Author Archives 
writes weekly for Pitch Invasion. He is an academic social scientist and soccer addict living in Portland, Oregon. Having worked (and played) in Malawi and Angola, he has a particular interest in Africa.
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The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales
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African Soccerscapes: History, Ideas, and the 2010 World Cup
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A Mental Game: Sports Psychology is the Future (and Always Will Be?)
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The Role Model Thing: Perspectives from the Women’s Game
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‘Feet of the Chameleon’ and Stories of African Football
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Going Pro: Kelsey Davis, American Soccer, and Emerging Adulthood
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Questions and Representations in the Year of African Soccer
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Soccer for Good? Sports and Development in Concept and in Africa
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Where Has All the Magic Gone? Juju, Africa, and Superstitions in the Game
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Angola Aside from the Cup: A Different Soccer Story
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Playing the Francophone Advantage in Africa: A Colonialism Review / Africa Cup of Nations Preview
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Pitch Invasion Contributors Bring the Goods: Favorites From 2009
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Gifts for an Angolan Christmas: A Sort-of Soccer Story
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College Cups and the State of American Soccer Culture
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The Inevitabilities of Soccer and South Africa: ‘More Than Just a Game’ on Robben Island
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Zidane v Kobe: Documentary Films and Sport Cultures
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MLS Cup and the Geography of Soccer in Seattle
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Building Stadiums: Angola, China, and the African Cup of Nations
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Onward Christian Athletes? Faith in the Game
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Foreign vs. Local: The Great Coaching Debate
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Birthdays and Caps: The Maturation Problem in Youth Development
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A Thinking Fan’s Guide to the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria
