It’s time for a good old fashioned link-up. Stop, make sure no co-workers or supervisors are in sight, and then click more. Wait for it….wait for it….wait for it…NOW

I will keep this short and sweet in light of your overpowering and anxious anticipation of the coming Premier League kick-off. First, Brian Phillips asks if we don’t appreciate Pele as much as we should. Brian draws upon two notions of hero – the all conquering good guy vs. the rebellious adolescent (Maradona). The point [...]

So, yeah, the World Cup has ended. Some hated it. I enjoyed it. Of course, I took into account that no even can realistically live up to the hype as “the greatest and most entertaining” sporting event on Earth. Still, from the fluid counter-attacking Germans to the patient passing Iberians, this tournament was light years [...]

Instead of writing a lot, I’m just going to steal some content to try and brighten your Monday morning. Here goes…. The US mounted a stirring comeback against Slovenia, yet a third goal by the Yanks was incorrectly(?) called back. Alan Jacobs at Run of Play argues that referees are weak – they prefer to [...]

So, the World Cup is among us. Where, good reader, should you go to consume your daily tidbits of media morsels? Well, I have just a handful of ideas… First, Tahir Duckett, a close friend, will be traveling to South Africa to give you the scoop on the US national team and his travails abroad. [...]

Zonal Marking is, well, about more than just zonal marking. The diagrams are wicked cool, and the analysis of Mexico’s fluid, three pronged attack is spot on. And a pleasure to read. Brian at Run of Play bridges the gaps between nerd, cover art novelist nerd, and soccer nerd. Welcome to his world of fantasy [...]

It’s been an eternity since we last stole content from other sites, blatantly disregarding the fundamental principles of intellectual property. Thus, in the spirit of the collective, sacrificing the copyright foundations of the 20th century for the 21st century internet discourse of “traffic” and “pagerank”, I present some goodies from around the soccer blogosphere. We [...]

So I got this idea. Instead of writing brilliant and clever posts concerning the sport of soccer, I will read other brilliant and clever posts on said sport. Then, using a device I call a “lynk”, I will post a “lynk” to these posts which you can follow for your own reading enjoyment. I call [...]

People always stop me on the street and ask – why haven’t you written anything clever about Diego Maradona in so long? Before I can respond, one of my guardaespaldas, normally Brunito, a 6’5 robust man of Senegalese descent, throws them into a dumpster. But the other day, while laughing at this poor man in [...]

Alright folks, the amusing soccer writing has spiraled hopelessly out of control. Thus, to put a plastic lid on Pandora’s box and restore a bit of order, we give you a delicious diet of high quality linkery. First off, Studs-up offers an exclusive interview between the Irish Federation and Sepp Blatter. As expected, it quickly [...]