Gabriel Batistuta was the worst at FIFA’s The Best Awards
A sexist remark from the former Argentina international belittled the players he was meant to honor (FIFA/Twitter) FIFA’s The Best awards, a reworked version of what used to…
Articles by Gaby Kirschner
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The selective defense of American soccer leagues
MLS and the NWSL have a lot in common, but this often goes overlooked (NWSL/Twitter) You might not know it from the mainstream media coverage, but there’s…
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How the Backyard Soccer games were born
A look at an influential video game series with the people who brought it to life When artist Mark Peyser and programmer Richard Moe set out to make…
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Bleachers Full of Women: How the Chattahooligans Have Championed Gender Equality From the Very…
Photo by John Rawlson Earlier this month, Sean Reid wrote a lengthy piece for Howler about the NPSL’s Chattanooga FC, a club that is defying the odds of…
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Bleachers Full of Women: Why words matter, part 2
Read part one of “Why words matter” on the Timbers Army here. Some bad soccer games feel like they’ll never end. And so do some bad aspects…
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Bleachers Full of Women: Debate over Timbers Army chant shows why words matter
The Timbers Army is well known for its treatment of women, both in terms of the their inclusion in the group — such as the use of female capos — and…
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Bleachers Full of Women: Are American clubs treating women as fans or products?
A month ago, Howler explored how female fans are treated by other fans. But how are they treated by their clubs? On Thursday afternoon, NASL club Miami…
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If footballers had walk-up music
By Gaby Kirschner [W]ith Major League Baseball’s 2016 season imminently upon us, the question must be asked: what if our best soccer players played baseball? Two things…
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Bleachers Full of Women? The question of gender equality in MLS supporters’ culture
Recalling the 2014 Independent Supporters’ Council meeting, Cidne Christensen, then president and now secretary/treasurer of Real Salt Lake’s Rogue Cavaliers Brigade supporters’ group, says that it was…