Since we have an international readership we have to touch on The Beautiful Game. The World Cup kicks off in South Africa in a less than twenty-four hours. So the things that jumped out at me the most other than ESPN’s marketing push to make Americans care about the most popular sport in the world– [...]
Its not that I’ve fallen prey to Iron Man mania, even though promotion for the film is everywhere: on ESPN, at Burger King, any toy aisle at Target. I’ve been impressed by Matt Fraction’s run on the series. The completion of his most recent story arc just happens to coincide with the U.S. debut of [...]
I’m not sure which part of this story disturbs me more. There are so many stereotypes here: angry teenager, passionate Italians, violent soccer fan. As reported by Reuters, Fabrizio R., suffered a deep cut to the throat after his 16-year-old son, Mario, attacked him during an argument on Sunday over the soccer video game FIFA [...]
I wasn’t aware that collegiate women’s soccer was now a full contact sport. But if you watch the on-field antics of Elizabeth Lambert of the University of New Mexico, it is now. Last Thursday night, Lambert displayed moves more often seen in mixed martial arts tournaments or by NFL linebackers looking to smoke a wide [...]
It’s time again for the World Cup qualifiers. Hoards of soccer fans from around the world will descend on Cardiff this September. You know how sometimes you get those advisory notices about travel to certain countries like: Don’t drink the water. Watch out for pickpockets. Don’t say you’re an American. Most of which are very [...]
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