Olympic Soccer – Games to Watch 7/24-8/10
The simultaneous Euros and Copa América are now behind us, but there’s no rest for the football-obsessed. Despite the fact that the opening ceremony is not until next Friday, the […]
Category Archives: Argentina
On Tap – Sept International Break
Even though it’s the first international break of the season and we just had a World Cup last December, Euro qualification is firmly underway. There’s also a semifinals and finals […]
Copa América Femenina 2022 Rounds 3-4
Women’s Soccer, July 2022: A SeriesThis is the eleventh post in a series devoted to the 117 games of international women’s football played in July 2022, covering the 3rd and […]
Copa América Femenina 2022 Rounds 1-2
Women’s Soccer, July 2022: A SeriesThis is the fifth post in a series devoted to the 117 games of international women’s football played in July 2022, covering the opening of […]
Rest of the World Update
I’m catching up on the past week in the CONCACAF W Championship, Copa América Femenina, and Women’s AFRICA Cup of Nations. Here goes. . .
A Strange Summer
The summer soccer season starts tomorrow, but with the World Cup delayed until the winter, it’s likely to feel a bit different. It breaks fairly evenly into two halves: an […]
Review: Angels with Dirty Faces
Jonathan Wilson, Angels with Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina (Orion, 2016). xviii+411 pages with notes, bibliography, index. Jonathan Wilson’s most recent book fills a notable gap. While there are […]
Ten to Watch in November
Life at the day job is busy right now, so this will have to be quick (except for yesterday’s game, which demands an account): 1st Manchester City 3 – Barcelona 1 […]
Olympics (Men): Game 3 Preview
With the Premier League season starting this weekend, it’s hard to spare much energy for a glorified U-23 tournament. But if you’re feeling Olympic enough to watch men’s football tomorrow, […]
Final Words (Germany 1, Argentina 0)
I’m always a little sad at the end of a major tournament, which is probably why it’s taken me some time to write up the final. Brazil 2014 was particularly […]
Stoopid American 