Ding, dong the witch is gone. FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced his resignation on Tuesday amid the corruption scandal that has all of the soccer world talking. And though Blatter says he will keep his position until a successor is… Read More ›
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Soccer Has Staying Power in the U.S.
First, let’s give props to the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team for its performance in the 2014 World Cup. To those anti-soccer folks, sure the Americans lost to Belgium in the first stage of the Knockout Round. Sure the Americans finished… Read More ›
U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Manned Up Vs. Ghana
For the first time in recent memory, I am proud of the U.S. men’s soccer team. I was proud of the way the Americans found a way to win against a superior opponent (Ghana). I was proud of the way… Read More ›
2014 World Cup Preview
Nope, this is not a dream – nor a hallucination (no matter how high some of y’all might be right now). Yours truly is previewing the 2014 World Cup. In fact, not only am I previewing the 2014 World Cup,… Read More ›
Hope Solo = the Terrell Owens of Soccer
My girl Hope Solo is at it again. First, there was the dust-up that involved Brianna Scurry during the 2007 World Cup. You remember when then-U.S. coach Greg Ryan who benched Solo, then a young goalkeeper for the veteran Scurry,… Read More ›
Our Women’s Soccer Team Choked
Disclaimer: this is one of the very few positive rants I will ever make on soccer. Now without further ado… First let me say that I am extremely proud of our women’s World Cup team. They showed a lot of… Read More ›