We Must Not Let The Truffle Shuffle Go By Unnoticed
What I love most about U.S. soccer is that it brings out the weirdo in all of us – or perhaps it just brings out the weirdos and the rest of us stay home and watch ‘Breaking Bad’ or something. I’m not really sure.
Butch Female Soccer Player Likes Springsteen (Shocker!)
In honor of the recent passing of both the United States’ 235th birthday as well as one of the most thrilling ends to a U.S. soccer game Sunday afternoon against Brazil, here is Megan Rapinoe coming close to being cool for a second:
French Soccer: Racism Free (Except For The Ways In Which It Is Not)
Two weeks ago, French website Mediapart released a report accusing members of the French Football Federation’s National Technical Board of racial discrimination. The site asserted that a 30 percent limit of young, developing French Colonial North African players would even be considered for the national team.
Wait. The Napolis Are Attacking Rival Fans By Doing What Now?
If you admit nothing else to yourself today, admit at least that soccer hooligans are becoming a little more considerate. Make no mistake, they’ll still hunt you down and assault you for no other reason than you’re wearing the wrong colors, but how and where they assault you has never been more convenient for the recovery process.
And Here Is Why No One Knows What Togo’s Soccer Team Looks Like
Two weeks ago we discussed the bizarre fakery that occurred at an exhibition match in Bahrain. The Togolese national team that arrived got whipped 3-0, and left many of the team’s opponents feeling they just played Togo’s JV squad. Soon after the match, inquiries revealed that no one on that losing Togo team were actual members of the Togolese national team. At the time no one knew why.
Now they do – sort of.
