Rejoice! soccer fans, the World Cup is upon us. Yes, FIFA is more corrupt than just about any other organization in human history. And yes, things in Brazil are a little "Children of Men"-y in places right now. But let's not let that ruin a good time. Time for a month of Alt+Tab and 2 hour lunches.
Category Archives: Soccer
WGOM Worlf Cup Pick ‘Em
SSS – Champions League Final
Today's the Champions League final between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid. I'm sure I speak for all right-thinking Citizens when I say Forza Atleti!. Kickoff is at 1PM Central on FOX (not FSN, actual FOX)
World's Greatest Online Premiership final table
| # | Team | Manager | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DaneekasGoals | Daneekas Ghost | 2188 |
| 2 | Krystal Chalice FC | Patrick Bourke | 2161 |
| 3 | FC Des Moines | Andrew McGuire | 2085 |
| 4 | Toffee Time | Will Young | 1877 |
| 5 | Moral Victories | Jesse Peterson | 1656 |
| 6 | Leafsun FC | Nikita Oliver-Lew | 1628 |
| 7 | Buffalo Buffaloes | Tedd Getman | 1617 |
| 8 | Washington Generals | Scot Johnson | 1580 |
Sporadic Soccer Stories – EPL 2013-14 Final Day
Today is the last day of the English soccer season. It's crazy to think I'm on my third state to live in since the season started. It seems like the season just started. After the jump, the TV schedule and a few scenarios to keep an eye on. Continue reading Sporadic Soccer Stories – EPL 2013-14 Final Day
USA v. Mexico Friendly
just kicked off on ESPN. Sir Ian is on the mic. Unfortnately, the jerseys released yesterday by Nike were not an April Fool's joke.
I dunno if anyone else is watching, but if you are, here's the thread for it.
World Cup 2014 Draw
Discuss the draw here without showing up in the sidebar. Again, here are the pots. Drawing is on ESPN2 & WatchESPN.com at 11:30/10:30 Central.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Chile | Japan | Netherlands |
| Argentina | Ecuador | Iran | Italy |
| Colombia | Côte d'Ivoire | Korea Republic | England |
| Uruguay | Ghana | Australia | Portugal |
| Spain | Algeria | USA | Greece |
| Germany | Nigeria | Mexico | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Belgium | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Croatia |
| Switzerland | Honduras | Russia | |
| France |
SSS November 9th Open Thread
I figured why not? Great news is that I found out my uncle's cable provider (Xfinity) has Premier League onDemand, so I get to watch Fulham get the shit kicked out of them by Liverpool even though Chelsea-West Brom is on. And if both of those games go South quickly, I have 3 more matches to chose from. It's amazing to me to think about how just 3 years ago I could barely get a game on TV, and now I can literally watch any match I want.
And don't forget the MLS Cup Playoffs are in full swing. Today is SKC at Houston (2:30/1:30 Central on NBC). SKC sure did take their sweet-ass time overcoming the 2-1 deficit from the first leg v. the Revs, but boy am I glad they did. And Houston knocked out Community Shield winners NYRB, keeping NYRB/MetroStars's perfect record of no MLS Cups in tact, a fact I'm very much in favor of. Tomorrow at 9/8C on ESPN, Portland travels to RSL. RSL overcame a 1-0 first leg deficit to eliminate the Cup holders LA Galaxy. Portland won both legs of their NW Derby with Seattle to advance 5-3.
WGOM Fantasy League and Prediction Contest standings as of right now after the jump Continue reading SSS November 9th Open Thread
2013-14 EPL WGOM Prediction Contest
Here's a recap of the rules:
- Rank the 20 teams (below) in the order in which you think they'll finish in the table
- Put this in the comments below. Please SPOILER your choices so as not to influence other selections.
- If you correctly predict the final position of a team, you get three points. If you are wrong, but within one place either way, you get one point.
- Correctly picking the champion is worth a bonus point
- Correctly picking the relegated teams are worth a bonus point each for a maxiumum of 3 points
First match of the year kicks off at 7:45E/6:45C AM this Saturday, the 17th. You have until kick off to get your picks in. As always, I'll have a Google Spreadsheet with everyone's picks so we can keep track of everything and I'll confer with sean about updating the sidebar scoreboard once everything's set up.
Previous Champions
2012-13: Mags
2011-12: HomerDome
EDIT: THE WGOM PREMIERSHIP IS SET UP. GO HERE AND ENTER THIS AS THE LEAGUE ID 1680942-370510
Continue reading 2013-14 EPL WGOM Prediction Contest
CL Final – Borussia Dormund v. Bayern Munich
SSS – Final Day of the EPL Season Edition
I am really getting a lot of mileage out of the "sporadic" part of my feature's title. Anyway, it's the last day of the season, and that means 10 games all at once, specifically 11 AM Eastern/10 Central on Sunday (So pretty much if you can see this post, get the TV/laptop ready). There's not a whole lot to be played for today. United won the title going away, City is firmly in 2nd, and all three relegation spots (Wigan, Reading, and QPR) are finalized. The battle for 3rd and 4th (and thus the Champions League) is heating up, with Chelsea, Arsenal, and Spurs (currently in that order) all still able to qualify. Will Spurs be the odd one out, or will one of the teams above them stumble? Lower in the table, spots 10-17 are only separated by 4 points, so lots of shuffling could be seen by day's end. How will that affect our prediction contest? Some numbers after the jump. Continue reading SSS – Final Day of the EPL Season Edition