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Ben at Vogue is the best.

I'm a big time and long time Liverpool fan. Pretty agnostic regarding opponent of Liverpool so nothing against ManCity. Although there is some extra gratification in seeing Liverpool beat the next-to-be-crowned Premier League champ. I'm also a huge admirer of Klopp dating back to his days at...

Extenuating circumstances? LOL! That's called home field advantage! There are examples of this in a lot of other sports, think Dortmund BVB in the Bundesliga, Oakland Raiders in the NFL, etc. I happen to have personally attended games at all three stadiums and they can be intimidating places...

Liverpool just squashed City today. Klopp outsmarted Pep -- again. Going in, it was no secret that the Reds' best defense was to stay on the attack but it's also a measure of how improved the Reds' defense has been with the addition of VDD in central defense and Karius in goal. A clean sheet...

Food for thought: Could the greater Montreal metro area support two NHL teams?

Ronaldo showed today why he's Mr. Prime Time when it comes to Champions League late rounds. That second bicycle-kick goal (see link below) with his back to the goal was one for the ages. Even Juve fans stood up and applauded that one. It will be replayed all over the world and will be...

Le baiser est la façon la plus sure de se taire en disant tout - Guy de Maupassant

I'm not sure what you guys are talking about. Strength of league and quality of opponents do count in the FIFA rankings in addition to the more obvious match result and whether it's a friendly or a WC match. See link below for the algorithm to derive rankings. For all its flaws, I'm not sure...

The Reds have tightened their central defense with the acquisition of Virgil Van Dijk. The dude is a stud and has already made a difference, especially when opponents go on the counter. Lovren has played better and is less prone to screw up now that he's partnered with van Dijk as opposed to...

The 2018 Champions League competition is down to the last eight teams now. Quarterfinals pairings announced today: Liverpool vs. Man City Barcelona vs. AS Roma Sevilla vs. Bayern Munich Juventus vs. Real Madrid My picks to make it to the semis: Liverpool: Juergen Klopp is one of the few...

Ter Stegen is good but he's not Neuer who has the reputation as an aggressive offensive-minded GK. Neuer's performance against Algeria in the knockout round at the last WC in Brazil. is forever etched in my mind. Germany is the land of GK and there have been some great ones. Coach Low will...

Muhammad Ali is the greatest!

Belgium is my dark horse to win it all this summer. They are loaded. Thibault Courtois (Chelsea) at GK, Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) and Eden Hazard (Chelsea) are world class, and Lukaku (Man U) is a physical presence at striker. A few years ago, they were ranked #1 by FIFA and I think their...