A bit of music for your listening pleasure. We frequently make the case for soft rock/yacht rock. Genres that are cool, sophisticated and wonderfully measured. In other words, genres that are awesome. In the spirit of awesome, there is no way I could keep Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer to myself. The genre is Chap-Hop, which will soon be self-explanatory. It’s one of the greatest Continue Reading »
If you love perms or Didier Drogba, you’ll love the Les Éléphants shirt …
Spain is trying to conquer the world again. This time, they might succeed.
The Yanks are coming; you could hear them coming for months. For most of the U.S. players’ lives, they would have told you that they couldn’t have chosen a more splendid life, but it’s times like this where climbing the ladder to the highest echelons of the game almost shatters the nerves.
The U.S. lined up against England in a traditional four-four-two, an unsurprising development to anyone familiar with U.S. Men’s National Team coach Bob Bradley. But at that moment, none of us were particularly concerned with tactics. We were just excited to finally get started with our World Cup adventure. Continue Reading »
More: Culture | Supporters
Since the fall of apartheid, the South African government has initiated a massive effort to improve the housing situation of millions of its marginalized citizens. South Africa’s commitment to housing was presumably such a priority that the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution (1996) embodies this commitment:
1. Everyone has the right to have access to adequate housing.
2. The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realization of this right.
3. No one may be evicted from their home, or have their home demolished, without an order of court made after considering all the relevant circumstances. No legislation may permit arbitrary evictions. Continue Reading »
More: Governance | Outside the Lines
Every good orchestra needs a conductor to ensure that its woodwinds, percussion, brass and strings play in unison. Soccer is no different. To make the disjointed jointed is an art. At times, individual performances can stand out; at times, they can even transcend the collective. But the art of joinder can make the unexceptional exceptional, which is why a gifted conductor creating a masterpiece with seemingly simplistic movements can be so mesmerizing. Continue Reading »
More: Player Talk | The Game
“ . . . we are moved by the identity of the persons who act, rather than the label of their hats.”
— American Needle, Inc. vs. National Football League
Sometimes we get into the nitty gritty over here. That’s because deep down we’re geeks, and more often than not, lawyers. I understand that sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish between the two, but that partially explains why we find Major League Soccer so interesting.
Major League Soccer’s single entity structure has been the subject of heated debate, especially at the beginning of the year when the collective bargaining agreement between MLS and the Major League Soccer Players Union expired. Clive wrote a great piece outlining the single entity issue a few months ago. With the Supreme Court’s recent decision in American Needle, Inc. vs. National Football League, revisiting the single entity issue is worth another look. Continue Reading »
More: Player & League Development | The Game
Bored with the standard, rectangular ice cube? Well Japan Trend Shop has a solution for you. Detailed soccer ball ice cubes. A righteous soccer gift for the soccer obsessed. Available in 30mm and 65mm versions, these molds will bring out the cool (poor pun intended) at your World Cup gatherings. Continue Reading »
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