No one likes referees, certain ones in particular. They always try to ruin your fun on the field, they favor the other team, and call you for fouls you definitely didn’t commit. Even referees don’t like themselves, or so I’ve been told. Thinking about why anyone choses it as their line of work melts my brain, […]
i want to be in that number!
“…oh when the spurs… come…. marching…. in!!!!!” it’s safe to say that i’m still on a high from last night’s result at white hart lane. and i want to apologize to those readers who aren’t spurs fans before i get too much farther, as this is nothing more than a gloating, celebratory post. as a […]
ten words or less #18
With the visual overhaul of the blog still ongoing, not to mention the need to continue to write for it too, I realized this morning that I reallly need to post this TWOL before the majority of these stories become outdated. If you happened to have read any of the following links already, just be […]
the big (possible) switch
i don’t know if you’ve noticed, but world cup 2014 preparations in brazil are going horribly. construction delays are the face of the problems undermining the planning of the event, though the roots of those problems lie much deeper in the brazilian culture. and what will fifa do if everything goes to hell?
the long way to 10k
Way back on June 23rd of 2009, I finally bit the bullet and created what would become Wrong Side of the Pond. This project was something that I had been thinking about doing for quite some time, but always held off because I figured it wouldn’t be worth my time to pour so much thought […]
round up #29
there’s been some great readings over the last week and a half, many of which i don’t have time or patience to elaborate on. and i’ve dug out a few of my favorites that i felt warranted further discussion. st. pauli’s newest player is the club press officer – dirty tackle @ yahoo.com in the […]
raising the dead
Not that I’m telling you anything new, but your average American sports fan’s knowledge of association football is extremely limited. Many, if not most, have literally zero knowledge about soccer. But if they do have just a bit of room in their brain for it after squeezing in as much knowledge about American idol, the […]
ten words or less #17
After a week of spectacular (and high stress) Champions League football, I feel like we need a break from the serious. So today’s TWOL will focus on the lighter side of the world of football. Well, I think the following links are light… A.C. Milan fans might disagree. Kanye/soccer post? Love it, even if a […]
a long overdue goodbye
On Monday, it felt like a part of my childhood died. No, I’m not referring to a footage leak of what will undoubtably be an awful theatrical edition of one of my favorite shows growing up. Instead, the part of my childhood that died this week did so when when of my favorite childhood players […]
it’s t-shirt time!
as of late, while surfing around the blogosphere — or whatever it’s refered to these days — i’ve tried to ignore a lot of the barcelona hype-mongering that has been pervasive in the press the last few years. part of that is logically due to my long following of their bitter rivals in the spanish capital, but […]
Wrong Side of the Pond 