How do you make the best better? Ask the folks at EA Sports. They made one of the all-time greats (FIFA 15) into the best game ever (FIFA 16). Screenshots Provided by EA Sports The massive move forward was as a result of “the biggest and most collaborative effort in franchise history,” which means the game’s developers actually listened to feedback from all of us. That is impressive to say the least, considering the manpower it would take to read reviews
Cover Art Courtesy of Independent Publishers Group There is no question that Harry Redknapp is one of the biggest names in world football and that he knows the beautiful game better than anyone. And his newest book, titled A Man Walks on to a Pitch: Stories from a Life in Football, is one of the most anticipated titles of 2015 and rightfully so. The book is full of great stories from the 1950s to the present, profiling the greatest footballers the game
The original NASL was surely a different take on the beautiful game. It was a great league, one that featured Pelé, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Eusebio, Chinaglia, Best, to name just a few. It set the standard for future leagues here even though it was wild, unpredictable, and relatively short-lived. Simply put, all American leagues, both old and new, are compared to the original NASL. And that is a tough comparison. Cover Art Courtesy of Thomas Dunne Books The NASL sure was entertaining. The
Cover Art Courtesy of the University of Chicago Press One of the most memorable moments from World War I is the story of the truce around the Christmas holiday in 1914. It was a brief respite from a brutal and horrifying conflict, perhaps the worst the world had ever seen. The Christmas Match: Football in No Man’s Land by Pehr Thermaenius, an offering from the Uniform Press, is a story about two soldiers that took place in a football match
PES 2016 launched a full week before the highly-anticipated FIFA 16 in what some viewed as a huge gamble by the gaming giants at Konami. It proved to be one of the wisest decisions in years as PES 2016 is an absolutely incredible game. A week head start was invaluable, giving even more consumers a chance to try out the best Konami soccer product in years, perhaps since Winning Eleven was king on the PS2. Screenshots provided by Konami Digital Entertainment PES
Hundreds of football titles are published each and every year. Most would fall into the run-of-the-mill category, but The Ugly Game: How Football Lost Its Magic and What It Could Learn from the NFL by Martin Calladine is certainly not one of them. This title exhibits true “outside the box” thinking, something that is truly refreshing. Cover Art Courtesy of Independent Publishers Group People have all kinds of ideas on how to improve and grow the beautiful game, but I have to
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today releases PES 2016 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One™, PlayStation®3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC via Steam, marking an incredible 20 years for the eternally popular series. As KONAMI celebrates the series’ 20th anniversary, it does so with a game that is in its best form in franchise history. Having been voted ‘Best Sports Game’ for the second year running by the gamescom judging panel, PES series’ heritage is appropriately celebrated in PES 2016’s ‘Love The Past, Play
John Fallon is a great character in the story of Celtic Football Club, having been there for some of the biggest moments in the club’s history. There were moments of great joy as the Hoops racked up the hardware and wins, but there were moments of frustration and disappointment in Fallon’s roller coaster career. It’s fair to say that being a Celtic supporter was much of the same experience, enjoying the highs and suffering through the lows. There were a
Politics have had an immense impact on the beautiful game, both good and bad. Yes, the game has been known to stop civil wars (i.e. Nigeria and the Ivory Coast) or even start a war in the first place (i.e. “The Football War” between Honduras and El Salvador). The recent FIFA scandal shows how dirty politics have stained our beautiful game. In the case of Ireland, politics splintered a football association and a great footballing country. Cover Art Courtesy of
