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Will Roche

The Non-Style of US Soccer

Does US Soccer have a 'style' of play?

It is understandable that each country has its own style of play, from the hackneyed description of the Brazilians’ samba, to the Italians’ (dolt-headed) defense-minded catenaccio, it’s an interesting combination of anthropology, geography, and political evolution that created these approaches to The Game. For many countries, their style of play is as much a symbol…

An American Werewolf (wishes he were) in London

An American Werewolf (wishes he were) in London

America and soccer have never had much more than a tepid amateur relationship.  The paradox of this relationship resides in the fact that there are more soccer players in the United States than England, France, Argentina, Spain, and Brazil combined (FIFA.com).  If you ask anyone if they’ve played on a club team at some point…