The Sands of Time: Doomsday for the Original Franchise FC? (1)
7/01/09 •
Before Milton Keynes Dons eviscerated Wimbledon F.C., Britain had its first franchise club, Livingston F.C.: And as Bobby Brandon tells us, it’s a franchise itself now in peril.
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Looking for Eric: Stories of Fans & Footballers (6)
6/30/09 •
There is no story quite so dull as that of the totally confident person. Jennifer Doyle considers Ken Loach’s new film, Looking for Eric, in the context of other football life stories, and concludes there’s something missing from the tale.
The First Time the U.S. Shocked the World (5)
6/29/09 •
The U.S.’s surprising run in the Confederations Cup is hardly the first time they have surpassed all expectations on the world stage. Their 1950 victory over England is the best-known; but in many ways, their surprising run to third place at the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay remains the most impressive achievement in the team’s history, and the biggest lost opportunity to grow the game domestically.
The History of the Confederations Cup (1)
6/27/09 •
As we look forward to an unexpected final between Brazil and the United States in the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup we look at how the competition was established and developed. Has a tournament with a troubled history finally ‘made it’?
Steven Wells: Blame it on the boogie (4)
6/25/09 •
Steven Wells, perhaps the best writer on American supporter culture, died yesterday. Here’s why we’ll miss him.
Outcasts: The Viva World Cup 2009 (1)
6/24/09 •
The outcasts are on the world stage again: the third Viva World Cup, for associations unaffiliated with FIFA, got underway this week. It’s being held in the northern Italian cities of Verona, Brescia and Varese, and the entrants are certainly an interesting bunch.
World Cup Stadia 2010: Green Point Stadium (3)
6/23/09 •
The first in our series of posts on the stadia under construction for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa looks at Green Point stadium in Cape Town.
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