Sean Maslin

Japan: Three players to keep an eye on at the 2018 World Cup

When looking at the Japanese roster the first thing that comes to mind is: This is a very veteran-heavy roster.…

7 years ago

Morocco: Three players to keep an eye on at the 2018 World Cup

Initial thoughts on the roster: Defensively this side is as good as any side in the tournament.Head coach Herve Renard has…

7 years ago

Spain: Three players to keep and eye on at the 2018 World Cup

Nicole Mastria With less than one week until the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, teams from around the…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup

The Super Eagles are soaring into the 2018 World Cup! For the fifth time out of the past six tournaments…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear-Morocco at the 2018 World Cup

Hope #1: That they can catch a couple of teams off-guard. When the initial draw came out there were many…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Saudi Arabia at the 2018 World Cup

Hope #1: That someone will underestimate them.  Here are the easy narratives when talking about Saudi Arabia. They are minnows.…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Senegal at the 2018 World Cup

After sixteen long years Senegal is back in the World Cup. The side that captivated so many during their quixotic…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Serbia at the 2018 World Cup

The Eagles have landed in Russia. No, not the California lads who sing Hotel California and Take It Easy but rather the Serbian…

7 years ago

Three hopes, one fear: Tunisia at the 2018 World Cup

Tunisia is back! After twelve long years the Eagles of Carthage are back in the World Cup. After a strong…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Australia at the 2018 World Cup

Australia make their return to Russia at this year's 2018 World Cup. The Socceroos and their supporters will certainly have…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Japan at the 2018 World Cup

There was once a time when Japan qualifying for the World Cup wasn't exactly a given. Twenty years ago to…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: Russia at the 2018 World Cup

The 2018 World Cup is finally here and the hosts are more than ready. Or are they? Russia will kick…

7 years ago

Three Hopes, One Fear: France at the 2018 World Cup

France come into the 2018 World Cup as one of maybe six teams capable of winning the whole competition. The…

7 years ago

World Cup Class of 2018: Spain

Population:  46.4 million Capital:  Madrid Team Colors:  Red, Yellow, and Blue How Qualified:  Won UEFA Group G Nickname:  La Furia Roja 15th World…

7 years ago

World Cup Class of 2018: Serbia

Population:  7.0 million Capital:  Belgrade Team Colors:  Red and White How Qualified:  Won UEFA Group D Nickname:  Orlovi (The Eagles) 12th World Cup…

7 years ago

Gallery: Mexico 0-Croatia 1

No side likes to begin their path to a World Cup with bad news. One small injury, one miscue, or…

7 years ago

Gallery: El Tri practice and press conference ahead of Croatia friendly

On Monday the Mexican National Team practiced and took questions at A T &T Stadium ahead of their friendly against…

7 years ago

Copa de Campeones Gallery: Tigres 2- Chivas de Guadalajara 0

Tigres 2- Chivas de Guadalajara 0 The Copa de Campeones is headed back to the Estadio Universitario. On Saturday Tigres…

7 years ago

Florida Cup Gallery: Atletico Nacional 2-Legia Warsaw 0

Football is a game of omens, of superstitions, of things that cannot be found in the stat sheet. A loss…

8 years ago

Some quick thoughts on the World Cup draw

    For all of the talk leading into Friday's draw about who wasn’t in this year’s tournament (Chile, Italy,…

8 years ago

Denmark down Republic of Ireland to reach World Cup

By Mark Szczuka and Cillan O’Conchuir Photos courtesy of Stephen Gormley (Redeye photo agency) Republic of Ireland versus Denmark (World…

8 years ago

Gallery: USWNT 3 : CANWNT 1 (San Jose Edition)

San Jose, CA- After a tough 1-1 draw with their rivals from the North on Thursday the USWNT struck back…

8 years ago

When Santos Played Boca

By Stephen Brandt In the 1960’s Santos of Brazil were a great club world wide, and part of that was…

8 years ago

Five of the best young managers in soccer right now

As soccer matures and develops over time, some matches fail to cut the mustard and the game appears to outgrow…

8 years ago