ChiquiDracula

I was stuck in a loop today after the game. "Hope is not lost." That's what she said. The Japanese checkout girl at Fiesta meant it too—Japan is still in the cup, and tomorrow Mexico (my first and only remaining ...Read More

One World, One Cup

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Whenever I write about soccer, I inevitably write about loyalty. Now, I know I'm treading on obvious territory: a childhood in Texas and over three years in Pittsburgh have taught me that all sports are territorial and arbitrary allegiance-based battles ...Read More

The New Soccer Wars

What is there to do in houston for entertainment outside the bar scene? -- Tourista Well, that depends on what you like to do. My friend Rachel goes running with the Kenyan Way for fun and fitness. Pete plays indoor soccer at ...Read More

What to do

via Jaime. This is fantastic. I always wonder why major league sports never hire street art athletes. Why aren't the Harlem Globetrotters on the US basketball team? Or playing for the NBA? I vote that some country snatch these ...Read More

Street Futbol

Yesterday, after I spent a good twenty minutes looking up the stats of all the games between the US and Mexico (only to discover it's all on Wikipedia fifteen minutes later --That's what I get for using "primary sources" as ...Read More

Landon Donovan is a Wuss

What is the record of Mexico vs US the last 5 years? - Tom You have no idea how tedious this was to look up. I ended up at the Federacion Mexican de Futbol Ass. crawling through old stats. Unfortunately, Mexico ...Read More

Mexican Soccer Record V. US

Hi Adri…. first, I’d like to say hello. If you don’t remember who I am, next time I will try to introduce myself again. Anyway, the question is…. How can I explain to gringos that their national soccer team and ...Read More

US V. Mexican Soccer