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Monthly Archives: January 2011
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Real Madrid
As young children, we sincerely believed in a world of perfect communication between our parents. When mom said no to ice cream, we scurried over to our father. His first question? What did your mother say? Predictable, stable, coherent, only … Continue reading
The Favorite Friday Link-Up: Roaring Back to Life
Quite a few of my favorite blogs have shaken off their winter slumber and roared back to life! So buckle up and get ready for some delightful required reading.
Junito: First Imitate the Masters, Then Master the Masters
Picasso without Velasquez. Family Guy without the Simpsons. Robinho without Garrincha. Unthinkable? No. Sadly, we live in a world that obsesses over the present and increasingly pays lip service to the past. Yet not Junito. Thanks to Youtube, old soccer … Continue reading
Football or Soccer: Post-Consumerism in the Globalization era
Let’s create a seductive & self-serving personal narrative, shall we? First, let’s point to two interesting trends across the Atlantic. Many Americans are turning their gaze to the English Premiership. In part, soccer, the sport itself, draws a crowd with … Continue reading
Junito: Test Spinning the Training Wheels of Fortune
They say that the low point of the learning curve is the most frustrating part for both pupil & teacher – ignorance inspires ignorance. Only when we reach out and take a bite from the apple of knowledge do we … Continue reading
Pandora’s Box of Chocolates: Why We Love Chicharito
Brian Phillips of the Run of Play wrote a wonderful portrait about Pato a few years back, focusing on the fine line between potential and accomplishment. He articulated the “Lolita theory of fanlove” – we as fans project dreams and … Continue reading
Nicaragua’s Defeat of Guatemala: Beyond & Within Numbers
Victory and poverty are relative. For most of America, Nicaragua is looked down upon as the ugly stepchild. The Ticos complain about Nicas despite giving them visas by the thousands, and everyone else forgets that a certain Mr. Dario, the … Continue reading
Raul Gonzalez Loves Germany & Schalke. Just Ask Him.
Raul Gonzalez. He once played for Real Madrid in Spain, where the sun shines seemingly year round. He now plays in Germany, where a 4pm sunset during the winter is fact of life. But he’s not bothered. Just read his … Continue reading
Junito: The Fatherly Talk About The Birds & The Bunnies
When does a boy become a man? In Gabriel Garcia Marquez novels, normally an adolescent boy and some friends find a lady of ill repute, usually a gypsy, and after a long night they awake men. In the land of … Continue reading