Football is a sport of great joy and exceptional sorry. And, increasingly, loss.
Bridget Gordon
Dispatches From The United Soccer Coaches Convention: Day 3
Dispatches From The United Soccer Coaches Convention: Day 2
Dispatches From The United Soccer Coaches Convention: Day 1
Digital Editor James Bridget Gordon is at the annual conference to take American Soccer’s temperature During a phone meeting this week to go over last-minute details for my assignment at the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Convention, Dennie pulled a bit of a stutter-step. “So before we get too deep into the weeds,” my illustrious editor-in-chief …
Is It Worth It?
The Copa Libertadores Finals highlighted the ugliness in soccer– as well as its transcendent beauty. Does one cancel out the other? When we talk about soccer, we never just talk about soccer. This sport doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s infused with our cultures (and our counter-cultures), with our politics, with our histories, with our …
Keep Soccer Weird
Patrice Evra’s Instagram post highlighted how absurd soccer culture can– and should– be. Austin, Texas has a reputation for being quirky. What that means, exactly, depends on who you talk to. But generally speaking, you could chalk it up to a distinct local character defined by liberal-ish social politics, active underground subcultures, a broad resistance …
Goal Celebrations For The Apocalypse
A Strategic Analysis Of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Chess Match With Magnus Carlsen
The young Liverpool fullback challenged the defending World Champion to a friendly game. It went about as well as you’d expect. There really should be a complicated German word for the odd feeling that happens when several of your interests smash into each other. Before checking in with England for international duty, Liverpool fullback Trent …
Steve Bruce’s Post-Sacking Zesty Tex-Mex Cabbage Dinner
When life gives you cabbage, make this quick and tasty dinner at home. Aston Villa fired manager Steve Bruce earlier today. The decision came after a tough 3-3 draw at home against Preston North End, leaving Villa with just one win in their last ten games. The fans were certainly not pleased. One supporter went …
FC St Pauli Fans Were Hit With Stink Bombs Ahead Of Hamburg Derby
There’s something special about a rekindled derby. It brings out a certain passion and creativity that had been pent up. When spite meets lots of free time, the magic of football really shines. Hamburger SV, playing in 2. Bundesliga after being relegated last season, played host to their cross-town rivals FC St. Pauli this past …