By David Blye Montreal — Going into Sunday’s quarter-final between Nigeria and Chile, neither side had conceded a goal. For another 90 minutes, neither side could break down its opponents. Something had to give. Six minutes into the first extra period forward Jaime Grondona earned a disputed goal to give the Chileans the lead. They [...]
By David Blye Looking at the scoresheet, it may have seemed that Mexico’s 3-0 win over Congo was a one-sided affair. While Congo was the losing side, the scoreboard did not reflect the play. After conceding an early penalty and being reduced to 10 men, the valiant Congolese refused to give up against the more [...]
By David Blye It isn’t difficult to argue that the University of California at Los Angeles possesses one the top athletic programs in the United States. Winners of 100 NCAA championships, the Bruins boast a program that has produced the famous 10 men’s basketball titles in 12 years and such sports icons as Jackie Robinson, [...]
By David Blye Montreal — Lightning doesn’t usually strike twice in the same spot. After Poland earned a shocking win over Brazil in the opening match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Montreal was the last place anyone expected to be the scene of another. But Sunday night, Gambia showed the world how wide open [...]
By David Blye Korean Head Coach Dong Hyun Cho is not a man who likes to lose. After his team fell 3-2 on Tuesday to Brazil, it was clear that his side needed to defeat Poland if it hoped to make it out of the group. Rather than play it safe, Cho essentially guaranteed a [...]
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