This Sunday went by incredibly slow. Sadly the reason why it was slow was because football has come to an end. There will no longer be football to watch on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Now to some of you, this is a disaster. You no longer have that routine event to look forward to every weekend and that is understandable. But just because football season is over, it does not mean that the world is coming to an end. In fact the some of the best sporting events are right around the corner.
1). UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage
Well maybe American Football has ended, but "football" is just at its peak across the pond. The European Club Championship is just about to start its knockout stage this Tuesday. Club teams from around Europe will be competing in a 16 team tournament to find out who is the best club team in the continent. It is very exciting, and I highly recommend watching it. It might be a good change in pace that will make football season come quicker then you think.
2). March Madness
Yes, in under a month the 68 team NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament will be underway. Selection Sunday is March 12th, with the First Four games beginning on March 14th and the Championship being April 3rd. This is the most exciting two weeks of basketball in my opinion, and nothing beats the first week. Upsets and last second shots will fill the highlight reals on ESPN. So get ready for a crazy March.
3). Opening Day to the MLB season
After the Cubs ended their 108 year curse, baseball ended with probably one of the most exciting World Series ever going seven games and extra innings in game 7. Now baseball is in the spotlight again to see if the Cubs can repeat, or if a team will start a new curse for the Cubs. The season starts April 3rd, so we will find out.
4). NBA playoffs
The curse in Cleveland ended as well. In an exciting seven game series the Cavaliers pulled off one of the greatest feats in sports history coming back from a 3-1 series deficit. Now the Cavs have a Title to defend, you can find out if they retain their Championship on April 29th.
5). FIFA Confederations Cup
The cup of champions will bring an exciting prequel to the FIFA World Cup starting the 17th of June. Russia, the hosts, play New Zealand in the opening match.
If you watch all five of these, football season will be right around the corner.
Until Next Time,
The Third
About Me
- Christos Nakos
- To anyone reading... I am a Sport Management major at Ohio Northern University. As you can see from my interests, Sports are my passion. These will probably be the majority of my topics. I'm Greek if you couldn't tell by the flag.
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