All of the training that came from practicing on the grassless, hardened grounds of a Japanese soccer field, or from enduring chalk-throwing teachers, came to play. They were determined to be wholly present every second of the game, to make every move count.
The onset of fall brings with it a favorite ritual at my house, Football Sunday.
What the National Football League tells us about cultural capital.
No one watching a soccer match ever says “I hope the refs get it wrong so we can see some drama.”
The World Cup is upon us, and so you’re bound to encounter World Cup Guy. Here’s how to put him in his place.
Quatchi, Miga, Sumi, and Mukmuk – you’ll be seeing a lot of them for the next few weeks. A Vancouver native clues us in.
Football, like music, like dance, like much of life, is a study of chaos and disorder that men strive and plan and work to overcome, doing so only in moments, in glimpses of something more.
As the 2009 World Series begins, we might fairly ask: what is the meaning of baseball?