–Damian James– Michael Jordan was arguably the greatest overall basketball player ever to play the game. Hank Aaron was arguably the greatest overall hitter to ever play baseball. David Beckham is the greatest footballer ever to play the game. David Beckham announced on Thursday he would retire from Paris Saint-Germain, ending a 20-year career that […]

–Dan Rubin– I am a sports fan and I worship the teams that I root for.  I understand how sports can become religions, that fans eat, sleep, and breathe their squads.  And I know that some sports pretty much require their fans to give their all with team colors pumping through their blood. I understand […]

–Dan Rubin– For better or for worse, Landon Donovan has been the face of the United States Soccer Federation for the past decade.  The poster child of American soccer since playing for the United States national U-17 team in the late 1990s, Donovan represented the strongest hope for the game’s explosion in a country that’s […]

–Damian James– In the world of international football, clubs are constantly in competition.  The national pyramid and structure ensures competition is always high, from the top to the bottom, with qualification in international competition, promotion, and relegation driving the desire to succeed.  It’s the perfect way to keep teams from proverbially tanking each season, as […]

–Damian James– The Games of the XXX Olympiad will kick off in July in London with its typical fanfare and pageantry.  The athletes will march into the London Olympic Stadium with their costumes, saluting the crowd and smiling from under their country’s banner.  Despite some controversies, which are entirely inevitable with the sheer amount of […]