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(03/17/15 12:00am)
Last Wednesday, a rare bit of poetic justice prevailed on the world stage of soccer. Bear in mind that I find it hard to empathize with these mega-clubs of Europe that routinely spend tens of millions every transfer window in order to acquire and keep the best talent—leaving the rest to make do with what’s left. Paris Saint-Germain fully deserves the Champions League Quarter-Final spot it earned over Chelsea after grinding out a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
(02/18/15 3:38am)
The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team is in for a busy 2015 season.
(11/25/14 6:30am)
There seems to be a sense of panic spreading across U.S. soccer circles. On the tail end of consecutive losses in international friendlies to Colombia and the Republic of Ireland, the team is winless since a post-World Cup friendly with the Czech Republic. Key contributors from the last World Cup cycle are, for the most part, either aging or out of form. There is certainly cause for concern. Brian Sciaretta, in an opinion for American Soccer Now, aptly surmises the prevailing pessimism.
(10/16/14 2:40am)
You’d be forgiven if you said you did not expect much from the Icelandic people on the global stage. The nation’s entire population — around 325,000 — barely edges out that of Toledo, Ohio while trailing Anaheim, California. Before Scandinavian settlers arrived around 800 AD, the island’s only resident mammal was the arctic fox. The Black Death hit the country TWICE in the 15th century, wiping out roughly half the population each time. Iceland’s historical claims to fame are limited to its fish and aluminum exports, numerous geothermal landmarks and being home to the northernmost capital city in the world.