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Euro 2016 – Group Tables, Goals & Thoughts After Every Team Has Played One Match
As we head into the second round of group stage matches in Euro 2016, it’s a good opportunity to look back at what we had in the first five days – from what the standings are right now, to the best & worst teams and putting an end to the worries about the lack of goals, which has nothing to do with how good or bad the tournament is so far.
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6 More Teams That Can Win the 2014 World Cup
Yes, there are four clear favorites to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and it will be quite a surprise if one of them doesn’t come out with their hands on the trophy. However, there are a few more national sides worth considering when thinking about the winner – Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay.
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4 Biggest Favorites to Win the 2014 World Cup
Club football season in Europe is over, which means it’s time to completely focus on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil that kicks off on June 12 and concludes on July 13. The hosts are one of the biggest if not the biggest favorites to win the tournament, joined by Argentina, Germany and Spain as the most likely of winners.
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Sweet Sixteen – Ranking the Favorites to Win the 2014 NCAA Tournament
Reaching the Sweet Sixteen stage of the NCAA tournament also means a few days without basketball. This rest is also time to further analyze and try and decipher who the favorites and underdogs are from those that are left, which pretty much means separating between teams like Florida, Louisville and Arizona from the likes of Dayton and Stanford.
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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions League
The Champions League quarterfinals have some pretty intriguing matches lined up for us: Bayern Munich & Manchester United, Real Madrid & Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid and Chelsea facing PSG. Great games, but none of them a potential final with two favorites going head to head.
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NCAA Tournament – Favorites Avoid Any Real Problems
We did have two or three major upsets in the first day of the real NCAA tournament, but the teams expected to go long mostly avoided any problems, as Wisconsin beat American, Syracuse overcame Western Michigan, Florida struggled against Albany, Michigan State had no problem against Delaware, Villanova destroyed Milwaukee and Louisville found it quite difficult to overcome Manhattan.
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2014 World Cup – Early Favorites
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil isn’t that far away – only five months to go, so it’s a good time to start checking out who is who and what is what, including the early favorites to win the competition. Three teams seem to be somewhat ahead of the rest: Brazil, the hosts and confederation cup winners; Spain, the defending World and European champions; and Germany, with probably the most talented squad heading into the tournament.
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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions Leauge
The round of 16 draw to the Champions League gave us an even clearer indication regarding the favorites to win the competition: Above all stand Bayern Munich, once again playing Arsenal, while Real Madrid, scorching hot in the group stage, got a very easy draw in the form of Schalke, making the two look in better position than anyone else to reach the final this season.
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Top 10 Favorites to Win the Champions League in 2013-2014
The way Champions League teams look when the competitions starts and the way things lineup a few months later at the end of the group stage are completely different more often than not, but when taking a first glance at the teams in the competition, there are 10 that look like the most likely candidates to go all the way and win the competition: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Napoli.
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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions League in 2012-2013
We’re down to our last 8 teams, which means it’s a good of a time as any to give our thoughts on the chance any one of them might become European champions, with the regular names of perennial favorites like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are joined by PSG, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund.