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Monthly Archives: March 2011
The Next Exciting Chapter in Futfanatico:The Puffington Host
Well, we saw the smoke before the fire. We all know that in the carefully planned Futfanatico-Lexicon-Of-Motifs, kittens mean change. And change is not always for the best. As the world gets online and brick-and-mortar newspapers fold by the thousands, … Continue reading
Junito: The Test of Mental Endurance vs. Physical Injury
Life is like American baseball pitching ace Tim Lincecum – just after a change up comes your way, a nasty curve ball twists your head in circles. And by that, I mean, Junito’s transition to goalkeeper has been anything but … Continue reading
FIFA: Not a Dictatorship, Just a 21st Century Kleptocracy
Everybody wants to paint Sepp Blatter as the bad guy. Despite the surging success of the last few World Cups, FIFA gets a bad rap. Why? Well, the organization certainly has plenty of “votes” and “committees” for important things. But … Continue reading
Please Insert Clever Play on Term “Splendid” [RIGHT HERE]
Just when you thought we were getting a little too high brow, we toss in a few yuck-yucks. But seriously, Richard Whittall’s soccer blog truly is splendid. And while drinking a coffee full of splenda, I wrote a splendid guest … Continue reading
Real Madrid v. Lyon: Predictions You Can Count On…
…to come true albeit not immediately nor as I predicted. Real Madrid tied Lyon 1-1 in the first match of this away leg. Slightly better than last year under Manuel Pellegrini. I predict that Madrid will advance after either a … Continue reading
The Multitudnous Links Between Dream & Reality
Like Xavi’s calf and Guardiola’s back, I am starting to feel the effects of a soccer break-less summer. While I love the World Cup, my wrists creak, my fingers pop, and I can barely blog 70 minutes before I need … Continue reading
Junito: Changing His Position, Losing My Religion
We would like to believe that in an open and democratic society, with an abundance of resources, that clannish tribes would cease to exist. Yet sports fuel the local association, the desire to exclude the other and thereby improve self-worth. … Continue reading
Spinning Circles In The World At Large, Part I
It’s been ages since the soccer-news-media apparatus hummed along at such an accelerated pace. In light of this supernova of information, I have been forced into a stream-of-conscious absorption of facts, opinions, and dallyhoo. True, I am also working on … Continue reading