Joseph Groff
Joe Groff was a starting member of the roaming pack for the AYSO Golden Eagles when he was only 5 years old. He played for just one more year until he took time to focus on other sports such as basketball and volleyball. His Peter Crouch size helped him excel in those sports, but after high school he was burnt out. During his time working for the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia, he fell in love with football and the Arsenal who he has followed ever since. In between watching and playing footie Joe manages to study Law at Pepperdine University, where he hopes to publish other articles on fun stuff like the "overly broad interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause". He captains the Law School's intramural soccer team.
The Andy Webster Case and the End of G-14
Worldwide football’s governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), seems to be losing its grip on the people and organizations that it purports to govern, footballers and their clubs. One event has the organization and its head, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, fuming and another is being cheerfully touted as leading the game into…
Harewood, Gillett and Hicks are the Villans at Anfield
The tension at Anfield must have been palpable as the Reds stepped on to the pitch to face off against a resilient Aston Villa on Monday night. The Liverpool faithful made their feelings toward the team’s current American owner duo perfectly clear. Every other cheer from the Kop end was directed at Hicks and Gillett…
There is More to Life Than Football
This week, instead of following live coverage of the 3rd Round of the FA Cup, or scanning the rumor mills to see who could be moving where in this January’s transfer market, I was at a hospital with family, waiting for up-to-the-second reports on the condition of a relative. Once again, I was forced to…
Online Football Manager is Addicting
This is not a shameless plug for one of the sponsors. I started playing this game well before I started writing for Soccerlens.com. Online Football Manager (OFM) is one of the greatest interactive online football games on the web today. It’s simple, easy to learn, and best of all its free!
Arsenal’s Young Guns Mature Beyond Their Years
Grand Slam Sunday has come and gone and in the end it summed up how the top four have fared this first half of the season. It also provided some hints as to what we should expect from the title sprint that is to come, answering some questions about each team’s potential for ultimate success….
My Love Affair With the Arsenal
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens ‘Share Your Football Experiences’ Contest; to participate, please read the details here. It was 11:30 at night when my hired car dropped me off at 25 Millionaya, St. Petersburg, Russia. The paint on the building in which I was to live was peeling severely, though in some…
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