Popular narratives and conventional wisdom are sometimes right. Heck, Occam's razor suggests that the simplest explanation is more likely than the more complex one to be correct. Of course, Occam -- who wasn't actually called Occam, but was rather a 14th-century Franciscan monk who happened to be from a village named Ockham, a few miles down the road from Chelsea's training ground -- lived in a world without sports and, specifically, football. So take it with a pinch of salt.
Nearly 32 years after Joe Carter hit his historic home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays, the baseball legend believes the current team has what it takes to win it all. "They have the guys who can do it. And I'm betting my money on them right now," Carter told The Sunday Magazine host Piya Chattopadhyay. The Blue Jays lead the New York Yankees two games to none in the best of five American League Division Series (ALDS), with both wins coming in convincing fashion in Toronto.
The Lionesses have changed what football matches mean. Celebrations begun by their achievements will never stop, just like memorable moments from 1998-99 Manchester United.
Ya know, [it's] obviously disappointing. You'd like to have all your guys out there Day One to try to build that cohesion... but that's not how it usually works out.