soccer
Coaching England’s Football Team Is a Job for the Insane
Roy Hodgson looks like an owl and once tried to erase his own face. Perfect for managing the English national team, a job that is not a job.
This Week in Balls - May 2, 2012
Racist hockey tweets, the Brooklyn Nets, the NFL draft, and more in the column with the biggest balls of them all.
Hey Idiot! Watch Barcelona-Real Madrid on Saturday
Here's a conversation I had with someone who doesn't exist that will make you realize you must watch soccer this weekend.
Carlos Tevez’s History of Crazy
Tevez is a hard-worn soccer player, who seemingly sleeps in the sun and eats chunks of steel for dinner.
US Soccer Is Out of the Olympics
Despite all the yapping, Monday’s failure to qualify is not a referendum on US Soccer but it’s not totally meaningless, either.
This Week in Balls - March 26
Balls are on the tip of everyone's tongue this week as March Madness widdles down to the final four and Tim Tebow becomes a Jet.
Fabrice Muamba’s Heart Attack Brought Soccer to a Stop
Technically, he was dead for over an hour. It's the kind of thing that makes your own heart scream through your chest.
In Defense of Luis Suarez, a Racist Little Kid
Suarez has done and said some stupid things in his career, but just like you’d never tell a child that he’s a “piece of shit,” you wouldn’t say it about Suarez with any real certainty.
Sectarian Violence Makes Getting in to Lebanese Soccer Games a Real Bitch
Your best bet is to arrive at the match in expensive clothes and without a beard.