A History of Super Cups
This Wednesday will see the 44th UEFA Super Cup, while the weekend before last hosted three national super cup competitions in France, Germany, and England. Kicking off the new European […]
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Referees and Psychology
The controversial penalty calls in France-Norway and Australia-Brazil over the past few days are as good an excuse as any to shamelessly promote an article I wrote about a year […]
Women’s World Cup Book Club Must Read
Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer, by Gwendolyn Oxenham. With the United States kicking off their World Cup campaign today, it seems like a […]
Summer Kicks Off
With the Women’s World Cup kicking off in France and the U-20 World Cup beginning its quarterfinal round yesterday, the summer soccer season felt like it was kicking off in […]
The Mixer Project: Chapter 2
Cantona and Counters This is the second of 25 blog posts devoted to Michael Cox’s The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines. In […]
U-20 US – Nigeria Pre-cap
The Unites States find themselves in a must-win game against Nigeria today after losing 2-1 to Ukraine in their opening game of the Under-20 World Cup. The loss came despite […]
U-20 Day 1: Group B Round-Up
The U-20 World Cup kicked off with games from Groups A and B. The latter of those offered the more interesting fixtures. There is no such thing as a group […]
The Mixer Project: Chapter 1
A Whole New Ball Game With the May 30th release of Michael Cox’s second book, Zonal Marking, now seems like a good time to reflect on his first book, The […]
Summer Tournament Schedule
Though it is difficult to follow up last summer’s riveting World Cup, multiple tournaments this summer offer a glorious density that will be challenging to keep up with. The Women’s […]
Germany 0 – Mexico 1
Mexico upset tournament favorites Germany in a game that was as tactically interesting as it was viscerally exciting. Joachim Löw’s Germany set up in their anticipated 4-2-3-1, though with Marvin […]
