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Today's stunning American victory over the number one ranked team in the world deserves more than a
piddly recantation of my earlier call for Bob Bradley to resign. It deserves an opus, a glowing...
Happy Memorial Day boys and girls. I hope you are enjoying your holiday while properly honoring
those who gave their lives to protect our country. While many of us are enjoying hamburgers, hot...
Welcome, kind reader. This little intro is a late addition to this post, and is a nod to the
fantastic points made in the comments that resulted from my opinion. I won't say that I'm
completely...
It's only one game, and sixtieth minute substitute appearance at that, but Jozy Altidore's English
adventure has gotten off to a rousing start. His first touch set up Hull's winning goal in their...
The condition of professional soccer in the United States is such that the when presented with a
choice between playing the game on its highest level here or hanging up the boots and focusing on
a...
Now that it's confirmed the United States will be participating in next year's World Cup, the
American sports media will be ramping up their coverage of soccer here in the States. It's the way
of...
by Kevin McCauley I'm a regular listener to Bill Simmons' B.S. Report. Regardless of the subject
matter, which ranges from traditional American sports to reality television, it's always worth a...
The issue of immigration and soccer is bouncing around the internet recently; several articles have
come out on the issue in regards to the US National Team. I haven't completely wrapped my head...
Although the contest could have only one winner, there were other worthy candidates; this is one of
them, a commentary on the disconnect between the youth soccer and the professional game in the...
Lucas Oil Stadium When the United States Soccer Federation put out its list of possible World Cup
venues to be included in the 2018/2022 bids, seventy different stadiums made the cut.
Immediately...
Jeffery Marcus at the always interesting New York Times Goal blog has some interesting comments
from Don Garber on the American soccer market. There's some interesting stuff there, not the least
of...
The issue of exclusivity as it pertains to the American soccer community is a sticky one. On one
hand, soccer fans tend to be overly passionate about the sport, often to the point of excluding
other...
Yesterday, we tackled the notion that American soccer fans are snobbish and elitist by highlighting
a piece written on the subject by Alex Akita at The Bleacher Report. I attempted to explain part...
It's been awhile since I've done the link thing, generally because I'm a little lazy, but also
because it's done so well around the blogosphere by others. But I think it's time to start a
regular...
Around the world, as soccer/football/futbol took hold in country after country, clubs sprung up in
an organic and spontaneous fashion. Over time, these clubs sometimes took on the character of
their...
We're going extra deep in this round, to places that soccer fans would almost never find themselves
(unless you were looking for them), so bear with me. An intelligent friend of mine recently...
