Premier League 2018-19 Preview in Numbers
By Matthew Celentano The Premier League season is nearly upon us, bringing much-needed meaning and structure to our lives. No more refreshing Twitter feeds for transfer rumours…
Articles by Matthew Celentano
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The Shape of a Dream Can Expand and Shrink: An American Soccer Life in South Korea, Part II
By Georgia Cloepfil My roommate Ha-eun spends some of her free time watching videos on her phone. She lets me watch over her shoulder and I see…
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The Shape of a Dream Can Expand and Shrink: An American Soccer Life in South Korea, Part I
By Georgia Cloepfil A glossary: apa, sick. chua, cold. baegopa, hungry. These are the first Korean words I learn. I arrive in January. Snowplows clear our training fields on the Eastern coast of…
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MLS has fans, stadiums and stars, so why did it need Juventus?
By Andrew Bates The MLS All-Star Game showcased the league’s top stars, one of its newest stadiums and its fastest growing fan base. The only thing out…
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How Did Atlanta Become America’s Soccer City?
By Matthew Celentano It comes as no surprise that Atlanta breaks the MLS All-Star Game attendance record, the official number of 72,317 echoing around the packed…
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MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target Event Schedule
By Julien Llerena Welcome to MLS All-Star Game presented by Target! Major League Soccer All-Stars will battle Italian Serie A powerhouse Juventus at the beautiful Mercedes-Benz…
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We Can All Do Better
By Travis Timmons I was alone on my couch. It was deep into 10 p.m. The kids were asleep. My wife was reading in bed. Student…
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Blue Stamp Boys
By Ed Yorkamp As the World Cup drifts into the past and fall and real life loom on the horizon, league football and life’s troubles drift back…
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Fouled by Randomness: Cavani, Kahneman and Heuristics
by Abel Meszaros “Did you see that miss by Cavani…again?” Chances are you’ve heard that sentence (feel free to sub Higuain for Cavani), uttered somewhere in your…
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Five Best Howlers of World Cup 2018
By Matthew Celentano In case you haven’t noticed, we like howlers. They’re a part of the game that’s oft-overlooked, outshined by more glamorous cousins: the screamer,…
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Pure Unbridled Joy
By J. Blue Chattigre It’s a familiar enough expression, but we seldom get the opportunity to actually use it in real life, much less see and…
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We went to the World Cup and all we got was this stupid sense of optimism
By Luke Barnes and Richard Whiddington FIFA’s corrupt. Russia’s full of radioactive hooligans. Germany’s probably going to win the damn thing again. These are thoughts bouncing…