FEATURED ESSAYS
The Arsenal Fanshare: Supporter Ownership or Pipe Dream? 9
Friday, August 27, 2010 • By Gary Andrews
Gary Andrews asks if a supporters’ initiative at Arsenal to pool money and purchase shares in the club will meet its goal of increasing the voice of the fans at the Emirates.
A Mental Game: Pain 10
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 • By Andrew Guest
Andrew Guest considers flopping, pain and perception: does it really hurt, Arjen?
Goals for Galilee and Arab Soccer in a Jewish State 12
Sunday, August 1, 2010 • By Alex Usher
Our regular book reviewer Alex Usher delves into football in Israel with Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler’s Goals for Galilee: The Triumphs and Traumas of the Sons of Sakhnin, Israel’s Arab Football Club and Tamir Sorek’s Arab Soccer in a Jewish State.
College Soccer and American Youth Development 27
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 • By Tom Dunmore
The United States is unique in its reliance on colleges for developing players — but this is changing, and fast. What is the future for American college soccer?
Can Brazil Produce Another Marta? 16
Thursday, July 22, 2010 • By Tom Dunmore
Despite much progress in Brazilian women’s soccer, their performance in international youth competitions and their lack of a domestic league is impeding the production of the next Marta.
Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France 15
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 • By Alex Usher
Alex Usher dissects a new book by Laurent Dubois that attempts to tie together the history of colonial and post-colonial France with its national soccer team’s success.
Feel It: Reflections on South Africa 2010 and the Contradictions of Fandom 11
Monday, July 19, 2010 • By Andrew Guest
Andrew Guest is back from South Africa, and explains how his World Cup trip ended in a personal fandom apotheosis.
Paving The Way For South Africa 2010: Ydnekatchew Tessema, Forgotten Hero Of African Soccer 10
Thursday, July 15, 2010 • By Tom Dunmore
National team player, coach for his country’s only major international triumph, co-founder of a FIFA confederation, and the man who set in motion the chain of events that led to South Africa becoming the first African nation to host the World Cup: we look at the late Ethiopian visionary Ydnekatchew Tessema.
The 2010 World Cup In World Newspaper Front Pages 12
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 • By Tom Dunmore
Over the course of the 2010 World Cup, we brought you the front page of a newspaper somewhere around the world almost every day, global glimpses at the shared madness of the World Cup. Today we tell that story, one day at a time.
The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Or, Ricardo Teixeira’s Fiefdom 14
Monday, July 12, 2010 • By Tom Dunmore
The World Cup heads from well-organised South Africa to a country with a backwards and corrupt football federation: Ricardo Teixeira’s Brazil.
Front Page: All Of Spain Behind La Roja? 15
Sunday, July 11, 2010 • By Tom Dunmore
We take a look at the newspaper front pages in Spain today, and find that the idea national support for their team at the World Cup is eclipsing the issue of Catalonia’s national identity to be problematic.
Older Featured Essays
The Diary
Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:05 PM • 13
A Very Brief Hiatus
Monday, August 9, 2010 9:40 AM • 17
Southampton’s attack on press freedom backfires
Thursday, August 5, 2010 12:19 PM • 13
MLS To Detroit? Roger Faulkner’s Retro Plans
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 9:15 AM • 6
The Chain Of 2018-2022-2026 World Cup Hosting Bids
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 10:41 AM • 10
Maintaining Parity In MLS: Don Garber and the Wisdom of Branch Rickey
Monday, August 2, 2010 3:05 PM • 9
Twice In A Lifetime: Who’s Behind The New New York Cosmos?
Friday, July 30, 2010 11:05 AM • 11
What Does The Future Hold For Women’s Professional Soccer?
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:50 AM • 2
To Asia, Taking La Liga Beyond Real Madrid and Barcelona
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:38 PM • 4
Growing Recognition For American Supporters Groups
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:15 AM • 7
Largest American Soccer Crowds, 2010
The Big Picture
8/04/10 •
Home Supporters, Away Supporters
7/26/10 •
Rungrado May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea
Book Reviews
Goals for Galilee and Arab Soccer in a Jewish State
Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
Tackling The Absurd Ascent Of The Manager
The Anatomy of England
Chasing The Game: America and the Quest for the World Cup
Soccer History
7/06/10 •
The Forgotten Film of the 1938 World Cup in France
6/20/10 •
The Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Logo: Losing History
6/03/10 •
From Pastime to Industry: How Nineties Design Made the Sport
4/09/10 •
What’s in a Name? – Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
2/13/10 •
The Dark Ages: Soccer in America From 1984 to 1996
1/23/10 •
A Brand History of the European Championship
Politics & Economics
The Arsenal Fanshare: Supporter Ownership or Pipe Dream? • 9
To Asia, Taking La Liga Beyond Real Madrid and Barcelona • 2
The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Or, Ricardo Teixeira’s Fiefdom • 14
Africa, FIFA and Government Interference: Dealing With Corruption In Soccer • 6
Barcelona’s Debt And Salary Caps in Europe • 21
Supporter Ownership Series
Media Review
Southampton’s attack on press freedom backfires • 17
Brand City: Selling Manchester In America • 7
The Times’ Paywall Failure: Are You Paying For Marcotti? • 12
The Mail demands Canadian fealty for Manchester United • 18
2010 World Cup Ratings: Time Is On American Soccer’s Side • 4
Illustrated Maps
6/11/10 •
U.S. vs. England: An Illustrated Guide
Classic Programmes
Stadia Series
The Best of Pitch Invasion
Awards
The Simplest Game
