Tag Archives: soccer

Top of the Morning

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

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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Best By the Numbers: 6

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Soccer lists are ubiquitous and come in all shapes and sizes, types and varieties. We at O87 never settle for just doing another list. “Just another list” isn’t even in our vocabulary. So, when one of us decided that it … Continue reading →

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A Humble Running Diary of Barcelona-Chelsea

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

7”–Phew. Finally got my (not illegal) stream to work. I see there have been no goals so far. Twitter tells me Messi dragged one close, but that’s it. 9”–I can’t keep up with my Twitter feed. Something about Gary Cahill … Continue reading →

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On the Diving Culture in Soccer

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

“Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen; soccer is a gentleman’s game played by beasts; football is a beastly game played by beasts.”- Henry Blaha I drove to New Orleans with a buddy from Canada and we talked a … Continue reading →

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Futile Humility. Humble Futility.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility. — Errol Morris It’s never been exactly easy going as an Aston Villa fan. I took up the claret and blue banner in … Continue reading →

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Finding Our Linspiration

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

The parable of the unsung hero is a lost American tradition; many of our athletic gods have been knighted as teenagers. Players don’t come from nowhere in this page-view obsessed world. A 90-second Google search now, and we know everything … Continue reading →

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Electronic Propaganda: FIFA as a Teaching Tool

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

One of the joys of being a soccer fan in the United States is the opportunity to convert the unbelievers, to watch as someone who was once indifferent or antagonistic falls in love with the game. To love soccer is … Continue reading →

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Living in the Shadow of the Lingerie Football League

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Today we feature a column by a guest writer and friend, Camille Hankins. Camille is a junior at Emory University who majors in Women’s Studies and works in the University Women’s Center. Camille published a shorter version of this piece … Continue reading →

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The O87 Mailbag

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

We here at The Other 87 get a lot of fan mail, and until this week we’ve been nervously stuffing it in the freezer like Andy from Parks and Recreation. But now that we’re pretty certain that our parents aren’t … Continue reading →

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The Friday Question

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

The Ballon d’Or finalists were announced this week, and for some reason, they spent the time and effort to put more than just two people on the list. (And those two aren’t exactly 1a and 1b; more like 1 and that other … Continue reading →

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