FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers after November 2021 Window

Europe (UEFA): Matches Played; Wins-Draws-Losses; Goal Differential; Goals For-Goals Against; Points First Round: The Group Winners Qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Group Runners-Ups advance to the Second Round of Qualifiers. The Top 2 2020-2021 UEFA Nations League Group Winners, who are neither Group Winners or Group Runners-Ups, advance to the Second Round

NCAA FBS Rankings Week 12:

Georgia 10-0 SEC Cincinnati 10-0 AAC Oregon 9-1 Pac-12 Ohio State 9-1 Big Ten Alabama 9-1 SEC Michigan State 9-1 Big Ten Michigan 9-1 Big Ten UTSA 10-0 C-USA Oklahoma State 9-1 Big 12 Oklahoma 9-1 Big 12 Notre Dame 9-1 Independent Wake Forest 9-1 ACC Ole Miss 8-2 SEC Baylor 8-2 Big 12 San

NCAA FBS Week 11 Rankings:

Georgia 9-0 SEC Oklahoma 9-0 Big 12 Cincinnati 9-0 AAC Alabama 8-1 SEC Oregon 8-1 Pac-12 Ohio State 8-1 Big Ten Michigan State 8-1 Big Ten Michigan 8-1 Big Ten UTSA 9-0 C-USA Notre Dame 8-1 Independent Oklahoma State 8-1 Big 12 Ole Miss 7-2 SEC Texas A&M 7-2 SEC Wake Forest 8-1 ACC BYU

NCAA FBS Week 10 Rankings:

Georgia 8-0 SEC Oklahoma 9-0 Big 12 Cincinnati 8-0 AAC Michigan State 8-0 Big Ten Alabama 7-1 SEC Oregon 7-1 Pac-12 Ohio State 7-1 Big Ten Michigan 7-1 Big Ten Wake Forest 8-0 ACC Notre Dame 7-1 Independent Oklahoma State 7-1 Big 12 Baylor 7-1 Big 12 Texas A&M 6-2 SEC Auburn 6-2 SEC Ole

NCAA FBS Top 25 Week 9:

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Why Scotland and the other home nations should get more historical credit for their World Championship achievements

Association football begins as a story coming out from the public school and city footballs that would come to dominate England. With a unionization of many football clubs into an association, The Football Association (The FA) was born in 1863. The FA went through many changes early on, and by 1870, they had already proposed

San Marino 🇸🇲 and the Vatican City 🇻🇦 should focus on National Team Baseball. Here is why:

The Italian Peninsula is full of baseball, the national past time of the United States of America (USA). The Italian National Team is consistently one of the best national baseball teams, not just in Europe, but in the world! The Italians have won 10 European Championships, second to the Netherlands’ 24 European Championships. The Italian

NCAA FBS Rankings Week 8:

Georgia 7-0 SEC Cincinnati 6-0 AAC Oklahoma 7-0 Big 12 Michigan 6-0 Big Ten Michigan State 7-0 Big Ten Oklahoma State 6-0 Big 12 Alabama 6-1 SEC Ohio State 5-1 Big Ten Iowa 6-1 Big Ten Penn State 5-1 Big Ten Coastal Carolina 6-0 Sun Belt San Diego State 6-0 Mountain West Oregon 5-1 Pac-12

World Cup 2022 Qualifying Updates after October Window:

Update on 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after the October window for every continent.

Cross-Enrollment Football: A modern technique to enhance College Football players aspirations

Football at the NCAA level can often feature up to 125 players on each team, meaning that battling it out for playing time, or just to be able to travel to away games is fiercely competitive. For example, the average number of players on a team for FBS that actually get playing time is usually

NCAA FBS Week 7 Top 25:

Georgia 6-0 SEC Iowa 6-0 Big Ten Oklahoma 6-0 Big 12 Cincinnati 5-0 AAC Michigan 6-0 Big Ten Penn State 5-1 Big Ten Alabama 5-1 SEC Oregon 4-1 Pac-12 Ohio State 5-1 Big Ten Michigan State 6-0 Big Ten Coastal Carolina 6-0 Sun Belt Oklahoma State 5-0 Big 12 Kentucky 6-0 SEC San Diego State

FIFA Rankings are Misunderstood

A lot of people get upset about FIFA Rankings because some nations do very well on average, but may not have the most talented players according to experts or video games or themselves even, and furthermore, many high ranking FIFA Nations often fail to win trophies, which further creates criticism of FIFA Rankings. But, this

Week 6 NCAA FBS Rankings:

Alabama 5-0 SEC Georgia 5-0 SEC Iowa 5-0 Big Ten Oklahoma 5-0 Big 12 Penn State 5-0 Big Ten Cincinnati 4-0 AAC Michigan 5-0 Big Ten Oregon 4-1 Pac-12 Ohio State 4-1 Big Ten BYU 5-0 Independent Coastal Carolina 5-0 Sun Belt Michigan State 5-0 Big Ten Oklahoma State 5-0 Big 12 Notre Dame 4-1

SL Benfica is the best current team on the Iberian Peninsula and other Observations from the 2nd Round of Group Matches in the UEFA Champions League

What did we learn from the 2nd Round of Group Stage Matches? Group A: We learned that Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG’s) (France) 8 wins from 8 matches start in Ligue 1 is legit and that they really are a top side. While they got outplayed on most metrics of their match this week, they came out

Louisiana should accept the Haitian Refugees

Louisiana, like most of the area around the Mississippi River, used to be a part of the Kingdom of France. Louisiana was a part of the Louisiana Territory of France, as an administrative district under New France, from 1682-1769 and from 1801-1803, although a few of these years are debated. Bourbon Spain ruled this territory

NCAA FBS Top 25 after Week 4:

Alabama 4-0 SEC Georgia 4-0 SEC Oregon 4-0 Pac-12 Iowa 4-0 Big Ten Oklahoma 4-0 Big 12 Penn State 4-0 Big Ten Notre Dame 4-0 Independent Cincinnati 3-0 AAC Ole Miss 3-0 SEC Arkansas 4-0 SEC Michigan 4-0 Big Ten Florida 3-1 SEC BYU 4-0 Independent Frenso State 4-1 Mountain West Michigan State 4-0 Big

A Midseason NBA Cup Will Spice up the Regular Season

Recently, there have been proposal to create a midseason cup competition for the NBA which would feature all 30 teams divided into their division as groups. Each team would play each other once in the group stage, meaning that there would be a total of 4 group games. The top 2 teams in each divisional

The Most Untapped Potential FBS Football Team…Zot!

Located in the safest city in the USA, in the generally ranked, top county in the USA, bordering some of the nicest and most sought after cities to live in worldwide, sits the University of California, Irvine (UCI). UCI was founded in 1965 and was named after James Irvine, founder of what would become the

Why Man City Should Push for England to Host the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup by a Man City Fan

Important Announcement that could be major for our club! 6 days ago, the Japan Football Association dropped its rights to host the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. Right now, FIFA is coming up with a new host. Man City and The FA should push for England to host the FIFA Club World Cup. If so,

NCAA FBS Football Top 25 Rankings Week 2:

1. Alabama 2-0 SEC 2. Georgia 2-0 SEC 3. Iowa 2-0 Big Ten 4. Penn State 2-0 Big Ten 5. Texas A&M 2-0 SEC 6. Cincinnati 2-0 AAC 7. Oregon 2-0 Pac-12 8. UCLA 2-0 Pac-12 9. Oklahoma 2-0 Big 12 10. Clemson 1-1 ACC 11. Florida 2-0 SEC 12. Virginia Tech 2-0 ACC 13.

FIBA World Cup 2023 Update

Who are the nations left: FIBA Africa Qualifiers First Round: Group A: Cape Verde, Mali, Uganda, and Nigeria Group B: South Sudan, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Rwanda Group C: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Central African Republic, and Angola Group D: Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, and DR Congo FIBA Asia Qualifiers First Round: Group A: New Zealand, South Korea,

Top 25 NCAA FBS Football after Week 1

Alabama 1-0; SEC Georgia 1-0; SEC Ohio State 1-0; Big Ten Texas A&M 1-0; SEC Iowa 1-0; Big Ten Penn State 1-0; Big Ten Cincinnati 1-0; AAC UCLA 1-0; PAC-12 Texas 1-0; Big 12 Clemson 0-1; ACC Notre Dame 1-0; Independent Oregon 1-0; Pac-12 USC 1-0; Pac-12 Florida 1-0; SEC Oklahoma 1-0; Big 12 Wisconsin

Gregg Berhatler is the Man for the Job so far:

The US Men’s National Soccer team job has come with a few expectations over the years. One is to win the Gold Cup at least once, every other Gold Cup. Two, is to make the World Cup, and get to the Round of 16. Three, to have a very good winning percentage due to domination

President Obama should try to help Indonesia qualify for the 2023 World Cup:

For those that do know, President Obama grew up for part of his childhood in Indonesia with his step father and mother. It was there that he learned the Indonesian language which he used to be fluent in. President Obama’s step-father was Indonesian-born, Lolo Soetoro, and from 1967 to 1971 (age 6 to 10), President

FIBA should change their Qualification Set-up for the World Cup:

For the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA decided they were going to change the way basketball national teams qualified for the World Cup, by allowing national teams to play home and away games like in FIFA, with qualifying windows mid-season. The reason for this, according to FIBA, was to give players more of a

Basketball (5×5) Roundup at the Olympics:

The Olympic tournament for basketball just finished up and in it, we saw the USA win Gold in both Men’s and Women’s, with France receiving Silver in Men’s and Bronze in Women’s, and with Japan receiving Silver in Women’s and Australia receiving Bronze in Men’s. This Olympic Basketball brought about some themes we have not

Who to Watch for the 2023 Basketball World Cup:

The top teams going into the 2023 Basketball World Cup at this stage of qualification would have to be this list in order: USA: The USA is too good. They have won the Olympic Gold Medal the last 4 times, and they won the 2 of the last 3 World Cups. If Greg Popovich is

Caeleb Dressel finishes as the top performer at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:

American swimmer, Caeleb Dressel, finishes as the top individual performer at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The male swimmer from Green Cove Springs, Florida, USA, won five Gold Medals, finishing with golds in the Men’s 100 meter Butterfly, Men’s 100 meter Freestyle, Men’s 4×100 meter Freestyle Relay, Men’s 4×100 meter Medley Relay, and Men’s 50 meter

Late Night Heroics propels USA to the Top of the Gold Medal Count!

It all started off with the USA having no medals on the first day for the first time since the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. The USA looked doomed from the outset with the #1 Women’s Soccer Team falling to Sweden to open up their Olympic campaign, with the #1 USA Men’s Basketball Team losing two

The Olympic Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Final Preview and the Olympic Men’s Basketball Bronze Medal game:

Skip directly to Matchups to just read about each matchup this weekend: Olympic favorites going into the Medal Games: Gold Medal Final Teams: 1. USA: 4-1 (9 Points): +115 PD; 507 PF 392 PA; Loss to #7 France 76-83 and wins over #23 IR Iran 120-66, #12 Czech Republic 119-84, #2 Spain 95-81 in the

Continental Champions should qualify for the World Cup once the World Cup goes to 48 nations:

It is hard to believe, but after the USA won the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 5 of the 6 current continental champions were not featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Current Continental Champions that did not make the 2018 World Cup: Europe: Italy became the 2020 UEFA European Championship Champions in July of 2021.

The USA deserves to be Top 10 after their performances this Summer:

The USA is one of the best soccer nations on the planet. And yes, I am using soccer because that is what the USA calls it, along with many other nations like Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, and so on. But, so often, jealous fans from overseas and domestic US fans put down both the

Olympic Men’s Basketball Favorites and Semi-final matchups:

Skip to Matchups if you want analysis on the matchups:  Semi-final teams/Teams left: USA: 3-1 (7 Points): +96 PD; 410 PF 314 PA; Loss to #7 France 76-83 and wins over #23 IR Iran 120-66, #12 Czech Republic 119-84, and #2 Spain 95-81 in the Olympics Quarter-finals.  Slovenia: 4-0 (8 Points): +85 PD; 423 PF

Kevin Durant is the key to Team USA’s Resurgence!

In the 2010 World Championship, the USA were not the sole favorites like they have been in most tournaments since 2008, rather, they were just one of the favorites along with 2004 Olympic Champions, #1 Argentina, and 2006 World Champions, #3 Spain. The USA were coming off of winning the 2008 Olympics and were #2.

Men’s Golf at the 2020 Olympics was exhilarating thanks to the effort of the Olympians who graced Kasumigaseki Country Club

     The last round of the men’s golf competition saw the ultimate excitement that is sports. With Olympic medals on the line, and a chance to represent your country, so many golfers put up such a valiant display of sportsmanship and courage as they sought to win a medal for their respective countries. And, while all

The 2021 Giltinis were “The Greatest Show on Turf” for Rugby

     The LA Giltinis won the MLR Championship on Sunday over Rugby ATL, 31-17. The victory earned Los Angeles another championship for a team that just started play this season.      The crowd was very electric as the lower half of the home side of the Coliseum was mostly filled, and the 5 dollar ticket deal made

Olympic Favorites going into the Quarter-finals:

Olympic Favorites going into the Quarter-finals:  Quarter-finals: France: 3-0 (6 Points): +44 PD; 259 PF 215 PA; Wins over #1 USA 83-76, #12 Czech Republic 97-77, and #23 IR Iran 79-62. USA: 2-1 (5 Points): +82 PD; 315 PF 233 PA; Loss to #7 France 76-83 and wins over #23 IR Iran 120-66 and #12

The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup has proved to be a success for CONCACAF

     The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final is Sunday, the 1st of August at 5:30 pm (17:30) local time at the new Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Final will see the two best teams in North America play each other, the USA and Mexico. And, while it may seem like this year’s

Olympic Men’s Basketball Favorites after Round 2:

France: 2-0 (4 points); +27 PD; 180 PF 153 PA; Wins over #1 USA 83-76 and #12 Czech Republic 97-77.  Slovenia: 2-0 (4 points); +53 PD; 234 PF 181 PA; Wins over #4 Argentina 118-100 and #42 Japan 116-81.  Australia: 2-0 (4 points); +22 PD; 170 PF 148 PA; Wins over #22 Nigeria 84-65 and

We should be Standing by Simone Biles as Americans:

     Simone Biles is a 24 year old American gymnast born in Columbus, Ohio and from Spring, Texas. During her 9 year international career thus far at the senior level, Simone Biles has earned the title by many admirers as the best gymnast to ever grace the sport.     It all started off at the 2013 World

3×3 Basketball proves that the way to success in Basketball is for more vertical mobility and accessibility

      3×3 Basketball just finished their first Olympic Games and it was spectacular! People who had not known the sport finally got introduced to it, and those who already knew the sport were so thrilled to see it reach the global audience that the Olympics brings.      But, what 3×3 basketball has really showed, is that when

Is this Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament more pivotal for France or Australia?

     France and Australia have been top basketball nations for a very long time now. And, thanks to former Spurs teammates, Tony Parker and Patty Mills, France and Australia have achieved great successes since the 2000s.       Yet, while France and Australia both have been mainstays in the Olympics and World Cup, and while both have dominated

Is the Silver generation of Italian Basketball back?

Italy’s 92-82 win over Germany was crucial in this year’s Olympic Basketball’s group of death, featuring a highly improved Nigeria that defeated the USA in an exhibition this summer, an Australian team which did the same and is ranked #3 in the world, and of course Germany who has been vastly improving since their 1-4

Why Does the USA Keep Losing in Men’s Basketball?

The USA Men’s Basketball Team lost to France 76-83 on Sunday morning in Group A of the Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament (5×5).  This loss, the 7th Place finish in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the exhibition loss to Australia in the 2019 exhibitions, plus the losses to Nigeria and Australia in this year’s exhibitions have

Why CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Should Create a New Tournament

The North and South American Continents will forever be connected as The New World. But, in both geography, and in many sports, these two continents are separated. Geographically, North America features all of the land north of the Panama Isthmus and the islands in the Caribbean. Thus, in sports, various international governing bodies like FIFA