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So soccer really is gay. North Americans have been saying that for decades but now it is supposed to be a good thing.:eek: The thing is nowhere in the soccer world will this gaydom be more acceptable to the fans than in North America (and maybe Australia/NZ). Up until a couple of years ago...

Penguins defeat Senators in double O/T. So the media narrative will revolve round Crosby v Subban.

It was a great tournament; it usually is. With NHLers not going to the next Olympics - so they say - the annual World Championships will probably become more important. The NHL's gimmicky World Cup last year was a flop. I don't think the New York Lawyers who run the NHL are capable of running...

FWIW Jurgen Klinsmann was not only at the match but sitting on the bench with the subs/trainers etc. Meanwhile, a funny own goal by England today:

A sport not mentioned here is MotoGP - the Formula One of motorcycle racing. Today Nicky Hayden, the last American to win a World Championship back in 2006, died following a cycling accident last week in Italy. From Owensboro "The Kentucky Kid" was 35. Hayden was more famous in Europe - and I...

Djokovic was defeated in the Rome final in straight sets by youngster Alexander Zverev, an ethnic Russian from Germany, who jumps from 17 to 10 in the ATP rankings. He and Austrian Dominic hiem, who was incredible defeating Nadal in Rome and made it to the finals in Madrid (defeated by Rafa...

You mentioned that Klinsmann's son is white but his mother is East Asian, probably Chinese. He made a great save at the 0.58 second mark but watch what he does at 1.15.:eek: Of course, these guys are just kids so one can't be too critical.

With Real Madrid trailing 2-0 (but leading on aggregate) Benzema did well to get the ball inside leading to the goal that ended the tie. Frederic38 won't be happy that Benzema is being declared the great hero. To be fair, he showed some good skills but the defending was panicky and amateurish -...

Slava Malamud is the Official Russian Sports Writer Just to be clear Malamud is the Twitter official Russian sports writer. That means he is Democrat/SJW friendly and almost certainly not employed in Russia itself. He makes some good points but he appears to have it in for Ovechkin - maybe...

MLB is American whilst WTA is international. I wouldn't compare them. I don't buy Maria's excuses for one moment. I suspect though that a lot of them are cheating including you-know-who but just haven't been caught. Genie Bouchard actually said Maria should be banned from life. The last time I...

One title shy of Margaret Court's 24 singles titles Serena Williams is taking a break due to pregnancy. She'll be 36 when she returns to tennis so I think there is a chance of her not beating Court's record. Unfortunately the talent level in women's tennis is so poor it wouldn't surprise me...

Caps cratering again in the playoffs. All three games against the Leafs - who got 23 fewer points than Washington in the regular season - have gone to overtime with Toronto now leading series 2-1. The Leafs are faster but they shouldn't be beating Washington. Ovechkin just doesn't have the...

AC Milan now owned by a Chinese consortium. Sad. They were owned by Silvio Berlusconi's holding company. I remember people used to talk about Berlusconi as a nationalist. Nope. He talked a lot about standing up to multiculti but didn't really do anything. That's been the story of the West's...

If they lose to the Leafs, who are in the playoffs for the first time in four years, then I think it would be pretty safe to say the Caps truly are chokers. A lot of their players have been on the team for some time whereas the Leafs are full of kids. I guess the main advantage the Leafs have is...

Since "Shiptars" (ie Albanians) came up in this thread I thought I'd point out that the World Cup qualifying match that I'm currently watching between Italy and Albania had to be suspended due to crowd violence. Given that Albanian players were trying to calm their fans down I'm guessing the...

I don't suppose he can be impeached. If Islamic terrorists don't exist I wonder who Francis thinks killed that Catholic priest in Normandy last summer.

Obviously UEFA's people haven't been reading up on Trumpian negotiating tactics. You don't begin asking for the minimum and having a smaller proportion of the finalists even if FIFA agrees entirely to your demands. You start by saying "we want all sixteen new places and we want CAF...

I know of a terrible habit of repeating myself repeating myself:D but how many times throughout the years have I mentioned that Arjen Robben has no right foot? He can't even pass the ball with his right so why, oh, why, do defenders keep allowing him onto his left coming in from the right flank...

Looks like the Islanders are being kicked out of the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn: http://nypost.com/2017/01/31/how-islanders-players-are-reacting-to-franchise-move-talk/ The atmosphere has been lame in hipster Brooklyn where they probably love their NBA team. The old Nassau Coliseum was...

That pitch at Ibrox brings back childhood memories of watching English football and playing at my local park. Mucky pitches used to be a common explanation for the lack of 'technical skills' amongst British players. The ones playing today almost certainly had perfect conditions to train on at...

Having lived in NZ briefly as a child - I haven't been back in over 30 years - I think Kiwis have a similar relationship to Aussies as Canadians do with Americans. That is, they are very much influenced by their bigger neighbour but also have a kind of inferiority complex which is often...

Most casual observers aren't aware that blacks are only 13% in the US and <3% in Canada. People think there are more blacks (and for that matter, homosexuals) than there actually are because they absorb propaganda 24/7. It is particularly ludicrous for Canadians (probably overrepresented at HF...

It's been some time since I looked at HF Boards. I can remember the Business section having occasional complaints that the NHL is losing out because of its lack of diversity. Along similar lines posters think the players are too 'boring' and 'bland' unlike in the NBA and NFL. I guess you can't...

I laughed when I heard this. It's so farcical what else can you do? As others have said qualifying will be meaningless for the big teams just like last year's Euro championship qualifying. They are letting so many teams in even Scotland may now have a chance:lol:. Well, probably not. I expect...

I'm not surprised the TV ratings are declining. I'm just one of those people no longer watching very much. (I saw the 2nd half of ManU v Liverpool yesterday but other than that I've seen only snippets of matches for the last three months). I was in London and Belfast last month and heard from a...