Part one of our look at Hybrid Sports was all about the physical and mental toughness of Chess-Boxing and the Gaelic-tinged sports of “Composite Rules Shinty-Hurling” and “International Rules Football”. Part two of this unique series will focus on a Dutch past-time; a South Pacific creation; and a little bit of horseplay. These hybrid sports […] READ MORE
Author: Andrew Jenks
andrewjenks91Hybrid Sports: A Beginner’s Guide Part One
What happens when certain elements from one sport combine with certain elements from another sport? The result is a Hybrid-Sport of course. For decades, people have been trying to meld together two or more sports in the hope of creating the next best thing since sliced bread. Some combos make sense due to their similarity and shared history, while others are just […] READ MORE
Shinty: A Beginner’s Guide
The Games of the XXXI (31st) Olympiad (better known as the 2016 Rio Olympics) is less than two months away where a number of “minority” sports will get their quadrennial moment in the spotlight. However, there are many hundreds of sports that don’t have that luxury and have to make do without that Olympic exposure. […] READ MORE
Year One: The 1955-56 European Cup story
As Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid prepare to draw the curtains on another exciting season of the UEFA Champions League next Saturday, it’s perhaps fitting to have a look back at Los Blancos’ first triumph six decades ago. The European Cup, as it was known for its first 37 years, began 60 seasons ago with 16 […] READ MORE
FIFA World Rankings vs Elo Ratings
Why are the men's FIFA World Rankings subject to tons of criticism from fans and the media, and how does it compare to another, well-known ranking method? READ MORE
Imagining a Soviet Union National Team
It will be 25 years this Boxing Day since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was dissolved and while that has opened the door for a whole raft of burgeoning nations to take the international football stage, it has left many wondering if, from a footballing standpoint at least, they would have been better off […] READ MORE
Imagining a Yugoslavia National Team
What would the former Republic of of Yugoslavia national team look like if it was still around today? It’s fascinating to see how good a team made up of players from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia could have been. On paper at least, this starting XI looks like a side who could challenge […] READ MORE
FA Cup Fifth Round: Top Three Potential Upsets
FA Cup fifth round weekend is fast approaching on the horizon and—as ever in this competition—some of the bigger teams could be in for some big shocks. With that in mind, it’s time to select which of the eight last-16 ties has the biggest upset value if they were to happen. Admittedly, it gets harder to […] READ MORE
FA Cup Fourth Round: Top Five Potential Upsets
The FA Cup and shock results go together like fish and chips, bananas and custard or Cam Newton and “dabbing”. And with the fourth round (round of 32) taking place this weekend, it’s only fitting to select which ties have the biggest “shock value” if they were to happen. In the third round three weeks ago, none of […] READ MORE
Are Football Managers Given Enough Time?
It can't be easy for football managers when there's the fear of the sack, but can this rapid hiring-and-firing model really be sustainable in football? READ MORE
