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This is Goodbye (opens the original)
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Now that the World Cup is over, it’s time for me to say goodbye.Unexpected Goals and my career as a writer are over. I’ll get into the reasons below, but I’ll take a job as an accountant and am going back to living a normal, quiet life away from the internet.One thing I’ve learned in my life is that I never wanted to ask the question “What if?” If I had the opportunity to take a risk, I always wanted to see what’s on the other side.I tried to walk away from sports betting and venture into someth
Updated International Rankings after the World Cup (opens the original)
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The World Cup is over and Spain have been crowned champions of the World. Now that the dust has settled and international football is on a break for a while, I thought it would be a good idea to do one final update of my international rankings. A while ago, I took on a project to rank all international teams. I decided to do it because I thought the FIFA rankings were flawed. They are “results” based rankings, which, when we are trying to answer the question “How good is X team,” is not the righ
How Spain dominated Argentina to win the World Cup (opens the original)
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There was everything to play for on Sunday in New Jersey. Lionel Messi and Argentina were going for back-to-back World Cups, while Spain was looking for their second World Cup title. These two teams could not have had different paths to get to this final. Spain dominated every single opponent along the way, while Argentina needed dramatic comeback after dramatic comeback just to reach the final. Spain were the favorites, and they played like it on Sunday. Even though the match ended up going to
World Cup Final Preview: Spain vs. Argentina (opens the original)
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It all comes down to this.Lionel Messi and Argentina are looking to become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since Brazil did it in 1958 and 1962, or Spain is looking to win their second ever World Cup.These two teams have taken very different paths to the final, but it sets up a historic clash at MetLife Stadium.Spain has been dominant throughout the knockout stage, conceding only one goal, and has yet to play from behind in this tournament.Argentina, on the other hand, has needed to c
World Cup Final Preview: Spain vs. Argentina (opens the original)
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It all comes down to this.Lionel Messi and Argentina are looking to become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since Brazil did it in 1958 and 1962, or Spain is looking to win their second ever World Cup.These two teams have taken very different paths to the final, but it sets up a historic clash at MetLife Stadium.Spain has been dominant throughout the knockout stage, conceding only one goal, and has yet to play from behind in this tournament.Argentina, on the other hand, has needed to c
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