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    • Ranting Soccer Dad
    • Before the Apocalypse
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    • 2012: The Year That Saved Women’s Soccer
    • How the Hell Did I End Up Cageside?
    • Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup

Tag: world cup

Who can host the World Cup?

Question came up today on Twitter: We know Russia and Qatar were controversial choices. Who would be a good World Cup host? … More

world cup

Why I prefer the Olympics to the World Cup

“So, you getting ready to go to Rio?” asked my dentist. He loves soccer. We often have conversations like this: … More

olympics, world cup

Diamonds are the USMNT’s best friend

Can anyone make sense of the new diamond midfield that’s really more of a parallelogram? Today, Zonal Marking and MLSSoccer.com’s … More

in klinsi we trust, u.s. men's soccer team, world cup

World Cup qualifying: Minnows in!

For the USA and England, today’s World Cup qualifiers mean games against two of the smallest countries in the world. … More

faroe islands, san marino, world cup

Midweek Myriad: Fretting over Freddy, winter winners, soccer challenge

Time for another Midweek Myriad, also known as “stuff that happened while I was at Disney World.” I’ve saved the … More

eddie johnson, freddy adu, jozy altidore, millrose games, nasl, qatar, world cup

Explaining the World Cup vote using ‘NewsRadio’

Having failed in my effort to explain the World Cup vote using When Harry Met Sally, I’ll now explain it … More

australia, dave foley, england, fifa, maura tierney, newsradio, phil hartman, qatar, usa, world cup

Time to transition to a post-FIFA world? (Or World Cup, anyway?)

The FIFA World Cup bid process long ago descended into farce long ago. BBC’s long-threatened Panorama investigation, released a couple … More

fifa, panorama, usa, world cup, world cup 2018, world cup 2022

World Cup economics and skepticism

Journalists are supposed to be skeptical. Actually, all of us should be skeptical but not cynical. Big difference. A cynic … More

dennis coates, economics, usa bid, world cup

Virtual Viewing Party: Mexico-South Africa

Can’t be at your favorite watering hole for a game? Just so enamored of a couple of soccer bloggers that … More

live discussion, mexico, south africa, world cup

Book review: ‘Chasing the Game’

I’m thrilled to see two books on American soccer history being released in the same month. I’m absolutely biased in … More

bob bradley, book review, landon donovan, sunil gulati, u.s. men's national team, world cup

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