It’s now two days after the first Pitch Invasion derby, and for most Internet-connected DC fans, it means we’ve had two days to enjoy our usual post-game media routine. A committed United news junkie knows that shortly after the game he can log onto Steven Goff’s Soccer Insider blog for a recap and some [...]
I am a serious nerd for all things uniform-related, so this link caught my eye: today Slate Magazine takes a look at the US Men’s National Team and its ongoing search for an identity, exemplified by its constant uniform redesigns. It’s a cool photo essay that’s thankfully short on the more retina-burning US kits [...]
For all his interest in the world’s game, the American soccer fan can be surprisingly myopic. Lost in his constant defense of the game against its enemies (most of whom are probably his friends) at home, he imagines that no other country could have it this bad. On the whole, it’s an understandable [...]
The post-game jersey trade is a tradition with which every soccer fan is familiar. Unless you’re a reporter for Fox Soccer Channel. No purpose here other than to point out some priceless comedy, but the clip does make a point: if this is what happens at one of the few soccer-concentrated media outlets [...]
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The last few days have been a sort of high-water mark for coverage of American soccer fans, with writers both here and overseas pumping out profiles of U.S. fan groups. [...]
