pic of the week 3/16-3/22

on March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

There were probably a dozen images that could have earned this week’s Pic of the Week plaudits, and about half of them came directly from the Liverpool-Manchester United derby that took place yesterday morning. And I’ll be honest, Gerrard seeing red just 37 seconds after stepping on the pitch was a really hard candidate to turn down. But […]

pic of the week 3/2-3/8

on March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

So yeah, this was supposed to go up at the beginning of the week, but things got busy and I forgot to publish. But the image selected for the latest “Pic of the Week” is just too good to not be shared, even if temporarily forgotten. What follows is what you would have seen if […]

pic of the week 2/16-2/22

on February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

If I were to draw a Venn diagram of sports fans who like soccer and sports fans that like NASCAR, despite not seeing any numbers, I feel fairly safe in guessing that there wouldn’t be much overlap between their circles. I’d also imagine that overlap gets even smaller when you narrow down the soccer fans to […]

pic of the week 12/29-1/4

on January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

A few weeks back, our featured “Pic of the Week” showed Fernando Torres receiving a warm reception from supporters upon his return to his former club. And while this week’s selection also features a picture of a former player being greeted back at his old stomping grounds, it’s fair to say that Steven Defour was welcomed […]

pic of the week 1/12-1/19

on January 19, 2015January 18, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

This is an actual screenshot of an actual tweet from the actual official Twitter account of Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC sent just one day after the club had shipped AWOL Englishman Jermain Defoe to Sunderland for cash plus Jozy Altidore. In fact, as of publication, this tweet is still somehow live. I totally get […]

i want: nike elastico superfly ic

on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

Since the advent and widespread adoption of long-bladed synthetic turf, I haven’t had much of a need for new “indoor” shoes in quite some time. All my local indoor facilities use it, meaning I’m able to trot out in my firm ground boots whenever I play. However, now that the opportunities to play futsal in my […]

pic of the week 12/8-12/15

on December 15, 2014December 16, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

There’s been much talk about a changing of the tides in American soccer with the retirement of Landon Donovan. We’ve not been immune to the talk here at WSOTP either, and rightly so. And the tide continued its change today, as another of Donovan’s peers decided to hang up his boots… at least for the […]

pic of the week 12/1-12/7

on December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Yesterday marked not only the end of 2014 MLS season, but also the end of an era in American soccer. It’s been known since the All-Star break that this would be Donovan’s last season in professional football, but what wasn’t known was how he would cap his illustrious career. And as it turns out, he […]

i want: the secret footballer’s guide to the modern game

on November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

Believe it or not, I don’t do all of my reading on the internet. Yes, from time to time, I still pick up and read timeless paper-bound words. Though normally it’s still soccer related as well. And the next book I’d like to mark down on my list of reads is the latest from The Secret Footballer. Not familiar […]

pic of the week 10/27-11/2

on November 3, 2014November 3, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

This week’s admittedly blurry “Pic of the Week” comes to us from La Liga, where Spanish giants Real Madrid visited minnows Granada at the weekend. The match itself went about how you might expect, with Real securing a 4-0 win and Ronaldo tallying his ridiculous 17th goal in the league despite only having featured in 9 matches. […]

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