A couple days ago Brian Phillips, purveyor of Run of Play, tweeted the following:
Netflix's top category for me is "Dark Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead."
Improbably, this is not a list of Beckham documentaries.
My initial reaction was, that's funny, because Phillip's writing is nothing like that first
sentence.
The FA aside, the news cycle has been a bit slow lately. I did receive an anonymous tip that in
Garden City, Kansas, a caterpillar had recently formed a cocoon and in a few weeks time may
possibly become a butterfly. However, the "source" failed to provide enough detailed facts to
corroborate the story, so instead I went with "Mourinho will quit Real Madrid to coach
England.
It's all love here. Like the brute, unrefined relationship between Cavani and Lavezzi. These
handpicked eleven pieces are all splendid reads...
- Pitch Invasion on the District Ultras fan culture based around DC United.
- Sid Lowe for The Guardian on how Rayo Vallecano is a model for how to lose with grace
- Ryan O'Hanlon for The Run of Play (in exile) on Thomas Müller's distinct German-ness
- The Two Unfortunates discussing the irrefutable partnership between Unemployment and
Football
- Two Hundred Percent on how the Carling Cup was won
- The Other 87 Minutes tackles the issue of how to develop elite soccer players in the United
States
- IBWM on the prospect of bringing MLS across the street from Disney World.
STARTERSWhen I read that Fabrice Muamba was without a heartbeat for 78 minutes I have to ask, Is that even
possible?
-Brian Phillips of Grantland on Muamba.
dN
Unreal! Watch all 234 goals that Lionel Messi has scored for Barcelona!
-Just make sure you hit MUTE on the sound.
The soccer interwebs are a large and scary place. Sometimes, you try to find an amusing GIF of a
petulant foul or amazing free kick and you end up in a forum cave, surrounded by trolls that will
defend King Kenny to the death. Tread with caution. And check out these pre-approved links.
Brian Phillips has the scoop on all the leading Chelsea manager candidates and the betmakers'
odds for each one.
The soccer interwebs are a large and scary place. Sometimes, you try to find an amusing GIF of a
petulant foul or amazing free kick and you end up in a forum cave, surrounded by trolls that will
defend King Kenny to the death. Tread with caution. And check out these pre-approved links.
Brian Phillips has the scoop on all the leading Chelsea manager candidates and the betmakers'
odds for each one.
The soccer interwebs are a large and scary place. Sometimes, you try to find an amusing GIF of a
petulant foul or amazing free kick and you end up in a forum cave, surrounded by trolls that will
defend King Kenny to the death. Tread with caution. And check out these pre-approved links.
Brian Phillips has the scoop on all the leading Chelsea manager candidates and the betmakers'
odds for each one.
In Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man & the Sea, an elderly fisherman struggles for several
days to catch and subdue an enormous marlin. Once he vanquishes the beast, ties it to his boat, and
heads to shore, a group of sharks arrive and eat the fish. He tries in vain to fend off the sharks
with his oar, but returns home, exhausted and empty-handed.
Jozy Altidore vs Mexico
The U.S. Men's National Team faces Canada at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 3, at BMO Field in Toronto
in what is the third game of an 18-day stretch. U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is managing the
squad as if it were participating in a five-game tournament. This game marks the first time since
November of 1997 that the USA is facing Canada north of the border.
