Super Soccer

By Econ70 | 06/13/2014

The Friday File: While 32 teams compete in the World Cup, only a handful have a chance at winning and Team USA isn’t one of them. Brazil, Argentina and Germany are clear favorites with Columbia, Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay as possible but unlikely winners. For a dark horse, go with Belgium. The final will pit…

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‘Mazing Messi

By Econ70 | 12/14/2012

The Friday File: Lionel Messi recently set a record by scoring his 86th goal in a calendar year for Barcelona and the Argentine national team combined. This broke the record of 85 set by West Germany’s Gerd Muller in 1972, who broke the previous record of 75 goals set by Pele in 1958. Messi scored…

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