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Gregg Berhalter was mostly fine. Firing him is the right decision
Gregg Berhalter was fine as the head coach of the United States Men’s National Team. In the wake of failure at the Copa America, it’s time for a new direction.
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The Footnote guide to a summer of international soccer: 2024 Copa America (Part Two)
Part two of our preview of the 2024 Copa America.
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The Footnote guide to a summer of international soccer: 2024 Copa America (Part One)
The first part of a preview of the 2024 Copa America, the second of the three big international tournaments this summer.
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The Footnote guide to a summer of international soccer: Euro 2024
There are three (kind of four) major international soccer tournaments this summer. Euro 2024 kicks off first, and here is our preview.
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It is time for American men’s soccer’s Remember Some Guys Era
On Sacha Kljestian playing with a bunch of random MLS retirees in a US Open Cup game, and the power of collective memory of not-quite-great athletes
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A decade later, what was the deal with Macklemore?
On The Heist, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the 10th anniversary of the whole Grammys thing
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Can FIFA name an American woman (who isn’t Alex Morgan)?
Alex Morgan was not particularly good for the USWNT in 2023. So what is she doing on the FIFPRO Best XI list?
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Whose handball law interpretation is it anyway?
The PSG handball penalty likely not be given in the Premier League, but according to UEFA’s interpretation of the most recent guidance from IFAB, the body that creates the laws of the game, it … also shouldn’t be?
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Sometimes the ball hits a dude in the face
On Arsenal’s victory against Manchester City, luck in soccer, and watching sports without becoming an insane person.
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Let us praise the soccer orca
A blog on Seattle’s soccer orca and celebrating the dumb stuff in American soccer.