By Mike Woitalla I’m not a big fan of trophies. They tend to be gaudy and overpriced. At the same time, I find it amusing when people get all riled up about kids nowadays gettingtrophies they don’t deserve. As if that’s really a major problem. Many times I’ve heard the diatribes about how when we […]
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Mourinho's Antic Disposition: Is His Madness Real?
Let’s be honest, the beginning of Chelsea’s title defense couldn’t have gone much worse. After just two games, last season’s Premier League champ is 16th in the standingswith one point, having already conceded five goals. For those who like statistics, Jose Mourinho’s team has already conceded 16 percent of its total goal-allowance from last season, […]
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West Brom Signs Rondon From Zenit
West Brom on Monday signed Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon from Zenit St Petersburg for a club record fee of 12 million-pounds ($18.7 million). The 25-year-old signed a four-year deal tobecome the Baggies fifth summer signing, although he was not eligible to play in West Brom’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City on Monday night. Coach Tony […]
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Blatter and Putin's Perfect Bromance
In the midst of all the Gold Cup hoopla this past weekend, you might have missed that far away in St. Petersburg, Russia, the preliminary draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place onSaturday. Off The Post didn’t watch it on TV, but apparently, a couple of important things happened. Among them: the USA […]
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Hulk Withdrawn from Russia 2018 Draw
The AP reports that Brazil striker Hulk was withdrawn from his role in this weekend’s 2018 World Cup draw, four days after saying racism was commonplace at soccer games inRussia. FIFA said Hulk was replaced due to “club commitments” with Zenit St. Petersburg, which visits Ural Yekaterinburg in the Russian Premier League on Sunday, a […]
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Russia: Scandal Has Disrupted Communication with FIFA
FIFA President Sepp Blatter left Switzerland for the first time in two months on Thursday, arriving for the 2018 World Cup qualifying draw on Saturday, with Russia saying that communicationwith FIFA has been disrupted by the corruption crisis, the AP reports. Blatter will no longer be FIFA president by the time of the 2018 World […]
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FIFA Steps in Over Russian Racism Row
FIFA on Thursday asked the Russian soccer federation (RFU) to explain its latest high-profile incident of racism that saw Ghanaian player Emmanuel Frimpong banned for two matches for hisreaction to fan abuse. Meanwhile, the alleged abusers’ team escaped action. In video from Friday’s Russian Premier League game, Spartak Moscow fans could be heard racially taunting […]
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Russia Cuts Hotel Spending for 2018 World Cup
Russia is cutting back on the number of hotels the government originally planned to build ahead of the 2018 World Cup as the host country tries to reign in spending. After originally promising upto 100,000 rooms for visiting supporters, Russia has now axed plans for at least 25 hotels, saving the country close to $475 […]
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Russia Fires Capello
The Russian soccer federation (RFU) on Tuesday fired national team coach Fabio Capello, three years before the country hosts the 2018 World Cup. The RFU did not immediately name a successorto the 69-year-old Italian tactician, although Italian media claim that CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutski is likely to replace him. Capello, who managed England at […]
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Carli Lloyd: Best Hat-Trick in Soccer History?
It’s less than two days since Carli Lloyd led the USA to a record third Women’s World Cup triumph on the back of her first-half hat-trick in Sunday’s 5-2 win against Japanin Sunday’s final, and Off The Post can’t stop thinking about it. Not the win itself, necessarily — OTP thoroughly expected revenge to be […]