Archive for the ‘Soccer’ Category
Versatility matters in Major League Soccer
With rosters across Major League Soccer getting stretched like taffy at the state fair, a versatile performer can greatly enhance his value in the big picture in steadily expanding MLS. It’s one thing if an athlete can play in a position beyond his preferred spot and not be a total disaster at... More
Women’s soccer 10 years after U.S. World Cup title
Failure or progress? By Philip Hersh The game is a touchstone for women soccer players, just as the moon walk — the giant step for mankind, not Michael Jackson’s dance move — was for the world 40 years ago, as Ray Meyer taking DePaul to the Final Four was to Chicagoans 30 years ago,... More
New Jersey soccer star Giuseppe Rossi
By Michael Lewis Some American fans think New Jersey’s Giuseppe Rossi is soccer’s answer to Benedict Arnold. Fans are upset that Rossi decided to go with his heritage instead of the country of his birth to play with the green, white and red of Italy rather than the red, white and blue of... More
Soccer is uniting South Africans
By Robyn Dixon Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — When Emma Jordi’s mother suggested a Sunday afternoon at South Africa’s Confederations Cup watching the national soccer team play Iraq, the pretty blond 14-year-old had an excuse. Homework. “I have to write a speech for... More
