Tag Archives: la liga

Never Mind Your League, Here’s The EuroLeague Cup

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

What if we could determine the best league in the world once and for all? Wait. We can. There’s something magnificent about Yahoo Answers. I don’t even mean in a goddammit-there’s-a-whole-lotta-stupid-out-there kind of way, although that’s certainly part of the … Continue reading →

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Philosophy Without Philosophy: Finding Our Inner Fans

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Disclaimer: I’m talking to you, but not to you! One of the prerogatives of being an American following soccer abroad is not being tied down to a team geographically. That isn’t to say that it can’t be a motivating factor … Continue reading →

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The Most Trivial of Pursuits: Is Spain Really Better than England?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Could the EPL’s failure to advance its top teams be indicative of a broader shift in cultural dominance? Let’s find out by playing Trivial Pursuit. Manchester United and Manchester City, the two teams perched atop the Premiere League standings by … Continue reading →

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A Fool’s Errand: Finding Faith in the Underdog

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

There are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then there’s fifty feet of crap. And then there’s us. … In the opening scene of 2011’s Moneyball, director Bennett Miller recounts the Oakland Athletics’ historic burnout in the 2001 AL … Continue reading →

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La Liga Strikes Back

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Oh, La Liga. I am a Bedouin, and you are my desert. I have seen no water for ninety-one days, but I do not lose hope. The rain will fall soon. I know this because it always falls, every season. … Continue reading →

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