Monthly Archives: September 2011
Waxing On: The Great Failure of Manchester City
True story: Ever since I was little, I’ve rooted against Daniel LaRusso in the All-Valley Karate Championship. I didn’t understand this when I was nine and watching The Karate Kid on TV. Something just felt off to me about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Tevez, Karate Kid, manchester city, money, Roberto Mancini
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Tuesday XI: International Pick-Up Edition
We’ve already examined the stereotypical pick-up XI. But what would it look like broken down by nationality? We’ve assembled some standout players from our personal experience on the field to bring you an International Pick-Up XI. GK – My Old … Continue reading
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Tagged algeria, cultural stereotypes, iran, korea, nigeria, pick-up, senegal
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Transfigured Night, Part II
In this two-installment story, the author explores his precarious relationship with soccer, and why he can’t imagine life without it. Part I can be found here. On Choosing I told Sami I was ready to get serious. “You need a … Continue reading
The Friday Question
The next in our end-of-week fixtures, the Friday Question is simple: Each of our writers takes a brief crack at one burning question. This week: The Question Which three players finish as top scorer in England, Spain and Italy and … Continue reading
Searching for the Bobby Fischer Moment
I think that the chess match between Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne was one of the greatest single competitions in the history of games or sports. Imagine this: a child, 13 years old at the time, sits fidgeting in front … Continue reading
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Tagged bobby fischer, chess, irony, marc albrighton, oceans eleven, shawshank redemption
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The Tuesday XI
80′s Night Edition The bar where one third of The Other 87 watches the U.S. National Team play hosted 80’s (and Ladies) Night Friday while the game was going on. In honor of the soundtrack we had for the match, … Continue reading
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Tagged edu, freddie mercury, michael jackson, robbie rogers, tim howard
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Transfigured Night, Part I
In this two-installment story, the author explores his precarious relationship with soccer, and why he can’t imagine life without it. Introduction McDonough is, like most rec fields, patchy, and mostly flat. There are ditches and sparse rocks and hidden sprinklers … Continue reading
Top of the Morning
Welcome to Top of the Morning, The Other 87′s very own series of personnel Power Rankings. We take a look at all the action of the last month, and attempt to pick the players who made the best of it. … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy of england, andre villas-boas, arsene wenger, cesc fabregas, FIFA 12, radiolab
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