Tonight Atalanta Bergamasca, the 2024 Europa League champions, are playing in the first leg of Champions League Round of 16 against Bayern Munich. They are the only Italian football club still in Champions League, coming ahead of all the usual Italian big clubs with budgets much bigger than Atalanta. The Read more
Last week the Seattle Seahawks captured Super Bowl LX and did so in commanding fashion, claiming a 29 – 13 victory over the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This triumph marked Seattle’s second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history, with standout performances on both sides of Read more
Just the other day, the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics started, as the world prepares to celebrate 2,802 years since the first official Olympics in 776BC (unofficially the games were older than that, but 776 BC is the recognized date for the first official games). The Olympics, a sports festival held Read more
Few hockey clubs in Europe can boast a tradition as rich and illustrious as HC Sparta Prague. Nestled in the heart of the Czech Republic’s historic capital, Sparta Prague has been a powerhouse of Czech ice hockey since its founding in 1903. With multiple domestic league titles, a devoted fan Read more
Just last week the new season of Champions Hockey League started. As the name implies, Champions Hockey League is the league for the best European hockey teams to compete against each other every year. And this year Sparta Prague Hockey is playing again in the league. One of the biggest Read more
Spain are European football champions for the 4th time, making them the most successful country in the history of the Euros, followed by Germany in second place with 3 wins, and then by Italy and France with 2 wins each. Let’s take a look at some special parts of Spanish Read more
The 4th of July seems to be a day for celebrating great victories against overwhelming odds. It was on this day, the same day as Americans celebrate their independence day, that Greece pulled off one of the greatest underdog stories in sports history when they won Euro 2004. Today marks Read more
These past few weeks have seen some incredible moments for Greek mythology sports teams. At the European level, Atalanta Bergamasca won the Europa League, Panathinaikos won the basketball Euroleague, Olympiacos won the Europa Conference League and the UEFA Youth League, and Barcelona won the Women’s Champions League. Domestically, teams like Read more
On May 29, the Europa Conference League final will take place in Athens, Greece, the historic home of football (soccer). You might be thinking “What? That’s wrong, England in the home of football!”, as many people believe. But this is a common misconception, that football (soccer) started in England. This Read more
With the Baltimore Ravens playing in the NFL Conference Championship on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, its a great time to look at how they got their name. The Baltimore Ravens were named after the famous poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, because Edgar Allan Poe lived in Read more