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David Beckham hangs up his Cleats

One of the best, and most controversial, players of the last 20 years retires from professional football today, as David Beckham will be hanging up his cleats for the last time...
What Would a European Super League Look Like?

Imagine for a second a 20 team league made up of the best teams in Europe. Not a tournament like the former European Cup now better known as Champions League, but...
Canadian Connections: Milan Borjan

It is certainly no fault of his own, but Canadian Men’s National Team goalkeeper Milan Borjan seems to be a major part of the lasting image of the disappointment Canadian soccer...
40 Completely Random Yet Amazing Football Facts

For a little change of pace from my latest diatribe, I thought I’d mix things up and spew some of the odd facts I have stored away in the footballing portion...
What Makes Football “Beautiful”?

Football is affectionately known as “The Beautiful Game” because quite simply to millions worldwide, it is just that. At 90minutes it’s like an epic film with the ability to make...
Canadian Connections: Hope is on the Horizon for Canadian Soccer

In the late stages of 2012, the word that best characterised the Canadian Soccer Association would be momentum. A few months later that word has transformed into limbo. Canada’s program was...
Canadian Connections: Jonathan Lao on the Importance of Playing Abroad

Up until recently, domestic development has never been a strong suit for the Canadian Soccer Association. A failure to produce talent within soccer p rograms in the country has been a...
The Top 10 Young World Footballers

Naming the world’s best players is easy. Start with Messi, Ronaldo, add much of Barcelona’s squad with a sprinkling of others from around European club football and “voila”! But let’s take...
Jack’d off: The Bills in Toronto Series

You know what Jack’d me off this time? The Bills playing their annual “home” game in Toronto. I was debating about going to the game this week until I found out...
Coaching Options in the Wake of the George Cortez Firing

Before I start, I’m happy to be back writing for Last Word On Sports after an extended leave to deal with personal issues. During my hiatus all went wrong in my football world...
My Pint Runneth Dry on Diving Culture

There is not a shortage of blokes highly critical of “diving” as being nothing short of an epidemic. I am one. While you can Google “diving in football” and be directed...
NFL Week 12 Top and Bottom Power Rankings

Week 12, Turkey week in U.S.A, is complete and was definitely enjoyed with a bunch of beers, turkey and most of all, NFL football! There weren’t many upsets this week, therefore...
NFL week 11 Top and Bottom Power Rankings

Week 11 is over, and teams are actually becoming increasingly harder to rank. After starting off the season with the most equal start ever, having 20 teams at 1-1 after week two, the...
The CFL Playoff Picture: Questions, Answers

So, despite a far from stellar contest in the East–both Hamilton and Winnipeg proving to all and sundry they didn’t deserve post-season berths–the CFL divisional finals are shaping up to be...
Top and Bottom NFL Power Rankings

Well, usually when we cross the half way mark of the NFL season the teams have established themselves and you get a very good idea of what the playoff picture might...
Top and Bottom NFL Power Rankings

The hump week is over, and it’s now just past half way through the season. Week nine gave us many good moments, and story lines. For a second week in a...
Euro Football Weekend Rundown

This weekend, Milan proved to be resurrecting slowly. Ibrahimovic and his PSG teammates lose first of the season in Ligue 1. Man United take care of Arsenal at the Old Trafford...
Last Word Week 8 NFL Top and Bottom Power Rankings

Its Just about halfway through the NFL season and the teams are starting to settle into their spots. As such, there aren’t wholesale changes from my rankings last week, but certainly...
NFL: Should he stay or should he go…

With eight full weeks under our belts it’s time for the best part of any analyst’s job – the cuts. Half the season is gone and everyone has had enough time...
Euro Football Rundown

A great set of World Cup Qualifiers was immediately followed by fantastic Euro football league action this weekend. After Sweden’s daring comeback against the Germans in Berlin in midweek, Milan and...