A couple folks have already picked up today’s article in the Post on the growth of soccer in the States and its an excellent look at the health of the game here. The World Cup is certainly a good time to look at how soccer is doing, it’s enough time to pick out overall trends […]
I’ve updated my world cup rosters map last night to include 17 of the 32 teams in the finals. All the big teams are now mapped including Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France, and Germany among others. Cut me a break, it’s kind of tedious to hunt for stadiums in Buenos Aires and Tunisia. Many thanks to
Everything you need to know about the Portugal-Mexico matchup was predicted years ago by the Simpsons.
An agrarian reform program redistributes 18,600 square miles of land to indigenous communities. Even private land that is not in "productive use" is subject to government seizure as part of the plan to redistribute one-fifth of Bolivia’s total land area. The current situation has the potential to increase civil strife and pit indigenous farmers squarely
I’ve compiled a list of ten phrases tailored for the American soccer fan travelling to Germany this month. Babelfish did the actual translation so I can’t guarantee that the phrases don’t actually mean something completely different. But that’s part of the fun of travelling to a foreign land. Barkeep another beer, pleaseBarkeep ein anderes Bier,