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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Corporate Overlords Toss you a Dime
Were you planning on attending MLS Cup this November in Seattle? To be honest – I wasn’t. At least until, one day, while sipping a latte and reading the Guardian cover-to-cover in Googlereader and listening to the BBC, a group … Continue reading
Intermediate Spanglish 102 – Los Fans
The people have clamored for more interactive lesson-planning. You are bored of reading my writing. It’s okay. I’m not offended. Not in the slightest. I had a good cry or two, but I’m over it. You, the student-consumer are always … Continue reading
MLS Bauer Rankings/Playoff Preview
The long MLS season has lumbered to an end, and as the cold chills of November fill the lungs, we embark upon the postseason. We have used power and meteor showers to gauge the relative strenghts of teams, but is … Continue reading
The Audacity of Heliotrope
Listen up! Fredorrarci of the understatedly spectacular Sportisatvshow has contributed a guestpost on the most essential of topics: the kit. For American readers, a kit is a jersey, not where you store the tools you inherited from your grandfather but … Continue reading
Gulati´s Remarks – Some Explanatoriation
People are confused. To be more specific, Indians, Brits, and Aussies are confused. The president of US soccer, Sunil Gulati, recently stated that “US´s soccer´s faith never wavered in Bob Bradley.” But if that´s so, then why was Bradley hired … Continue reading
Great And…Not Great – Maradona
Diego Maradona, el pibe diez, Dieguito, the undisputed greatest footballer of all time…from Argentina. I once again refrain from wading into the Diego-Pele debate, but whom did I write about first? Hint. But now onto Diego´s playing and coaching career, … Continue reading
It´s come to Fisticuffs…
Have you heard of fistedaway? Really? I guess that makes you pretty ignorant since the Guardian has. But not even the Guardian could have predicted another guestpost, by me, regarding Sir Alex´s rage at…no, not refs…his player´s eating habits. Find … Continue reading
Caplleo´s Sleight of Tongue…
Fabio Capello recently spoke at a conference and mentioned Michael Owen. But, to be honest, I don´t care. What interested me more was the sleight of tongue when discussing a return to Juventus. Browse the article, skimming the Owen nonsense … Continue reading
Recap: Liverpool v. United – A Red Harvest
The dame wore red. I sat at my desk, sorting through collections bills, light bills, water bills, and every kind of bill but the kind I like to see – green. It was one of those days you would throw … Continue reading
WC 2010: Let the pessimism begin, part 1
The 2010 World Cup is only 8 months away, yet the pessimistic build-up has begun. I have concerns about linking to this piece at the Times, but someone must defend the dark continent. And why not a person who has … Continue reading