2025 in hindsight for the Gómez’s
2025 in a nutshell’ish for our family
What is Football Video Support (FVS)?
FVS is a simplified, lower-cost video-review system designed to give referees a way to review “clear and obvious” match-deciding incidents without the full technical, staffing and camera requirements of a traditional VAR center. It is not VAR with a different name — it’s a different operating model intended mostly for competitions that can’t run full…
Subbing strategies in football
Throughout the years, I have witnessed nearly every type of substitution strategy there is in the book of football (aka soccer). One doesn’t have to be a referee to experience these ceremonial, sometimes odd, events. I am sure others, who have been around the game in other capacities (ex. fans, pundits), have observed similar strategic…
FC Dallas former academy player reunion pro-game?
It has been a while since I last posted, and I will keep this one brief. After having watched the 2nd group game of Chile’s U20 Men’s World Cup tonight, I was still craving an additional football fix when I suddenly stumbled upon a mid-week USL Championship match between Birmingham Legion vs North Carolina FC.…
Beyond talent: A parent’s guide to helping your child become a professional football player
As the parent of two young Mexican-American football players competing professionally in Europe. We have walked the winding, often unpredictable road of raising aspiring athletes. We have watched two boys -and a girl- chase a shared dream across cities, states, and continents. And, if there’s one truth we have learned along the way, it is…
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