The Ballad of Mo Salah 17/18, by Michael Signorelli
By Michael Signorelli Over the course of the World Cup, Howler will feature a different writer each day reflecting on the action, their own experience, or…
Articles by Matthew Celentano
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The Good, the Bad, and the Howlers from Everyone’s First Matchday, by Matthew Celentano
Just like that, Matchday One is complete for each team. We’ve now watched all 32 teams play in what has been a pulsating round of matches, complete…
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In Defence of Nationalism Through the Haze of World Cup Fever, by Elliott Sheaf
by Elliott Sheaf Based on Elliott’s first sentence, and his theme, we have decided to leave his spellings of “Defense” (and a few other words) in his…
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El Milagro, La Selección, y Los Guadalupanos, by George B. Sánchez-Tello
by George B. Sánchez-Tello Fifteen men gather in a converted garage watching television. Sleeping cots are stacked behind them. Against the opposite wall lay blue 50-gallon plastic…
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Family of Three: A multi-generational World Cup Saturday, Far From the Action, by Zach Dundas
By Zach Dundas PORTLAND, OREGON, USA— The cats woke me, as I knew they would. My wife had expressly ruled out a 3 am viewing of France…
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How to Avoid an Early Exit, After an Early Exit, By Mapate Diop
By Mapate Diop So you’ve been appointed the interim head coach of your national team the day before the start of the 2018 World Cup after the…
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Notes from Lake Erie: Saudi Arabia vs. Russia, by Gabriel Bump
by Gabriel Bump Note: Everyone’s World Cup experience is just a little different. Over the course of the month, Howler will track the days of the tournament…
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A Journey to the World Cup: A Fan’s Memoir from then to now
by Tom Kludt FIFA gave the World Cup to Russia and Qatar at a time when nobody would give me a job. The announcement on that…
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Which youngsters will shine at World Cup 2018?, by Matthew Celentano
By Matthew Celentano It is time—in just a few days, the gods of the game will bless us with a month of beautiful, insane, sometimes boring…
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What Will Happen: A World Cup Preview That Even We Can’t Quite Believe, by Dennie Wendt
by Dennie Wendt Stay with Howler for daily thoughts on World Cup 2018. We’ve lined up a solid roster of writers to comment on the tournament…