“I’m going for Italy, but I think Spain will win.” “That’s funny, I’m going for Spain, but I think Italy will win.” The above conversation shows exactly how conflicting and exciting Sunday’s European Championship final between Italy and Spain will be. The talent on the field for both teams will be awe-inducing.; the energy from [...]

Well well. Super Mario has struck again. Is there a more polarizing figure in soccer right now then Mario Balotelli? It seems like you either love him or you hate him, and for good reason too. One game, he can play like a clown and ruin your team’s chances with dumb decision, and the next, [...]

Well here’s hoping that today’s game is a bit prettier then yesterdays. Spain and Portugal played a close, ugly game as I thought they might, with Spain eventually coming out on top.  I thought Portugal had enough to pull off the upset, but when Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t get a penalty shot at the end, you are [...]

This is the toughest quarterfinal to predict of all of them, because there is no clear favorite in this one. It’s been easy to just take the chalk pick so far, but there’s nothing chalk about these two teams. On any given day, both are capable of knocking off the likes of Brazil or Spain, [...]

If you caught my Group C preview, you saw that I said Mario Balotelli was both the rising star, and the tick tick boom. On Monday against Ireland, he showed you why I did that in the span of about 8 seconds.  First, there’s the goal.  What a goal it was. Straight from the corner, [...]

The defending champions, Spain, reside in Group C, and they will be looking to win their third major International competition in a row(2010 World Cup). It won’t be the easiest road in the world. Though Italy is considered the other favorite to advance, Croatia is ranked higher then them at #8, and could surprise alot [...]