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History Of The World Cup (1982)
This is the 11th in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1982 World Cup The 1982 World Cup was held in Spain and was the [...]
History Of The World Cup (1978)
This is the tenth in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1978 World Cup The decision to award the 11th World Cup Finals to Argentina [...]
The Best World Cup-less Resumes
The World Cup usually boasts the greatest players in the World, but occasionally, circumstances conspire to keep some of the World’s greatest from strutting their stuff on the biggest stage. It might seem like an unforgivable crime against football, but here is part two of the best players who never played in the World Cup. [...]
History Of The World Cup (1974)
This is the ninth in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1974 World Cup The 1974 World Cup was held in West Germany and was [...]
Best Players To Never Play In A WC
The World Cup usually boasts the greatest players in the world, but occasionally, circumstances conspire to keep some of the world’s greatest from strutting their stuff on the biggest stage. It might seem like an unforgivable crime against football, but here is part one of the best players who never played in the World Cup. [...]
Best Players Who Never Won The WC
Over the years, the World Cup has seen many great players, and many great performances. Sometimes, great players achieve immortality by picking up the biggest prize of all, a World Championship. But there are other legends who never quite got there, and were left to ponder, “what if?” These are the best players who never [...]
History Of The World Cup (1966)
This is the seventh in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1966 World Cup England was awarded the 1966 World Cup Finals in 1960 in [...]
History Of The World Cup (1954)
This is the fifth in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1954 World Cup The 1954 World Cup saw the competition return to Europe and [...]
History Of The World Cup (Part Two)
This is the second in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well. sort of. The 1934 World Cup The second World Cup was to be played in Italy after [...]
U.S. versus Qatar: The Battle for 2022
Steve Martin once did a bit on Saturday Night Live where his single Christmas wish was world peace. When he considered additional wishes, world peace withered in importance. He added money, power and a 31-day orgasm. FIFA is like that when it looks to decide where World Cups should be played. Putting aside those images [...]
