The 2014 World Cup will place a tremendous amount of pressure on a number of major stars, among those is Argentina's Lionel Messi. Considered the best player in the world, Messi is often omitted from the conversation about whether or not he is the greatest soccer player of all time, and faces a similar situation that Diego Armando Maradona faced in the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.
Manchester City, which recently won their second English Premier League (EPL) title in three years, has accepted UEFA's sanctions - including a €60 million ($82,056,000 USD).
The New York Rangers, led by goalie Henrik Lundqvist, will attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the West, the Blackhawks and Kings are stalemated at 1-1.
LeBron James and the Miami Heat are in a good position to win their third-straight title this season, but most analysts believe that the current group might be playing in their final year together.
The Unites States Government continues to show disapproval of the Washington Redskins name. However it doesn't appear as if a name change is coming any time soon.
Luis Suarez underwent knee surgery on Wednesday, creating speculations that the striker will not be available for Uruguay in the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Derrick Rose has only played 10 games over the last two seasons, but USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski expects the Chicago Bulls superstar to be ready for national team duties this summer.
Jose Mourinho has struck back at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for comments regarding the recent transfer of Juan Mata from Chelsea to Manchester United.
Julian Draxler is not coming to Arsenal in January. Despite a plethora of rumors claiming the opposite, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has finally opened up about the news and denied it completely.
In 2006, Italy became an improbable World Cup champion. The team was known for having an impenetrable defense, but was also suspect for giving up a lot of scoring chances to the opposition. Fortunately, the team had arguably the greatest goalie the world at the time manning the nets. Buffon was given the Golden Gloves at the tournament for being the best keeper, an award that he amply deserved.
Picking the favorite to win the Premier League in 2013-14 is extremely difficult. At the top of the list is Arsenal with 51 points. In second is Chelsea and Manchester City both with 50 points.
