If you’ve been around these parts any amount of time, you probably already know of my obsession with soccer tees. My shirt preference is usually to buy from the small-shop designers too, instead of the ones coming from the big boys. That helps to explain why I have a closet teeming with shirts from the likes […]
WSOTP pod: season 2 episode 5
After taking off last week for the most pointless international break ever and with another full weekend of European club football now under our belts, there was a lot to talk about on Episode 5 of the podcast. So prepare yourself — this will be a long one. Though we weren’t fans of the break, we did cover the […]
ten words or less #96
As Americans, we’ve reached a weird point in the soccer calendar. Just as we’re getting warmed up to and getting a feel for the European season, we’re getting to “squeaky bum time” in the MLS season with the playoffs just around the corner. And because of that, it sure seems like there’s more news pouring out of […]
every cat only has nine lives
Making the jump to Europe and finding success is no easy feat to pull off. Countless Americans have tried, and many of them faltered. A limited number of players have left our shores and departed for the greener pastures — and paychecks — of the European game and been able to make a good name for themselves. […]
RESULTS: surveying american soccer fandom
“Who is the American soccer fan?” After a wildly successful “summer of soccer” in the States, that’s the question we were asking ourselves here at WSOTP back at the end of July. Due to the influx of new fans brought to the game because of the World Cup, the face of the American supporter has changed. […]
pic of the week 9/2-9/8
Long before he took the manager’s job at Olympique de Marseille, Marcelo Bielsa has always been a man who has spoken his mind. And given his track record of success, he’s entitled to. But sometimes, the man nicknamed “El Loco” — the “crazy one” in English — says a lot more than what his club would prefer. So after […]
WSOTP pod: season 2 episode 4
As we ease into the most needless international break of all time — seriously, we’re just three weeks into the European season and a month and a half out from the World Cup — there’s still a mountain of news to talk about from the world of football. And on Episode 4 of this season’s podcast, the guys […]
pic of the week 8/25-9/1
In the long run, despite a record $1.3 billion spent by English Premier League sides during the summer window, yesterday’s Transfer Deadline Day will ultimately be remembered for the almost incomprehensible amount of loan deals hammered out in the dying hours. But even if most moves were loans, we were still treated to the normal imagery of players […]
ten words or less #95
The much loved — and maligned — summer transfer window will be slamming shut over the weekend, which means we’ll see a bevy of rumors either materialize into reality or fail to come to fruition. And for that reason, supporters around the globe will either be praising the arrivals of new saviors or end up […]
finger pointing
Things haven’t gone according to plan in the red half of Manchester the last couple seasons. Sir Alex Ferguson sealed his legendary career two seasons ago with one last title before sailing off into the sunset that is the Old Trafford’s directors box. From there, the intensity of his gaze seemed to blind and break his […]
Wrong Side of the Pond 