Posts tagged "Football"

As a kid growing up in Tallahassee, I both cherished and dreaded the Florida State vs. Florida rivalry. As a 'Noles fan, the game too often ended in defeat, occasionally... Read more →

Has European football gotten increasingly boring over the years? If you like offense, perhaps. Since the mid-1950s, fewer and fewer goals on average have been scored per match. The trend... Read more →

Last night’s Super Bowl is one of only a few such contests held in the northern United States — all inside domed stadiums. This map shows the cities that hosted... Read more →

In previewing tonight’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama, USA Today reports that a high-scoring contest isn’t expected:  LSU and Alabama combined for just 15 points in their November matchup... Read more →

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Last night Robert Griffin III became the first Baylor football player to win the Heisman Trophy, the college game’s highest honor. Griiffin was the 76th player to receive the award... Read more →

Today’s big football game between top-ranked LSU and Arkansas marks the 57th meeting between the two rivals since 1906, in what’s become known as the “Battle for the Golden Boot.” LSU... Read more →

Discipline varies widely in the Spanish first-division soccer league, or La Liga. These stats from last season group yellow cards violations by team and player. Real Zaragoza received 63 yellow... Read more →

Germans like their fussball, apparently. The country has the highest average attendance to association football matches in the world — better even than England, where the rules for what we... Read more →

Today’s match between Manchester United and Chelsea could well decide who wins the English Premier League title this season. Of course, both teams are comfortable in this position, having dominated... Read more →

I’ve been excited lately about the later stages of the UEFA Champions League, which pits the best football clubs in Europe against one another in a tournament-style competition that lasts intermittently... Read more →