Somewhere this morning I saw Fernando Torres’s physique described as …
July 1, 2008
More considered thoughts to come, but for now, a quick …
June 29, 2008
There were nineteen goals in the six quarterfinal and semifinal …
June 28, 2008
Kind of a compact car of a match, in the …
June 27, 2008
Now…that’s reality out of the way. Let’s talk about that …
June 26, 2008
This imperative mode is better than a bullet list. Read …
June 26, 2008
Put the outcome to one side. The astonishing thing about …
June 25, 2008
from Chapter 13 (“A Racehorse of Genius Crystallizes the Recognition …
June 25, 2008
from Chapter 7 (“In a Weak Moment Ulrich Acquires a …
June 24, 2008
Andrei Arshavin is already 27. Did you realize that? That’s …
June 22, 2008
Weirdest exchange between Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth during the …
June 22, 2008
First: Zach recently asked why Americans focus so much on …
June 20, 2008
A thrilling group stage has gone the way of the …
June 19, 2008
Southgate Rankings are an attempt to quantify the subjective sense …
June 18, 2008
It’s hard to take for Petr Čech’s sake: one of …
June 15, 2008
The second round of the group phase is in the …
June 15, 2008
It’s over between me and Poland. I would like to …
June 13, 2008
Every team has played its first match, so it’s time …
June 11, 2008
Frankly I think the Poles have been asking for it. …
June 8, 2008
Southgate Rankings are an attempt to quantify the subjective sense …
June 7, 2008
I think we can all agree that running a front-page …
June 6, 2008
It’s time. I don’t just think it’s time, I know …
June 4, 2008
I don’t believe for a second that England deserved the …
November 21, 2007
Chances are you know exactly what to expect from the …
November 21, 2007
1. Steve McClaren is brilliant for choosing to drop Paul …
November 21, 2007
The steady drumbeat of tension that fills the air in …
November 19, 2007
It never should have come to the free kick they …
November 17, 2007