The Ten Shirt
An excerpt from the new novel by Michael Maddox
How the USMNT (might have) won the 1982 World Cup
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“Too small,” Coach Messina answered, knowing full well that he would be questioned again. “Five-foot-nothin’, and what, about a hundred pounds – soaking wet?”
“But Tom, you can see this kid’s a player, can’t you?” Gary Rickman was...
the cosmos interviews pt.2
Cosmos Executive Director Joe Fraga talks exclusively with TIAS about relaunching his childhood club
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Three Brits, three famous men swoop in and buy the rights to the Cosmos. Now they just have to figure out what to do with what is probably still the most famous American soccer club in history. Some of today’s most famous...
the making of pelada
the filmmaker on a global journey and the fight to make sure you see it
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You’ve probably heard of the soccer documentary Pelada, and probably wished it had been you who made it. If not the travel alone, than how about the film? To have that document for the future–stories for the grandkids–and...
forced from home
so you want to be a soccer writer?
Stay in the game long enough, doing whatever it is that keeps you afloat, and you’re bound to get the email – how do I become a soccer writer? How do I make money off my website? They come from kids and adults, from established bloggers and newly...
Danielle
a life toward soccer, pt 3
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The TIAS Diary Project continues with the 3rd part of a series put together by Los Angeles artist Noe Valladolid. This is his life story, his soccer story in words and pictures. For the first installment, I referred to it as a stab at a TIAS comic...
we’ll see about sacha
this is all five parts of the story.
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Sacha Kljestan throws up his hands. He did his best and doesn’t know what else to do. Maybe it’s time to quit. He’s thought about it before. One guy can only do so much. So many factors go into success or create failure. The opponent...
one last chance for mls
greenwich village resident outlines a major league vision for manhattan’s pier 40
In just ten days, the brand new and beautiful Red Bull Arena will finally open to soccer fans with a sold-out exhibition between Red Bull New York and Brazil’s famed Santos football club. New Yorkers will hop on the PATH train and in about...
Premiership investment would help MLS
Major League Soccer has already tried persuading La Liga teams Barcelona and Real Madrid to invest in their teams and/or start new franchises, but the league can’t give up on another European League. It’s been reported that MLS commissioner Don Garber, while at SoccerEx, has been talking with some English Premier League teams to...
