crashing the box
Writers Ike Allen and Jason C Stuart take on the global game (and the occasional soccer bar) from a Yank perspective
Juan Agudelo
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
National Squad as Hometown Team? (or The Sound and Fury of Preston Zimmerman)
A hastily scribbled thought in response to @PZimmerman88 and his Twitter rant… The furry from Preston Zimmerman’s Twitter rant was profound. “I thought it would be cool getting Klinsmann as US National team coach, but I think it’s actually worse than when Bradley was coach….”, Zimmerman blasted from his account. This was succeeded by a … Continue reading
