Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Tuesday Ten
Ten season stories summed up in a movie title. 1. True Grit (Lille) – That’s what it took to win the title. 2. Inglourious Basterds (Real Madrid) – It was never pretty, but you got the job done. 3. Up … Continue reading
Posted in Extras
Tagged football films, Liverpool, nightmare before christmas, soccer movies, West Ham
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Playing Forward: Homeless Soccer in America, Part IV
“Playing Forward” is a five-part report on 2010′s Street Soccer USA Cup, a 4 v 4 tournament contested between homeless or recently homeless soccer players and held in Washington, DC from July 30 to August 1. It is being printed … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged ann arbor, denver street soccer, homeless, homeless soccer, seattle street soccer, Street Soccer USA
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Match Report: Eric and Natalie Betts Wedding Cup
Disclaimer: Almost all of this happened. I spiced up some details, forgot others. Artistic license. The incredibly adorable newlyweds. The sun sweltered down upon the patchy pitch of the storied Candler Park in Atlanta, GA as two formerly distinct (now … Continue reading
Posted in People
Tagged angela merkel, congratulations, happiness, joy, monaco, porto, wedding
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Playing Forward: Homeless Soccer in America, Part III
“Playing Forward” is a five-part report on 2010′s Street Soccer USA Cup, a 4 v 4 tournament contested between homeless or recently homeless soccer players and held in Washington, DC from July 30 to August 1. It is being printed … Continue reading
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Tagged Denver, emile heskey, homeless, homeless soccer, los angeles, Street Soccer USA
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The Tuesday Ten
Tweets about Ryan Giggs (formed into a narrative). Revelation 1) @JeremyH61: It is Ryan Giggs behind the Injunction. Satire of Revelation 2) @AngryBritain: BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Giggs named in the Commons by MP as #superinjunction footballer. And in other news, … Continue reading
Gay Football: Progress in Stasis
George Best – there was a player. A right red-blooded bloke. Scored as many off the field as on, if you follow me, at least when the missus wasn’t looking, ha ha. Puts hair on your chest just thinking about … Continue reading
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Tagged anton hysen, discrimination, gay footballers, justin fashanu, racism
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Put Me In, Coach
A dialogue between two of our writers on coaching youth soccer. Eric: When you think about it, Wes, our coaching careers really started at the same time: two years ago during the spring of our senior year, when we were … Continue reading
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Tagged arrigo sacchi, brilliant orange, coaching, dragon army, inverting the pyramid, youth soccer
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An Elegy on Ashley Young
One Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,/Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;/Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile/The short and simple annals of the Poor. –Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard I got to the Brewhouse in … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten
What supporting a certain club says about you, Part Two. Portsmouth: You own a rowboat, which has a hole in it you prefer to ignore than fix. Leeds United: You’ve been in a rowboat owned by a Portsmouth fan. West … Continue reading
Playing Forward: Homeless Soccer in America, Part II
“Playing Forward” is a five-part report on 2010′s Street Soccer USA Cup, a 4 v 4 tournament contested between homeless or recently homeless soccer players and held in Washington, DC from July 30 to August 1. It is being printed … Continue reading
