Just two weeks into the new Premier League season, and the world’s most competitive league is already giving the #Pondcast team plenty to talk about. Take for example Hull City’s improbable hot start, Liverpool’s roller coaster ride and Zlatan’s early conquering of England to just name a few. There were also domestic matters to talk […]
Tag: olympic football tournament
#Pondcast: we’re back whether you wanted us or not
Though it’s literally been just a few weeks since the last episode of Season 3, with the Premier League 2016/17 campaign kicking of in just a few days’ time, it’s time for the return of the #Pondcast for Season 4! As has been customary over the last three years, D.J. & Jeremy delve into their annual Premier League season […]
an interview with professional olympic gold medalist heather mitts
To slightly misquote Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, the girls are back in town. Yup, you heard that right. Women’s professional soccer is back. Resurrected from the ashes of the failed WPS and WUSA through a jointly subsidized venture by the USSF, the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation, the new eight team […]
ten words or less #39
It may just be me, but I feel like my recent posts have taken a rather pessimistic view of the beautiful game. A quick look at my front page shows a total of seven non-round-up posts, and four of them are nothing but me bitching about some current aspect of the game. I must think […]
the nazis and their football
Professional football in the modern world is omnipresent. No matter what obstacle it faces, the game has a way of overcoming the impediment to continue steamrolling along. A tsunami strikes your country? Don’t sweat it, you’ll just go ahead and win a World Cup. Your homeland has been at war for the better part of […]
ten words or less #34
I feel a bit like a bad boyfriend right now, one who’s been accused of ignoring my long-term girlfriend for a while, since I haven’t posted in a week. And even though it appears that I’ve not been working on it — ignoring the fact this TWOL post has been sitting around for at least […]
ten words or less #33
Welcome back, distinguished readers, and thanks for reading my latest article on wrong side of the pond. I am attempting to keep today’s posting very formal, proper, and short as this blog needs to get into in-season form for the start of this European campaign. So with that in mind, let’s skip the silliness today and get […]
ten words or less #28
Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Southwest Ohio. Sweltering temperatures normally reserved for August have plagued those of us living in the humid Ohio/Miami Valley region, causing us to suffocate on the air so thick and heavy that Cristiano would trip over it. Researching for the blog has been a welcome excuse for me […]
disappearing act
sympathy is not a feeling that i thought i would ever feel for freddy adu. however unlikely it is that i’m feeling that way, the fact of the matter is i do. this is despite the fact that i find the ghana-born, america-refined attacker to be a snot. to be fair, he has pretty much […]
Wrong Side of the Pond 