Don´t let the archives fool you, Futfanatico is one year old today! A little over a year ago, a hurricane struck the town of Houston, TX, forcing my relocation to Waco, TX and giving me a week of nothing to do. So why not start a soccer blog with my friends Santi and Giacomo?
The initial [...]
Paolo Coehlo is Brazilian, but has not published any books on soccer. Rather, he is well known for the internationally acclaimed novel “The Alquimist”, which I highly recommend. He draws a clear line between religion and spirituality, and his interviews are a trip. These would be his thoughts on Liverpool this season. Keep in mind [...]
A prediction is a stab in the dark, a desire to stick your head in the Gypsie´s bag and see the future. We stir the past, iron the present, and imagine the future.
A predilection is the tendency to think favorably about a particular object or person. I have a predilection for United. Pardon my diction, [...]
Okay, so much hullabaloo was made of the Cohen firing/resignation in the States. Some people trumpeted the freedom of expression song. However, no government actor imposed a ban on Cohen’s program. Rather, a well organized product boycott led to his downfall.
But politics aside, one overlooked aspect of Hillsborough is the personal toll it took on [...]
Alright folks, time for a pat on the back. We are getting into some really advanced Spanish. This is stuff that your high school Spanish teacher could only dream of understanding. You would have had to have lived in Guatemala at least four weeks to get this. So kudos to you, the reader, the learner, [...]
Alright, so the blogposts have been pretty substantive as-of-late. Facts. Cites. Quotes. Conclusions. Lots of meatloaf, very little desert. I took things a bit slow, a bit grounded, but now its time to get metaphysical in a Usain Bolt existentialist dash through soccer topics of no relevance. Think Perro Andaluz if the perro was served [...]
I know this may shock some of the faithful readers, but I have written a guestpost! Shocker! And even more shocking, it is for the ever wonderful Run of Play. Check it out. Right now. Really.
The last time we covered MLS, we offered a post-apocalyptic, pre-rise of the cucaracha POWER analysis. Then we meandered in the GLOWERING EPL, with the assistance of one David Squire Bowie. We return to the MLS, where a handful of teams are showering goals upon the less fortunate. In meteoric proportions, that is.
The Perseid meteor [...]
So, fandom. Are you a fan of a team whose stadium is not located within 200 mils of your hometown? Did your father not hold you as a child? Its okay. Professionals have dealt with this issue before – it´s not that you´re not special, it´s just that your conditions is pretty common.
At Run of [...]
The time has come to steal from the endless talent pool of the internet. Enjoy these little tidbits – they are quite scrumptuous…
Berbatov continues to divide waters at Old Trafford, drilling two headers but failing to score against City. Richard Williams of the Guardian sublimely summed up Dimitar´s situation with a Marlon Brando quote: “Just [...]
