After one hundred and twenty minutes (not counting added time) of exciting soccer played in front of millions of adoring fans worldwide, the US Men's National team is heading home from Brazil defeated by Belgium in the knockout stages of the tournament. 2-1 is a scoreline that fails to capture the true drama of the match,…
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Liverpool set to lose big on latest Suarez scandal
Luis Suarez is crazy. I think we can all agree that with his latest biting incident (of THREE biting incidents) that Luis Suarez is in desperate need of help. There are few things in life as animalistic and barbaric as biting an opponent. I think spitting is up there as well, but there is something…
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An American’s guide to the World Cup Pt 3
This is a continuation of a multi-part series of blog posts about the excitement of the World Cup. For the previous posts, click here: Part 1 Part 2 If you're American and just can't see what all the fuss is about regarding the World Cup, here are three more points to consider. 3: (Mostly) Non-violent Patriotic…
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An American’s guide to World Cup pt2
This is part 2 in my guide for Americans who hate soccer, and everything else lovely and wonderful in the world. 2: Learn the dark drama, background, and dirty players of the World Cup's organizers FIFA. Nothing can pique the interest of the average American like the great gossip of rumors, corruption, money and…
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