soccer

Hi everybody! I finally decided to start this timeline. It is a sports collaborative starting in 1990. Feel free to post on college sports, nba, nhl, nfl, mlb, soccer, nascar, and the olympics. All I ask is you stay unpolitical. I'll kick this off, and then I and others will keep it up. Enjoy...

Hello everyone! I have been thinking about doing one of these collaborative timelines for a while, and I pulled the trigger. So some groundrules. 1. This starts in 1990 2. You may post on MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, soccer (european clubs or International competitions), NASCAR, olympics, or college...

With a population of 5m versus 50m Scotland were always realistically gonna play second fiddle to England among the Home Nations's sides. Nonetheless, as highlighted by someone on a Euros soccer thread a couple of months ago the head to heads between England and Scotland are surprisingly even...

The year is 2018. The World Cup has been underway for the past few weeks, and it's been a very exciting tournament for all involved. Hosts Sweden are entering their home field, the Friends Arena, to face off against first-time finalists Wallonia. During the first few minutes of the match...

Wikipedia article For those who don't know, in 1958, virtually the entire team, along with coaches, journalists, and supporters, were on a plane out of Berlin off of a layover, as they had just eliminated Red Star Belgrade from the European Cup competition. The weather was terrible, but...

Imagine a world where Australia and the United States are formidable powers in international football. Imagine a world where the United Kingdom isn’t the only country with multiple teams in FIFA. Imagine a world where football is the dominant sport in India, Canada and the Caribbean. Imagine a...

BACKGROUND With the circulation war at its most desperate, England, and particularly Bobby Robson, had been the subject of abuse from the British tabloids since losing all three games at Euro 88. “ENGLAND MUSTAFA NEW BOSS” was one Sun headline after a draw in Saudi Arabia. When it was leaked...

“You could honestly just have three teams in the World Cup. Whoever wins Europe, Brazil, and the United States.” - Gary Lineker “There are two types of people in Washington. The football players, who will just ram and ram into the opposition and hope it breaks. And the soccer players, who dance...

Since 2003, Portsmouth FC has been strong Giant in Premier League, known for their 3 Consecutive wins in UEFA Champions League recently. Now, here is a challenge: get that team relegated to Bottom of profeesional league like Football League One or Two with PoD of 2003-2004 season.

THE HISTORY OF PROFESSIONALISM IN RUGBY Part 1: The only sane choice... At the end of the 19th century, the sport of rugby was on the brink of a civil war. https://rainbowdesign.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RFU-logo.png Founded by 22 influential clubs from Southern England on 26 January...

hey there sports fans! so many timelines involving the USA being more interested in sports like soccer and rugby have almost the same POD: American football being banned by teddy Roosevelt in 1903. while it's all fun and dandy, not to mention very cliche...this time, let's ask ourselves the...

Your challenge is to create a scenario where American Baseball Culture developed in a way similar to European Football Culture. How do we get passionate grass roots fan organizations and demonstrations. This could include fan parades through the streets before games. Tifo style displays in...

With a POD no earlier than 1900.

"Who would've guessed a calm rainy day such as that one would result in so much putrid wickedness and destruction.“ "I expected the game to be one of continuous vexation, but what those bastards had done will never be forgiven, much less forgotten.“ "No stone was left unturned following the...

Would it have been possible for him to become like Pelè, go to the 1986 world cup and perhaps retire at 43 years old at the 2010 world cup? Would it have been possible?

List of alternate world cup winners Just for fun 1930 Argentina (Uruguay 2-4 Argentina) Continue from here

The ongoing olympic games and my interest for a soviet-victory timeline raised the question: How would sports develope in this TL? Who would dominate the olypics (eastern bloc nations were very successfull OTL)? Who would be the leading soccer nations? United DDR winning 2014 soccer World cup...

As we know, current American international and Bayern Munich striker ODJ is a huge star (scored 20 goals and 10 assists last year and him and Pulisic saved the USA from embarrassment during qualifiers). What isn't known, that before he got that offer to go to Germany and join an academy there...

Chapter 1: Stubbornness “Nope, not happening in a million years!” That’s was all what George Graham, SFA Secretary, would say to anyone when questioned if Scotland were going to play in the World Cup in Brazil. He then says other various excuses why they team won’t go from reasons such as...

So, as expected, after demolishing Trinidad & Tobago, the US Mens's Team coasted to yet another World Cup appearance, and they remain one of the strong favorites to win the cup next year. I remember as a kid, watching the 94 World Cup, where the US Men's Team shocked the world, and won a series...