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on April 24, 2014September 15, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 2 Comments

With summer fast approaching, many here in the US are turning their thoughts to warmer summer activities: going to the beach, heading to the pool, or catching some waves. But for those of us who are a bit soccer obsessed, the imminent World Cup in Brazil will force us to put many of our summer […]

ten words or less #89

on April 4, 2014November 7, 2015 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

It’s been ages since my last links round up piece — okay, so it’s just been over a month. But a month can seem like ages in a house with an infant. And in the spirit of full disclosure, I needed to get this latest Ten Words or Less published before some of the links below become no longer […]

is the grass always greener?

on April 2, 2014July 2, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

International football has become increasingly murky in recent years. In the good old days, it was simple: you played for the country you were born in, end of story.* But these days, citizenship and country of origin only tell half the story about why a guy plays for the national team he does. Today we […]

WSOTP pod: episode 30

on March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

Though it may have been a truncated weekend schedule for the Premier League, it was a big one here on the podcast with it being the WSOTP Pod Derby — or Spurs versus Chelsea for those not in the know. And for those who know us well, is should come as no surprise that the […]

chill pill

on March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

In case you missed social media meltdown, the U.S. Men’s National Team lost to the Ukraine in a friendly yesterday. The 2-0 loss — played out in Larnaca, Cyprus, thanks to the ongoing political upheaval in the Ukraine — featured mainly European-based players. And boy did the lot of them put in a very underwhelming […]

WSOTP pod: episode 27

on February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 4 Comments

Despite tough weather conditions last week in Great Britain, it was busy last week with an almost full slate of midweek Premier League action plus an almost full round of FA Cup fixtures — the “almosts” thanks to some postponed matches due to said weather. We cover all of that on this week’s podcast, but that’s not all. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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