Category: Opinion
The Difference Between Football Fans & Supporters
Words are funny sometimes. Not funny “ha-ha,” funny-strange.
Trending on social media recently has been an outpouring of non-Americans poking fun a [...]
Video Technology in Football: Once a Suggestion, now Desperately Needed
It takes something truly special to steal the limelight and attention away from Cristiano Ronaldo, especially on the night he scores a hat-trick and i [...]
Scotland’s Defence Going Forward: More Than Hanley To Blame
To say Scotland’s win in Malta was fortuitous would be an overstatement; to call it dominant would be the same.
Yes, the scoreline read 1-5 at the [...]
Glory in Tedium: A Recap of Modern Scottish Failure
The most impressive international teams of the last few years have had a core plucked from their most successful clubs: Germany were built around the [...]
To Puto, or Not to Puto: That is the Question – Part I
On January 24, I took attendance in my third grade classroom the same way I had for the other four and a half months of the school year. I asked each [...]
Pep Guardiola – A Lost Soul
After Manchester City's 2-1 win over Burnley in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola gave, what can only be described as a cranky interview to the BBC.
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Ranking The Nominees: 2016 Puskas Goal of the Year Award
It’s nearly the end of 2016, which means it’s time for the yearly slog of “awards”.
Mixed amongst the clutter of player and manager of the year awa [...]
Christian Pulisic: Not US Soccer’s Messiah Yet
Anyone in America with access to the internet or television that possesses even a mild interest in soccer knows the name Christian Pulisic.
“17-yea [...]
When Will a Defender Win the Ballon d’Or Again?
The Ballon d’Or is a striker’s trophy, let’s face it.
No individual award in world football evokes more prestige and controversy than the Golden Ba [...]
The FAI Continue to Ignore League of Ireland Players
As many of you who follow me on social media know, despite being Irish, I don't support the Irish national team.
In fact in the recent European Cha [...]