A mere two weeks ago following news of a severe knee injury to striker Kenny Cooper, TSG started to wonder if Bob Bradley had opened an umbrella inside while walking under a ladder holding a black cat. Cooper seemed to be another in a long line of Fall ’09 injuries for U.S. Soccer that included [...]
Archive for November, 2009
29 Nov
World Cup Soccer Balls: Tiento To Jabulani
The required equipment list for soccer spans exactly one line that reads “ball” in some language. Even the term “ball” is relative as disadvantaged kids around the globe are known to use wadded-up plastic bags and Pelé allegedly juggled a grapefruit. For most Americans of my generation, the term “soccer ball” conjures up an image [...]
28 Nov
Trading Sundays For Saturdays
“September through January my weeks only have six days. Sundays don’t exist.” This phrase, or some variation of it, has been uttered by yours truly more times than I can remember in the last decade. And it was true. The NFL and the New York Jets have had a profound impact on my life as [...]
27 Nov
Best American Soccer Player In The Universe
As part of the US Soccer’s Best of 2009 Awards, the finalists for Male Athlete Of Year were announced earlier this week. First, TSG thinks its title for the award sounds much more exciting…see above. But, without further adeu, the five finalists for the award are: Michael Bradley…he of the two goals versus Mexico in [...]
25 Nov
Dempsey Nets Two More, Timmy Stones Jozy
Some USMNT-related EPL happenings today. Clint Dempsey (90 minutes) led the way with a brace versus Blackburn in a 3-0 Fullham win. In other action Jozy (73) and suddenly potent Hull conquered Tim Howard (90) and Everton, 3-2. TSG didn’t catch the games, but we can bring you the highlights. First up…Deuce’s Double…a perfectly timed [...]
25 Nov
USMNT: What We’re Thankful For
First, a brief warning. I don’t know where this piece is going. Most columns that I write on TSG I have a desired point, argument or review that I want to communicate. My axiom: Get to where you are going using the least words possible. Once I get there, I go back over the column [...]
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