Tag Archives: fandom

Root for the Home Team, Part III

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Part three in our three-part feature on how we choose the teams we root for.  You can find part 1 here and part II here. (Yes, we got confused with our Arabic/Roman numerals, but we’re just going to stick with … Continue reading →

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Root for the Home Team, Part II

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Part two in our now three-part (upgrade!) feature on how we choose the teams we root for.  Let’s get a couple of preliminaries out of the way off the bat. First, there’s no doubt MLS is here to stay. Right … Continue reading →

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Root for the Home Team, Part 1

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

A two-part feature on how we choose the teams we root for. There are books — or at least one book — on why and how fans follow sports, but our interest here is why fans follow specific teams.[1] As … Continue reading →

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The Neutral’s Dilemma

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

As a neutral soccer fan, there are certain characteristics that tend to draw me in to a team, that get me to reserve my seat on the bandwagon. Many of these I’m sure you can guess. I like teams that … Continue reading →

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The Birth and Death of a Fan

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

I’m not really a replica jersey type of person, and yet I’ve still somehow come to own two of them. The first is a blue jersey with a silver and gold chevron in the middle and a badge over the … Continue reading →

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