Although the age-old trope of Americans not understanding European football still persists to this day,…
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What does it take to build a culture?
And what does one gain from tearing it down? Former USWNT teammates Carli Lloyd and…
The Dance of Ambition: USA at World Cup 1990
The Trinidad and Tobago football team of the late 1980s, nicknamed the Strike Squad, was…
Harkes at The Wall, Part I: A football fan’s journey through fandom
Very often, our initial experiences in sport define our relationship with it. Our in-house writer…
Seattle Sounders: MLS, B-teams and a search for identity
With frequent rebranding and relocations, it wasn’t easy to be a soccer fan in USA,…
Giovinco and Toronto FC look into the eye of the Tigres
MLS side Toronto FC caused shockwaves by eliminating Mexican champions Tigres from the CONCACAF Champions…
Tacoma Stars: Keeping America’s Footballing Eccentricity Alive
Football in America was fringe culture, and its recent growth has meant a loss of…
Wet Feet, Dry Feet: The Story of Cuban Football
Our in-house author visited Cuba and dives into Cuban Football, into the culture of a…
Hope, tragedy and blood: Colombia at World Cup 1994
The story of Colombia’s colourful and tumultous footballing journey as a nation, with the 1994…
The Great American Soccer World Cup
It’s almost upon us. Five days from today, the most eagerly-anticipated event in the history…
Countdown to Brazil: Part 5 – FIFA World Cup 1994
One of the worst outcomes of the FIFA World Cup 1994 was the effect it…