Among many other reasons why you should visit Spain, their traditions and authentic cultural background stand out like nothing else. These seemingly stereotypical features that make up Spain’s face are often the highlights of your vacation, one more historically important than the other. Today, however, we are only addressing bullfighting. Otherwise known as corrida de…… Read More »
In modern boxing, unless your name happens to be Rocky Balboa, it is generally advised that you not try to block punches with your face and chin. Back in the early days of the sport in the 18th and 19th centuries, however, the idea of slipping or dodging a punch was so alien that most… Read More »
The game of soccer (henceforth referred to as football to satisfy my English sensibilities, though to be fair, it was the English who originally named the sport Soccer in its earliest days under somewhat codified rules and only abandoned that original moniker about a half century ago in favor of the more generic “Football”) is… Read More »
Football is undoubtedly the most beloved sport around the world. And for American viewers – who associate football with big shoulder pads and helmets – we mean soccer, where the ball is… a ball and the main medium with which is used to play with it are feet. For more on how soccer got that… Read More »
Dorothy “Dodo” Cheney, the first American woman to win an Australian Open singles title in 1938, retired from competitive tennis in 2012 at the age of 95, having won a record 394 US national titles. Asked why she had continued to play for 70+ years, she replied, “Because I love winning.” The post 25 Interesting… Read More »
The English FA Cup is an annual domestic cup competition in England. It has been around for over 150 years and is one of the oldest cup tournaments in sporting history. Wanderers from Leytonstone, London won the first-ever edition in 1872. Brief FA Cup History The FA Cup was first played in the 1871-72 season and…… Read More »
The English Premier League is by far the most popular football league on the planet ahead of other top leagues such as La Liga and the Bundesliga. Over 3.2 billion people tuned into Premier League fixtures across the 2019/20 season and over 500,000 people travelled to the United Kingdom to watch games in person. Why is…… Read More »
Camel racing, known as “The Sport of Sheiks” has a long history in Qatar, dating back thousands of years. It was traditionally done with the use of small children, typically boys around the age of four, as riders and guides for the camels. These children were often subject to starvation to keep their weight low.… Read More »
