Awhile ago I planned out a column for World Soccer Talk, where I regularly contribute, about exceptional soccer writing and journalism. It’s something I value a lot, and do my best to support outlets that encourage and provide it. I especially enjoy when novelists and other talented, “literary” authors write about the beautiful game. The … [Read more…]
I haven’t blogged since the World Cup. Ugh. I planned to dazzle you all with my soccer expertise and genius, but I got busy with other things and mostly just lazy. But I did do some blogging over at World Soccer Talk, and I’ve continued since with various stuff about the Premier League, MLS, and … [Read more…]
With any sport, there’s really not a ton of purpose in watching if you don’t have some sort of stake. Whether it’s hating one team so much you root for a team you might not care about or even dislike a little, or falling in love with the style of a team early in the … [Read more…]
To being what’s hopefully going to be a consistent blogging topic this next month, I’d like to kick off World Cup season with some ways of showing how you can watch the World Cup from anywhere in the world, especially the USA. 1. Straight up cable TV. The matches are being shown on ESPN, ESPN2, … [Read more…]
The Brazil World Cup 2014 is on the horizon, and boy am I ready for it. I still stand by my stance that club football is better overall, especially the English Premier League…but the magic of the World Cup is just amazing. It does something to people. It brings countries together. Even in the US, which is … [Read more…]
I unfortunately don’t get to writing enough as I should–something that I’m trying to remedy. Not just blogwise, but writing in general. Working on a “novel” new novel idea. See what I did there? I’m trying my hand at REALLY taking the cliche advice to write what I know. So we’ll see. Some really semi-autobiographical … [Read more…]
When we construct a connection to a certain sports team or player, we lay the foundations for something extremely volatile that controls our emotions in ways that few things can. Why do we get so angry when our team loses? Why do I get more angry when Liverpool loses in the English Premier League than … [Read more…]
I’ve tried to get into consistent blogging form for years, but I always end up quitting after only a few posts, come back months later to delete the blog and start a new one…only for the cycle to continue. So because I’m in my neverending quest to get a job, I figure some consistent blogging … [Read more…]