Two Bitter Rivalries Take Flight, Right Before Our Eyes
In the pages of Sibling Rivalry, I examine not just [...]
Excerpt: Mexican admiration for Argentinian Futbol Culture runs Deep
Walking through the tailgate scene outside Estadio Akron, I [...]
He’s Not Wrong: U.S. Tends to Hog Regional Branding
Neil Young first introduced me to appellative “American” chauvinism. Someone [...]
Bloomsbury issues Sibling Rivalry: The ESSENTIAL Soccer Book for 2026
NEW YORK, N.Y. (5 March 2026) — Bloomsbury has published [...]
Excerpt: The Continuing Education of Rafa Marquez
Rafa Marquez is a thoroughly modern figure. In the [...]
Politics of Blood & Soil Should Inform Club Allegiance, not Actual Politics
I was chatting with a business associate the other day [...]
FIFA Introduces New ‘Dynamism’ to World Cup Ticketing Grift
The bleak, hyper-lux reality of World Cup ticket pricing [...]
Why Mexican futbol does “identity” better than American Soccer
Without national identity, international sport doesn’t really work. As a [...]
Depth of Talent is a USMNT Game-changer
In assessing the inherent, overall quality of a golf course [...]
Envy & Scorn Furnish this Rivalry with Curiously Intimate form of Codependence
See below a brief excerpt from Chapter 1 of Sibling [...]
