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 With the World Cup upon us, here's a quick round up of tournament news and previews from various websites. Get your pre-tournament entries in for World Cup Pickem by 3:57 PM ET. Remember, you can change your game score predictions up to the start of each game, even after the tournament starts. For those participating in World Cup Pickem, check the available game stats: Game Averages & Percentages, Country Prediction Breakdown, and the Knockout Round Frequencies. Non-Previews -For those that don't follow the sport regularly, here's SI's Extra Mustard's World Cup Guide For People Who Don't Watch Soccer. -For those that don't understand why the rest of the world follows the sport like they do, here's John Oliver soccer as a religion, despite FIFA's corruption. -Steven Goff of the Washington Post has an update on all the injuries to stars leading up to the World Cup. -For those that want to learn more about the game's tactics, Grantland offers this explanation. General Coverage -SI.com's Planet Futbol -ESPNFC -Goal.com -Grantland.com -ProSoccerTalk -The Guardian (UK) -CBS Sports -SoccerByIves Power Rankings -ESPNFC's -SI's Planet Futbol's Previews -ESPNFC's -Grantland's Men in Blazers -CBS -FiveThirtyEight -FiveThirtyEight's Interactive -ProSoccerTalk -SI.com's Planet Futbol (Group A- the rest are linked from the main page) American TV Guide -From Pro Soccer Talk, all games are on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. Hopefully everyone enjoys the tournament. Join the discussion on the league message board's Soccer Thread and/or in the World Cup Pickem thread. |
Sections: Main | Tags: Soccer_Talk, World_Cup_Talk, Talk, World_Cup_Pickem, ASFL2_Fantasy_Games, Unofficial_Games, Games_Available |