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I recently finished reading Among the Thugs, Bill Buford's book about English football hooligans.
In it, Buford dissects the nature of a mob, mob mentality and, in turn, mob violence. Calling it a
disturbing read is an understatement. While I read the book and because I had never seen anything
like what he described, I [...]
A reader stumbled across this bit of investigative reporting on the breed of mullet known as the
"Soccer Rocker" whilst searching for fish recipes (don't ask, I didn't). This excerpt from the
highly entertaining and disturbing series "The Mullet Chronicles" focuses on the equally loved and
despised "business in the front, party in the back" look favored on the field by so many.
I'm back from the beach. It was new girlfriend-awesome except for an unexpected trip to the local
Doctors office. Why was I seeking medical treatment? Because I was bitten on the ankle by some sort
of bug that I'm allergic to and my ankle swelled and grew this gumball-sized bag of puss.
Seriously, it's like the makeup artist from Sean of the Dead was doodling on my leg.
It's been some time since I updated you on my travels to South Africa 2010 and the World Cup Final
on July 11, 2010.
It's been a good and bad journey so far.
The good has been the wealth of knowledge I've gained about Africa, its people and the wonderful
game of football.
The bad has been the unbelieveable task I face of getting to SA 2010.
Sue Lopez is a legend. Agreed? Formerly a Southampton starlet, and a trailblazer in heading over to
Italy to play for expenses only, she's gone into coaching and education, and this book is a
definitive attempt at chronicling the more recent history of the women's game, including the rise
and fall of the WFA. Occasionally it's difficult to follow the narrative line, switching as it does
between historical research and Lopez's own autobiography, but the rather non-linear structure
doesn't make it any less interesting to read.
Before I began my quest into poncy academia, I'm ashamed to say I never realized the struggles
female footballers faced during most of this century, and I certainly never realized just how
pig-headed the FA were about letting the ladies play on proper pitches. Wendy Owen was centre-half
in the first official England teams, and this is her autobiography.
Yes, it's my own book, OK? Sometimes I'm even tempted to read it, but I cannot bear the thought of
revisiting the thoughts of the innocent child I was in 2002, before I became the wizened, cynical
old hack you have editing your favourite ladies' football blog now. If you've got a suggestion for
a book we can feature in our weekly Literary Stylings slot, add it in the Comments or email me at
shinywomen@googlemail.
If you are an Englishman of a certain age you may want to click on the red "x" at the top of the
screen right now for we are about to discuss to an Argentine whose name rhymes with "Marijuana" but
whose drug of choice was cocaine.
I asked my buddy Joe the Gap Model (he's not really a Gap model, he just looks enough like one to
get all the play at the bar when we where at college) to engage in a game of word association with
the name Diego Maradona.
So anywho, you may have read something lately about this new book on hooliganism that is out in the
states. The author, Dougie Brimson, is on a press junket around the country warning every writer he
can find about the perils of hooliganism, how America has to do all it can to avoid it, and how it
is a bigger threat than terrorism. I didn't know there was an imminent threat, but whatever.
You've read this, right? So there's no need to review this, really. Oh, except to point out the
sentence that has riled me for the best part of a decade and a half now – the sniffy "I have
never met a woman who would make that Wednesday night journey to Plymouth." This from the Arsenal
fan who freely admits that he is only really bothered about attending home games, not particularly
caring about missing something major away from home.
When news is slow it is always a time to look at the schedules for the billionth time and break
them down even more than before. Right? Right...so heres to it: Chicago Fire (4 games) @ CUSA
(9/29); NE (10/6); @ DCU (10/13); LA (10/21) The end is not near for the Fire, two points in last
week's [...]
Looking for another reason for your missus to contemplate conducting an intervention for your
footie addiction? Perhaps you've an interest in regaling uninterested friends & family with useless
information? Or maybe you just need more ammunition for the next time you try to drunkenly out-geek
your buddies at the tailgate (remember, he who talks loudest is right!
It's a simple enough premise - star striker Gavin Carr has spawned a child who's inherited his
footballing skills. But - tragically! - she's a girl, and her twin brother is more interested in
directing films than emulating his dad. Action Replay follows the adventures of Rosie and Archie as
they move to a new school after their father's transfer, with one of the themes being Rosie's
battle to play football with the boys (she's 11, so it's OK).
This one comes highly recommended. Adrian Chiles follows his fellow West Brom fans around for a
season, trying to assess why it is that apparently sane people spend so much time and money on
watching football - especially when it seems to bring them nothing but misery. It's fascinating
stuff, particularly if you've ever pondered that same question yourself.
Round one of the playoffs is in the books. Both conference champions are out, more and more it
looks like MLS Cup 2007 could be a repeat of MLS Cup 2006. I don't brag too much, but doing a blog
that people can connect with and read daily and talk about sometimes I feel like I [...]
Buffalo, NY - First-time author Sergio R. Rodriguez announces the release of the upcoming
children's Christmas book classic entitled Little Santa & Snowboy. An ideal story for children ages
3-7; this is the first release in a series of books chronicling the childhood adventures of Santa
Claus. The title characters, Little Santa and Snowboy, embark [.
