Ten Games in September
The European season tends to hit full stride in September, with enough games played for stories to emerge that shape our expectations going forward, and this September was no exception. […]
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Some more fully developed general ideas about the game from an American perspective.
Ten Games in August
This is a new monthly feature summarizing the ten games you should have seen from the month just past. Where possible, I will try to add links to highlights and […]
World Cup Book Club – Extra
Alex Bellos, Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life With the US team eliminated and another day before the quarterfinals start, you may be feeling like you have a bit more […]
Under the Sun
Or, February World Cup Book Club This is the first installment of a recurring feature on books you might want to read in anticipation of Brazil 2014. Although it’s a […]
How Low-Scoring is Soccer?
The most common gripe of football haters—soccer, not American football—is that the sport is too low-scoring. This is a silly argument with even a moment’s reflection, even to those with […]
Tiki-Tatum
UPDATE (2 May 2017): Thanks to Bécquer Seguín for linking to this now somewhat dated article. I hope that it’s main argument still holds, and is of interest. It was […]
Stoopid American 