Campfire Football

Group F, the Group of Death, finally kicked off. We've waited for this for quite some time. As the 1st set of group stage matches ends, we can look back at the past week of the football bonanza.

Oh Yeah. We want more! After a Goal of the Tournament contender yesterday, we may have seen the eventual winner of that award. Slovakia impressed against a limp and abject Poland. Sweden almost pulled off the ultimate Smash 'N Grab by frustrating Spain to the first 0-0 draw of the tournament.

After a slightly cagey first few games, the nerves seem gone and the shackles are off. We witnessed 9 goals in 3 games including a 5 goal thriller and the goal of the tournament so far.

In Brazil, the Copa America has begun. So this is a Bonfire Football month.

Christian Eriksen is alive and well from what we now know. Phew! That was awful to watch. But there is something for us to learn about Cardiac Arrest and how you can possibly save a life in such a moment. We all witnessed something terrifying. Let's all be grateful.

Oh and there was football being played amidst all of this. I'll cover that too, obviously.

It's time! The Euros begin in 1 hour from time of recording. Here I just go through each group and give my picks for the two teams who will advance from each group. I'm not getting into the wildcards just yet. But follow me this month, as I hope to bring you daily musings on this beautiful competition. Let the games begin!

That lull between the end of the season and the beginning of summer football is over. It's only about a week long anyway. The Euro 21s Final and CONCACAF Nations League Final were both played and offered a quick glimpse into what we are in for now that Post Covid Football begins.

Claire (EPL Wrecked) and I talk about the Europa League and Champions League Finals. She is a Manchester United fan and I am a Chelsea fan so we react to our two teams and their performances in these pivotal games.

The European season is just about done. What a year it has been. As we look back on some of the things that happened over the last year, we can also be positive and optimistic for the future of football.

One final weekend in the European Leagues. One final opportunity for drama. What a season and year it has been. So many story lines pop up and the tension going into this last game week is palpable.

It's for all the marbles now.

The Talentprojekt model was conceived in 2010 with the intention of bringing young American soccer talents with high potential to Germany to develop within its unequivocally world-class youth development system. The program set out to prove that American athletes with a high soccer IQ and a high level skill set, an adaptable character and willingness to work hard and learn, could close the gap on their European counterparts when given the same advantage.