Sometimes More is Better: Defending FIFA’s 48-team World Cup
Few folks would dare express public admiration for FIFA. Only [...]
Belgium traps USMNT in Waffle House of Horrors
Monday night’s USMNT exit was gutting, but we shouldn’t be [...]
US-Belgium Preview: A Single Goal Could Win It — Where will it come from?
We’ve barely noticed how well the U.S. back line has [...]
A New World Guide to Sensible World Cup Expectations
I was rereading and search-engine optimizing some older essays last [...]
USMNT Final Roster Observations & Idle Gossip
It's getting real, folks. The World Cup is but two [...]
Women’s Soccer Sheds Entirely New Light on US vs. Mexico
[See here an excerpt from Chapter 10 of “Sibling Rivalry.” [...]
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 [...]
