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The Sad Predicament of Soccer in America
Having watched, played and coached football both sides of the Atlantic I feel well qualified to assess its condition in those two geographies. In America, Soccer is played universally right up to high school. 50% of US households participate in AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization), or something like it! But when the kids go to High School soccer participation drops off precipitously. But Why? You may well ask – things seemed to […] Read More
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Birthday Brace for Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe is turning 25 today. No-one can deny that he has achieved a great deal in those 25 years! This year he has scored 16 goals in 15 games for Paris Saint-Germain Today, he added 2 goals to his tally. Ligue Un football is pretty entertaining. I hung on to watch Toulouse play in Monaco, Mbappe’s former haunt (the picture above is my first wife at the end of […] Read More
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Auf Wiedersehen Harry Kane! Come Home Soon!
Personally, I thought he was a homebody. Didn’t think he would want to move his kids (6,5,2, and 3 months) to the continent. Thought the opportunity to beat Shearer’s record would give him pause. But after so many weeks of hesitation, so many months of uncertainty, suddenly he was gone. Gone to Bayern Munich! And, no disrespect to Kane and his supreme talents, distributing from deep, playing deft one-twos on […] Read More
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Wrestling in Riyadh – Cristiano Ronaldo
Over the course of the last transfer window, the great football caravan advanced across the desert toward Riyadh. List all the players who have gone and FIFA and UEFA mandarins shake their heads ruefully! The 2023 summer transfer window saw many of the best players in the world such as Neymar, Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Aymeric Laporte all move to clubs in Saudi Arabia for lucrative offers. […] Read More
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Arsenal steal it late with unbelievable deflection!
The 85th minute shot from Martinelli might even have been going wide till it hit Nathan Ake in the face and totally changed direction leaving Ederson stranded! This gave Arsenal their first Premier League point against City in more than six years! Arsenal had suffered twelve consecutive defeats against City. But now City have lost two consecutive games! Hats off to Sky Sports for fantastic close-up pictures and NBC for […] Read More
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