Dearest Friends,
The end of two decades of frivolous nonsensical fun is finally upon us. It having been four years since your friendly bookie last catalogued the various chapters under which we convened, he'll now gladly present the last index covering the full scope of the project.
These are the tourneys we shared together; the times of love, laughter, and friendships reclaimed under the banner of humanity's greatest invention, football. A closing address from the bookie shall come a little later today.
All those who participated in the undertaking at some point in some way all of these years, know full well that they have the bookie's eternal love and gratitude for coming along on the journey. These twenty years and thirty chapters have all been for you.
1) WM 2002—“The Humble Beginnings of a Syndicate”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaft 2002
Competition (in English):
2002 FIFA World Cup
Written: May-June 2002
Posted: April 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: April 2012
Number of Posts: 9
2) EM 2004—“Revenge of the Syndicate”
Competition (in German):
Europameisterschaft 2004
Competition (in English):
2004 UEFA European Championship
Written: June-July 2004
Posted: April 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: April 2012
Number of Posts: 7
3) WM 2006—“The Curse of the Syndicate”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaft 2006
Competition (in English):
2006 FIFA World Cup
Written: May-July 2006
Posted: April 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: April 2012
Number of Posts: 10
4) EM 2008—“Syndicate United”
Competition (in German):
Europameisterschaft 2008
Competition (in English):
2008 UEFA European Championship
Written: June 2008
Posted: April 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: April 2012
Number of Posts: 7
5) WMQ 2009—“Syndicate with A Vengeance”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaftsqualifikation 2009
Competition (in English):
2009 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Written: October 2009
Posted: April 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: April 2012
Number of Posts: 1
6) WMQ 2009—“Syndicate: Afterlife”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaftsqualifikation 2009
Competition (in English):
2009 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Written: November 2009
Posted: April 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: April 2012
Number of Posts: 1
7) WM 2010—“Attack of the Syndicate”
Weltmeisterschaft 2010
Competition (in English):
2010 FIFA World Cup
Written: June-July 2010
Posted: May 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: May 2012
Number of Posts: 43
8) FWM 2011—“Bride of Syndicate”
Competition (in German):
Frauenweltmeisterschaft 2011
Competition (in English):
2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Written: June-July 2011
Posted: May 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: May 2012
Number of Posts: 7
9) EM 2012—“Syndicate: Resurrection”
Competition (in German):
Europameisterschaft 2012
Competition (in English):
2012 UEFA European Championship
Written: May-July 2012
Posted: May-July 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: May 2013
Number of Posts: 30
10) Election 2012—“Syndicate: Apocalypse”
Competition (in English):
2012 U.S. Midterm Election
Written: October-November 2012
Posted: October-November 2012
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 3
11) CAN 2013—“Syndicate: Dark Continent”
Competition (in English):
2013 African Cup of Nations
Written: January-February 2013
Posted: January-February 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: April-May 2014
Number of Posts: 7
12) WBC 2013—“Syndicate: Reloaded”
Competition (in English):
2013 World Baseball Classic
Written: February-March 2013
Posted: February-March 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 13
13) Papal Conclave 2013—
“Shadow Scholar Syndicate Presents: Jesus on the Moneyline”
Competition (in English):
2013 Papal Election
Written: March 2013
Posted: March 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 3
(contained within WBC 2013 Round Six, WBC 2013 Round Seven, and WBC Round Eight)
14) CC 2013—“Syndicate: Judgment Play”
Competition (in English):
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Written: June 2013
Posted: June 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: May 2014
Number of Posts: 7
15) FEM 2013—“Syndicate: X-2”
Competition (in German):
Fraueneuropameisterschaft 2013
Competition (in English):
2013 UEFA European Women’s Football Championship
Written: July 2013
Posted: July 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 7
16) WMQ 2013—“Das Fröhliche Syndikat”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaftsqualifikation 2013
Competition (in English):
2013 World Cup Qualifying
Written: September 2013
Posted: September 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 1
17) WMQ 2013—“Der Wille zum Syndikat”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaftsqualifikation 2013
Competition (in English):
2013 World Cup Qualifying
Written: October 2013
Posted: October 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 1
18) WMQ 2013—“Also Sprach das Syndikat”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaftsqualifikation 2013
Competition (in English):
2013 World Cup Qualifying
Written: November 2013
Posted: November 2013
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 1
19) WM 2014—“12 Years a Syndicate”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaft 2014
Competition (in English):
2014 FIFA World Cup
Written: May-July 2014
Posted: May-July 2014
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: TBD
20) AFC/CAN 2015—“Geo-Syndicate Redux”
Competition (in English):
2015 African Cup of Nations/Asian Football Championship
Written: January-February 2015
Posted: January-February 2015
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 14
21) FWM 2015—“Embrace of the Syndicate”
Frauenweltmeisterschaft 2015
Competition (in German):
Competition (in English): 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Written: May-July 2015
Posted: May-July 2015
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 15
22) EM 2016—“Operation Infinite Syndicate”
Europameisterschaft 2016/Copa America Centenario
Competition (in English):
2016 UEFA European Championship/Pan-America Cup
Written: May-July 2016
Posted: May-July 2016
Retroactive Notes Added: N/S
Number of Posts: 39
23) CAN 2017—“Syndicate: Into Darkness”
Competition (in English):
2017 African Cup of Nations
Written: January-February 2017
Posted: January-February 2017
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 8
24) CC 2017—“Syndicate: Barbarossa”
Competition (in English):
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Written: June 2017
Posted: June 2017
Retroactive Notes Added: May N/A
Number of Posts: 17
25) WM 2018—“Syndicate: OSINT”
Competition (in German):
Weltmeisterschaft 2018
Competition (in English): 2018 FIFA World Cup
Written: May-July 2018
Posted: May-July 2018
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 46
26) AFC 2019—“In Search of Sunrise Syndicate”
Competition (in English):
2019 Asian Football Championship
Written: January 2019
Posted: January 2019
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 8
27) FWM/CA/N 2019—“Syndicate: Shadow-Heart”
Competitions (in German and English):
Frauenweltmeisterschaft 2019, (2019 FIFA Women's World Cup), Copa America 2019, Africa Cup of Nations 2019
Written: May-July 2019
Posted: May-July 2019
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 64
28) EM 2020—“Trans Europe Syndicate”
Competition (in German):
Europameisterschaft 2020 (held in 2021)
Competition (in English):
2020 UEFA European Championship (held in 2021)
Written: May-July 2021
Posted: May-July 2021
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 37
29) CAN 2021—“Syndicate: Dark Fate”
Competition (in English):
2021 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2022)
Written: January-February 2022
Posted: January-February 2022
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 12
30) FEM 2022—“Syndicate: Endgame”
Competition (in German):
Fraueneuropameisterschaft 2022
Competition (in English):
2022 UEFA Women's Euros
Written: June-July 2022
Posted: June-July 2022
Retroactive Notes Added: N/A
Number of Posts: 31
