Tell me this photograph doesn’t fill you with an enduring sense of hope for the future. Like no matter who you are or what you’ve been through in this life, there’s always a way forward — another day, a new experience, a road not yet taken. Continue reading
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Liverpool went into this season with a revamped squad that, from a depth perspective at least, appeared to have been bolstered in virtually all areas over the course of the summer. On paper, the only real question mark was the goalkeeper position, where Simon Mignolet was backed up by a 32-year-old journeyman who the manager barely trusted to start domestic cup matches last year. What was the worst that could happen? Continue reading
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Originally published on Premier Punditry.
I used to admire the England national team. It’s my duty as an American soccer fan to provide unequivocal backing to the USMNT every time a major international tournament like the World Cup rolls around, but, until recently, England could always claim second place in my allegiances. Continue reading
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And so the winter gave way to spring, and the spring brought with it heartbreak but also a sense of renewal. And now the glorious spring is slowly but surely recessing, making way for the oppressive summer to come in, grab us by the collars and pound us all with a few good months’ worth of irresistible heat and humidity. Continue reading
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Liverpool Football Club’s principal owner John W. Henry has written the following open letter to supporters. Again. Continue reading
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Multiple reports from our most reputable sources in the European press have Massimo Cellino — the Italian-born, Miami-based, chain-smoking, ex-con owner of Serie A club Cagliari — purchasing that greatest gift of British football, Leeds United A.F.C. Continue reading
Death By First Touch 