Tanya Keith, cofounder of the Des Moines Chapter of the American Outlaws, author of the “Soccer…Family Style” blog, and one of the biggest USMNT fans I personally know, recently wroteWe Need A Stadium Flag in the Midwest (Before Gold Cup, Please)!! At games, there are those giant American flags in the stands, and it...
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Is Nike’s Marketing Sexist?
Between the main “Write the Future” ad and the new Paving the Way ad specific to the USA, it seemed that Nike’s ads were well-made pieces of inspiration. But not everyone agrees. From the Left Wing’s Jennifer Doyle says: People seem to like Alejandro...
Thank you, Team USA
Nike has a new “Write the Future” commercial in which younger soccer players thank the United States soccer team for their World Cup run. My favorite part: “Thank you...
Visualizing Why Europe Did So Badly
There’s been a lot of complaints about how poorly the major soccer-playing nations have been doing. France, Italy, and Greece were knocked out of the group stages, England looked...
Soccer Q & A: Why Is He Flailing on the Ground?
While watching the World Cup games in a bar, I heard questions from people who happened to be there but weren’t necessarily fans of the Beautiful Game yet. I...