So Hope Solo got suspended. Again. This time the penalty is six months off the pitch. More than that, though -- her contract has been dropped by the U.S. Women's National Team. This isn't entirely surprising given that the women's team won't face another big tournament for three ...read more
Even if soccer ('football' to rest of the world) isn't your cup of tea, you've probably heard that international organizing body FIFA (The Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet. So corrupt in fact that top ...read more
There's nothing quite like being asked by a female reporter what your mother would think of you on live television after saying "You’re lucky there’s not a fucking vibrator in your ear like in England, because it happens all the time”: Bravo to Shauna Hunt who confronted ...read more
Even though I hadn't been watching the World Cup semi-final match between Argentina and the Netherlands on Wednesday, I leapt to my feet upon receiving word from my SportsCenter app that they were heading to a shootout after extra time of a 0-0 game, turned on the TV, and saw ...read more
Life and Other Four Letter Words: G O A L Imagine the whole world is in stuck in an elevator together. It’s tense and crowded. We’re all standing shoulder to shoulder holding in our farts. It’s hot in the elevator and tempers are high because we all hate each other. Some of us ...read more
Britain and America are both sports proud nations. Their national identities are built partly on the sports they created, and every weekday and weekend millions of citizens sit glued to their television sets watching their favorite athletes compete against each other. Americans ...read more
I have just returned from a short trip to back to the motherland and couldn't help noticing the change in the demographics of the plane I flew out on. Around half of the passengers on this direct flight from London to Accra were now white! Of course it was mainly the half sat in ...read more
Hey look, the DC United, a "professional" soccer franchise that nobody in this area cares about, is moving to Maryland to suck our money out! Ick. ...read more
They want to beat Team USA badly. The Record sports newspaper is encouraging readers to take part with a headline Tuesday that reads: 'Help end the losing streak so Mexico advances.' Readers are instructed to cut out a page and take it to an electronics store in exchange for a ...read more