The English Game — is set to be released through Netflix on Friday, March 20 (the same day as the Ultras movie).