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The 2018 FIFA World Cup came to an end Sunday with France topping Croatia 4-2 in the final to hoist the title. On Saturday, Belgium bested England 2-0 to capture third place. Shortly after Sunday’s final, the winners of the tournament’s individual awards were announced: GOLDEN BALL Luka Modric,...
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In Part II of our breakdown of every country’s 2018 home and away World Cup kits, the panel sizes up the threads of Groups E through H. Brickyard Battalion board member David Strange guests as the lads pick their favorite kit in each group before rattling off their overall...
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The panel, with the help of Brickyard Battalion board member David Strange, goes off the pitch to analyze the World Cup kits of every single team in the tournament — the good, the bad and the ugly. The panelists select a favorite kit in each group before picking their...
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Who is in Group B? Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran. Who are the favorites to go through? Portugal and Spain are heavy favorites in this group. GROUP B TEAM PREVIEWS Portugal – The reigning European Champions possess a team full of recognized names such as defenders Pepe and Jose Fonte,...
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After hitting his first rough patch as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team thanks to recent sub-optimal performances in friendlies, Gregg Berhalter felt plenty of pressure entering the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Managing in his first meaningful match, his side opened its tournament campaign with a 4-0...
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INDIANAPOLIS — With the winter tryout session now officially behind the club, Old Bhoys HQ has taken a week to reflect on a wild year. The year was loaded with change and tested the ability of our volunteer staff to adapt, improvise and overcome. While the club’s first league...
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Co-hosts KJ and Nipun recall all the finest moments from the Group Phase before looking ahead to the Round of 16. The two also answer some Twitter questions and gush over the best goals of the tournament so far. Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to exclusive content...
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An NPSL team has an alumnus playing a huge role in this summer’s 2018 World Cup. That’s right, Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio played for the storied NPSL franchise Brooklyn Italians between 1993-94. Osorio has risen to international fame after Mexico’s shocking defeat of defending world champions Germany. The...
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While we at Soc Takes were discussing our World Cup content, I came up with a few different ideas I thought might be interesting: a piece comparing the two common international ranking systems and what the differences are, a piece looking at what leagues and teams are most represented...
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There are positive starts to the World Cup, then there’s what host country Russia did to Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the 2018 World Cup opener, which could only be described as a thrashing. The hosts opened the scoring early on a 12th-minute strike by Yuri Gazinskiy and never looked back....
The 2018 FIFA World Cup came to an end Sunday with France topping Croatia 4-2 in the final to hoist the title. On Saturday, Belgium bested England 2-0 to capture third place. Shortly after Sunday’s final, the winners of the tournament’s individual awards were announced: GOLDEN BALL Luka Modric,...
In Part II of our breakdown of every country’s 2018 home and away World Cup kits, the panel sizes up the threads of Groups E through H. Brickyard Battalion board member David Strange guests as the lads pick their favorite kit in each group before rattling off their overall...
The panel, with the help of Brickyard Battalion board member David Strange, goes off the pitch to analyze the World Cup kits of every single team in the tournament — the good, the bad and the ugly. The panelists select a favorite kit in each group before picking their...
Who is in Group B? Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran. Who are the favorites to go through? Portugal and Spain are heavy favorites in this group. GROUP B TEAM PREVIEWS Portugal – The reigning European Champions possess a team full of recognized names such as defenders Pepe and Jose Fonte,...
After hitting his first rough patch as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team thanks to recent sub-optimal performances in friendlies, Gregg Berhalter felt plenty of pressure entering the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Managing in his first meaningful match, his side opened its tournament campaign with a 4-0...
INDIANAPOLIS — With the winter tryout session now officially behind the club, Old Bhoys HQ has taken a week to reflect on a wild year. The year was loaded with change and tested the ability of our volunteer staff to adapt, improvise and overcome. While the club’s first league...
Co-hosts KJ and Nipun recall all the finest moments from the Group Phase before looking ahead to the Round of 16. The two also answer some Twitter questions and gush over the best goals of the tournament so far. Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to exclusive content...
An NPSL team has an alumnus playing a huge role in this summer’s 2018 World Cup. That’s right, Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio played for the storied NPSL franchise Brooklyn Italians between 1993-94. Osorio has risen to international fame after Mexico’s shocking defeat of defending world champions Germany. The...
While we at Soc Takes were discussing our World Cup content, I came up with a few different ideas I thought might be interesting: a piece comparing the two common international ranking systems and what the differences are, a piece looking at what leagues and teams are most represented...
There are positive starts to the World Cup, then there’s what host country Russia did to Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the 2018 World Cup opener, which could only be described as a thrashing. The hosts opened the scoring early on a 12th-minute strike by Yuri Gazinskiy and never looked back....