Tag: soccer
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English fans pool cash to buy their own soccer team
Christian Science Monitor: English fans pool cash to buy their own soccer team As more billionaires buy out clubs, raising ticket prices, fans are gathering online to take back the game. London – Will Brooks wants to purchase an English soccer club. It’s a fashionable thing to do these days. Billionaires, mostly Americans, have been…
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Five good reasons Americans don’t watch soccer
Five good reasons Americans don't watch soccer is a funny piece in the Christian Science Monitor today. Here are the five reasons, but you must read the commentary to truly appreciate the author's insight. We didn't invent it. We have unattractive knees. We're not good with our feet. We are not good at kvetching. We…
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Is Soccer Postmodern?
World Cup soccer is building to the climax next week. Scot McKnight had a fun post this week, giving his thoughts about soccer. I posted a comment there that inspired me to ask a question here. Is soccer more postmodern/premodern than American football and baseball? George Carlin did a routine decades ago about the difference…