FIFA World Cup (Men's)

Jose Mourinho Predicted The Group Stages And It’s Everything You’d Expect

The World Cup is nearly on our doorstep people, and everyone is debating who is going to win it all. Predictions are always fun but rarely do people get everything right. Unless you’re an octopus with the ability to see into the future.

Jose Mourinho decided he would have a go predicting who will make it out of the group stages, and some of his thoughts are quite obscure. But, he also has his reasons for who he picks. Watch the Special One make his picks in the video below. 

Tinder Swipes And WAG Visits Will Be Regulated For A Few World Cup Teams

Last week, Germany coach Joachim Low announced that his squad will be barred from having sex during the tournament. The ban, which also includes alcohol and social media, is a move toward minimizing distraction or anything else that could deter performance.

Who Will Be The Breakout Star Of The World Cup?

With the World Cup nearly upon us, everyone is making their bold predictions about who is going to win it all, which country will flop and who will win the golden boot

How Does VAR Work In Soccer And At The World Cup?

For the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup will utilize video replays after voting unanimously to adopt the system back in March. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is most prominently used in Italy’s Serie A, Germany’s Bundesliga and MLS, but a World Cup debut is a different animal entirely. So how does VAR work in soccer and at the 2018 World Cup? Can you get sick from VAR?

World Cup Rankings Of Doom: Predicting When Each Nation Will Get Bounced

*WARNING: READ THIS OR YOU WILL BE BUTT HURT*

I too know the obvious favorites based off the readily accessible odds that are available to everyone. But upsets do happen at the World Cup. In fact, they happen every single tournament. Every. Single. Time.

So if you want to see traditional power rankings with all the countries lined up entirely how you’d expect them to be, go to ESPNFC or something. Have fun reading that.

Mexico Won’t Punish Its Adult Players For Having Fun On Their Free Time

The Mexico national team defeated Scotland 1-0 in a relatively poor performance on Saturday night. It was the team’s final friendly before heading to Europe for the 2018 World Cup. On Monday the Mexico team announced its final 23-man roster and on Tuesday the team flew to Denmark. But all the Mexican tabloids want to talk about is the El Tri party that took place on Saturday night.

Is Raheem Sterling The Next Bad Boy Of Football?

Manchester City’s promising forward Raheem Sterling has hit a trifecta of problems recently with England’s manager, British news media and anti-gun violence advocates, but are they really problems? 

After word broke out that Sterling had tattooed an M16 assault rifle on his right leg, which he posted on Instagram during training, the 23-year-old didn’t have much time before being bashed by British tabloids. England’s The Sun placed Sterling’s Instagram photo on its front page on Tuesday and titled it “Raheem shoots himself in the foot.” 

10 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About The World Cup Bracket

Everyone knows the World Cup really gets going once the group stage ends and the knockout rounds begin. While plucky underdogs can get to the Round of 16 and maybe even the quarterfinals, the World Cup bracket is where the big boys make names for themselves. 

The Value Disparity Between World Cup Rosters Will Make Your Head Spin

Soccer, unlike pretty much every other sport, regularly features massive upsets. Because sports like American football and basketball are higher scoring, typically the better team wins in the end. Soccer is low scoring, meaning an underdog can often hold off an opponent for an unlikely result. 

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