Flight of a Dream: How the Semi-Pros Still Upset Boca When the Club World Cup schedule pitted Auckland City against the Argentine giant, bookmakers had no doubts: the New Zealanders—who had already conceded 16 unanswered goals—would be easy prey. Yet in the 49th minute came a moment even the lou...
A Morning That Starts With a Smartphone Every day starts the same for Vanda Nara — with a flood of pop-up notifications filling her WhatsApp. According to the media diva, as soon as she opens her eyes she finds “kilometers of unread messages” and instantly realizes she has once again become the...
The Captain's Celebration, Expected as a “Brace” of Joy A Saturday afternoon in the small town of Errum promised pure festivity: Martin Ødegaard—the creative midfield conductor of Arsenal and captain of Norway's national team—was heading to the altar. In front of the picturesque stone church gat...
Section: “Amateur Football Chronicles”Heroes: Auckland City captain Nikko Boxall and head coach José Figueira 0–16 Hurts, but You Can't Imagine How Sweet It Is to Remember Standing Against Bayern Journalist: Nikko, the December Club World Cup ended for you with dizzying 0–10 and 0–6 scorelin...
Injury That Turned the Decisive Game Late in the opening quarter of the Finals decider against Oklahoma, Indiana’s offensive maestro suddenly crumpled to the floor with no contact from an opponent. The medical staff quickly laid the guard flat on the hardwood while the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crow...
Blitz Double by the Turkish Talent The Turin side continued their winning march in the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup, sending four unanswered goals into the net of Morocco’s Wydad and allowing the visitors to respond only at the death. The main hero of the night was once again 19-year-o...
