Look, I am no grief counselor. Yeah, I’ve worked with victims of trauma and taken some psychology classes, but I do not make myself as an expert. But even me, the average joe, can see that your relationship with Ronaldinho is really really messed up. Did things get started too quick, too fast? Did his [...]
So last post we covered your love of young black male athletes. Kinda weird, but hey, to each their own. We also waxed hip swinging Latins and long running Anglos. Scratch that. We left out those full court pressing boys with the skin like snow. I apologize and accept your forgiveness. And now things start [...]
The Togo tragedy was just that – a tragedy. That it preceded a moment of optimism, the coming World Cup in South Africa, merely augmented the emotional impact of such a disastrous set of circumstances. While mainstream media batted its eyelids, the soccer blogosphere did it’s job – highlighting all angles of the awful situation [...]
Ahem, European readers. Just as I click “all read” when you began to dabble about cricket, rugby, or the Scottish national team, I now give you fair warning – this is a rambling and incoherent essay on North American football culture. And by North America, I mean the United States of America. Well, maybe a [...]
What did you want for Chrismas? A new Ipod? A new laptop? Well, the mid and lower table sides in the Premiership, nay, the world, really wanted something much simpler – a coherent enforcement mechanism to punish guilty parties. If Justice without Power is impotence, then power without justice is tyranny. And this Christmas, the Chelsea [...]
Did you just see that? If you were an American, it’s just another stock footage of one of our favorite past times – raging debates over inches (centimeters). If, however, you are from a land that calls “soccer” “football,” then you probably tuned out around the ten second mark. I don’t want to frighten you, [...]
No word generates more confusion in the American English language than “strike.” When referring to the long revered sport of bowling, a strike is when the player knocks down all the pins on his first attempt. A strike is desired. When referring to America’s national past time, baseball, a strikeout is when the pitcher manages [...]
Hey you! No, not the guy behind you. No, not the split personality. YOU. YOU. Why did you watch the do-or-die Egypt-Algeria playoff? Have you ever been to either of those countries? Wow, you know about the Pharaohs and Pyramids of Egypt, but what about Algeria. Yeah, that’s what I thought. And did you even [...]
One day after US Soccer sent out an email on how to score US World Cup tickets (a very affordable membership fee), Nike has rocked the once solid fan base of the Yank team. I normally leave fashion commentary to professionals , but even to my untrained eye, the new US kit presents a revolting [...]
The EPL is taking advantage of the FIFA break to have a meeting on “the future of the game.” And given MLS Don Garber and Robert Kraft´s remarks to the “Brits and media, you´d think a salary cap or end of relegation/promotion was on the European horizon. Yes, I have written a piece on this [...]
