crashing the box
Writers Ike Allen and Jason C Stuart take on the global game (and the occasional soccer bar) from a Yank perspective
Caleb Porter
Why Olympic Soccer Matters (or March Madness for Futbol Geeks)
In the long shadow of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship this summer, that nuisance of an association football tournament – the Olympics – will buzz around soccer clubs’ ears begging for them to release their players for the competition. Just another age-specific tournament that FIFA can’t stand because it threatens their monopoly by daring … Continue reading
Bring a Medal Home (or U23 Coach Caleb Porter has the US soccer story to watch in 2012)
“Am I saying I want to see them to bring a medal home? I think that would be asking too much if you look at all the teams.” - Jurgen Klinsmann, US Soccer Senior Team Coach Am I simply too American? Am I too jingoistic? Or am I simply too romantic? Klinsmann’s aforementioned statements about … Continue reading
crashing the box 