the stockpile

on February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

You know what’s completely absurd? A club that has 71 players on their books. Seventy-one players: that’s slightly more than enough to field six whole match day squads. The club with seventy-one players, at least according to their Wikipedia page: West London’s finest, Chelsea Football Club. Granted, a decent haul of those players are currently […]

WSOTP pod: episode 26

on February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 3 Comments

For the first time in weeks it seems like, there was only a single helping of Premier League action for Jeremy and D.J. to cover on the podcast. And that means that there was ample time after the BPL round up — which includes discussions on Liverpool’s blowout victory over the Gunners and Gary Monk being […]

pic of the week 2/3-2/9

on February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Though we don’t often show it, men — even famous sportsmen — are still humans with emotions, too. And this latest edition of Pic of the Week captures one of those fleeting moments of male insecurity for posterity, as it features an overly emotional Mario Balotelli shedding tears after being subbed in Milan’s 2-1 weekend loss […]

spread the love

on February 10, 2014November 7, 2015 by D.J. Switzer 6 Comments

There’s a quiet revolution happening in Columbus, Ohio. Despite years of near anonymity and near afterthought status, the city’s soccer franchise may finally be entering a renaissance of sorts. Under the guidance of new owner Anthony Precourt, the Crew are slowly starting to show signs of life after years of stagnation under the former ownership […]

ten words or less #87

on February 7, 2014September 17, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

A week of travel for the real world job has cut into my football life this week. But worry not, I still have some goods for you this week. But before I get into my favorite links from the last week or so, allow me a quick moment to pay my respects to the “Busby […]

WSOTP pod: episode 25

on February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 3 Comments

Much has transpired since the last episode of the WSOTP Pod was published, so the boys had lots to talk about yet again. Two whole rounds of Premier League action went down, which we’ll spend ample time talking about. The US men’s national team had a friendly match squeezed in there too, despite it not […]

pic of the week 1/27-2/2

on February 3, 2014February 4, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

Ignoring the actual context for just a moment, this might be the coolest American soccer picture of all time: our stylish, world-famous national team manager exiting his helicopter and signalling to the masses just how awesome he is with a confident thumbs up. The only thing that could possibly make it any better would be […]

wazza’s worth

on January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Even though today is Transfer Deadline Day — a day where million dollar players will be tossed around like singles at a billionaires’ strip club — I can’t stop thinking about a whispers of a player staying at his current club instead of being shipped off to a new one. That is if the rumor mill […]

i want: FOSU premier league cap

on January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

As a bit of a cap connoisseur, I’ve always been disappointed with the dearth of hat options for soccer fans. Outside of the standard hats offered in most club shops and online retailers, the selection of premium Premier League caps is dire. I’m talking about stylish caps, like the ones popular here in the States […]

WSOTP pod: episode 24

on January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Break out the champagne WSOTP Pod listeners — for the first time in several weeks, we were actually been able to get the podcast up for its regularly scheduled Tuesday publishing! And in this week’s on time edition, we take a look at the results from last week’s English Cup action and the transfer window […]