Um, you should probably read this, especially if you have any interest in US Soccer or Major League Soccer. Basically, former USMNT player and Fox Soccer analyst Eric Wynalda gets all out of character and speaks his mind and pulls his punches at the recent NSCAA Convention in a lecture cleverly titled “Why Not US.” Go ahead. Don’t be embarrassed. As you’ll soon see, he isn’t.
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.
Maybe there will be a pre and post-Gray/Keys era in soccer. That’s the hope, but there is plenty of reason to be pessimistic.
We seem to only visit ‘isms’ (I include homophobia as an ‘ism’) in sport en masse when there are crises. But to think that sport wasn’t rife with sexism, racism and homophobia before these crises is to be willfully naïve. Perhaps even more frustrating is how quickly we forget very public episodes only days after we turn the world upside down. Continue Reading »
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And so it began with A Gentleman’s History of the Stanky Legg.
An opportunity to use goal celebration dances to learn about ourselves and share some of what we are with our friends around the world. I know, it’s just a game, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be just a game.
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Jozy Altidore and Charlie Davies kicked off the era of celebratory dancing in U.S. soccer in 2009. But a new era might be upon us thanks to New York Red Bulls’ Juan Agudelo and Sporting KC’s Teal Bunbury, two newly minted senior national team players. Continue Reading »
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WELCOME TO THE FIRST NUTMEG RADIO MIXTAPE: THE HIP HOPERA! This will be the first of many, covering a range of genres, geographies, languages, and whatever other categories we use to divide music. We can’t promise that you’ll like everything, but as some really old person maybe once said, “You can’t be all things to all people, so you might as well try to be something to someone, and if that doesn’t work, then make a mixtape.”
Each mixtape will not only include a fine spread of beatery, but each track will be dedicated to someone or something related to the global soccer community. Suggestions are welcome. All are welcome. We hope you enjoy.
And with that, it’s the State of the Union, The Hip Hopera. Let’s go … Continue Reading »
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As a child, it doesn’t take much to become involved in idol worship. Often, simply having an advanced age is enough for children to develop worship-like tendencies toward pretty underwhelming characters. All you have to do to comprehend this mindset is stroll into a kid’s room to see the array of magazines, posters, dolls, cards, and other collectibles reflecting their worldview.
And there’s nothing wrong with any of that. Continue Reading »
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Getting back to the music, I thought I’d take you to a bit of an oldie (erm, 2008) but goodie.
Sway, a British rapper of Ghanaian background (who has previously collaborated with Liverpool’s Ryan Babel and Babel’s protégé, Perry Mystique), put together this ode to Ghana called “Black Stars.”
It’s always nice to see an artist give a shout out to his/her home. As you’ll quickly see, “Black Stars” is an anthem giving it up to all that is Ghanaian, from Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president, to actors, MPs, and, of course, footballers. Continue Reading »
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