This World Cup was a lot of things. Boring was not one of them.
July 12, 2010
A tiny post about New Zealand, and a final World Cup link.
July 12, 2010
A defense of Spanish style.
July 10, 2010
Pure white sparks sprayed from the smithy of the World Cup.
July 9, 2010
Alan Jacobs on Spain’s style, Sneijder’s luck, and the irrelevance of total football.
July 9, 2010
Gareth Simpson on the strange feeling of rooting for the favorites.
July 6, 2010
The World Cup quarterfinals, the most delirious two days in soccer.
July 4, 2010
A thought experiment featuring Luis Suárez.
July 3, 2010
The answer is not “be ruled by a dictator.”
July 1, 2010
Is it impossible to be a great soccer player?
June 29, 2010
Alan Jacobs on chance and the identity of the England team.
June 27, 2010
USA-Algeria and the simple, amazing elation of the fan.
June 24, 2010
The futures that raced past during USA-Algeria, and what the late goal meant.
June 24, 2010
A World Cup keepsake book.
June 23, 2010
The failure of Africa and the fall of Europe: two burgeoning World Cup mysteries.
June 22, 2010
What do we mean when we say a referee’s decision is “harsh”?
June 21, 2010
The destruction of France clears the way for the future of football.
June 20, 2010
Alan Jacobs on Koman Coulibaly, Alex Massie, and the Bigger Picture.
June 19, 2010
What does it mean to watch a game that’s already happened? By Ryan O’Hanlon.
June 18, 2010
On the first round of World Cup games, and the salvation of Spain-Switzerland.
June 17, 2010
Watching people watching the World Cup.
June 14, 2010
A World Cup golden treasury.
June 13, 2010
England-USA was a draw for America, not a win. And that’s better.
June 12, 2010
A letter to England from a Canadian hockey fan.
June 11, 2010
The World Cup and the end of the world.
June 10, 2010
Conclusion of Beauclair’s speech. Jimmy makes his choice.
June 9, 2010
Shocking news from the New York Sentinel on the death of Dr. Edgar Eiffel.
June 8, 2010
Reading USA Today with a pair of World Cup holdouts.
June 8, 2010
World Cup links, news, notes, updates, apocrypha, miscellany, and scrapbooks.
June 7, 2010
Will Levinger on Didier Drogba’s World Cup.
June 7, 2010
Casey Wiley on dreams, anger, and why he supports the USMNT.
June 5, 2010
Ryan O’Hanlon on José Torres.
June 3, 2010
What if they were playing Dungeons & Dragons instead?
June 1, 2010
Max Ornstein on the connections between two of the world’s best young athletes.
May 30, 2010
The Champions League final as the apotheosis of Mourinho’s flair.
May 25, 2010
A few announcements regarding the Champions League and the World Cup.
May 22, 2010
The banquet continues. Beauclair begins his speech.
May 21, 2010
Sam and Cora, driving to the Faircliff.
May 20, 2010
The team conspires against Beauclair. Jimmy makes a choice.
May 18, 2010
Avram Grant, the skeleton in Chelsea’s closet.
May 15, 2010
Brian Blickenstaff on how age affects your ability to learn soccer.
May 11, 2010
Jimmy Reilly, the king of New York.
May 10, 2010
Sam and Cora at the loneliest speakeasy in Manhattan.
May 6, 2010
Beauclair and Odyssey driving to the banquet.
May 5, 2010
Part One: The White King of Jazz. Introducing Beauclair and Odyssey.
May 4, 2010
A confidential history of the Brooklyn Asylum itself: part 2.
April 29, 2010
A confidential history of the Brooklyn Asylum itself: part 1.
April 27, 2010
Brian Blickenstaff on rivalries and living in the past.
April 23, 2010
The pristine golden boy vs. the aging enfant terrible.
April 22, 2010
Do bad calls make the game better?
April 20, 2010
