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-12 posts tagged "Soccer"
Luke Thompson | Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Since the news broke this past Sunday, millions around the world have lamented the obvious cash grab some of the top European soccer clubs made with their decision to join together to form a European Super League. The move — which has drawn harsh criticism from high profile world leaders and ordinary fans alike —
Greg McKenna | Tuesday, October 13, 2020
When I became a soccer fan and developed my fandom for Liverpool Football Club, in the spirit of the so-called “friendly derby” (well actually, just to get under my skin), my brother naturally chose to support Everton. By electing to support the city’s smaller, less successful team that eventually became dubbed “the People’s Club”, he
Inigo Yturralde | Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Soccer, the beautiful game, is captivating more people than ever before in the United States. Professional and youth teams alike are emerging all over the country. It seems like everyday there is news about a new team joining Major League Soccer (MLS) or an American youth team having success abroad. In turn, there is clear
Colin Capece | Monday, December 9, 2019
It’s hard for me to believe that the semester is already coming to a close, and it’s even harder for me to believe that the turn of the decade is suddenly upon us. It’s customary for us to reminisce at significant milestones like the one rapidly approaching, observing who we were 10 years ago, and
Wally Osterberger | Wednesday, May 1, 2019
When Americans typically think of soccer, we think of the stuff that comes on NBC when we are waking up. That being said, soccer has grown immensely in popularity. People now more know about the leagues across Europe, as well as the Champions League, which pits the best of the best against each other in
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
“This is not heartbreak. This is frustration, disgust and incompetence. This is failure and collapse. This is unacceptable.” Ryan Kolakowski’s words in his column earlier this month are an excellent encapsulation of American soccer fans’ feelings after the men’s national team missed out on the World Cup for the first time since 1986. But his argument
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Remember “the Decision”? Who can forget. How about Kevin Durant’s “next chapter”? That was pretty wild too. What if we could see something like that in the world’s biggest sport? What if it happened to a player playing for a team that expects nobody to ever want to leave? What if it happened to the
Alex Carson | Friday, January 15, 2016
Let’s start with a history lesson. It also happens to be one of England’s greatest sporting tales. It’s a story of a soccer club founded in a London district known much more for its tennis than its association football. In 1889, Wimbledon FC was founded, then known as Wimbledon Old Centrals, starting a history as an amateur
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, September 15, 2015
There’s nothing — not just in sport, but in any aspect of culture — that can unite people quite like soccer. The sport requires no more than something vaguely round to act as a ball and two markers to act as goalposts, players don’t need to worry about speaking the same language as teammates and anyone
Alex Carson | Tuesday, August 25, 2015
It’s August, and that means it’s the most wonderful time of the year. If you know me, even in the slightest, you’ll know I’m a soccer nerd — one step into my room with a wall adorned by scarves should tell you that pretty well. And on the whole, becoming a diehard fan has been an interesting transition