El poema al fútbol
For those of us bohemian lovers of the beautiful game, the poem below is the closest description I could ever find to what “football” is and how it parallels life. Beware: it’s in Spanish. ¿Cómo vas a saber lo que es el amor?, si nunca te hiciste hincha de un club… ¿Cómo vas a saber … Continue reading El poema al fútbol
College soccer (football) explained for players and parents
Is college soccer the route for my player?
First family trip to Germany
After an almost 18 month hiatus from European trips, we managed to celebrate Johan’s 20th birthday in Germany -a tradition we broke last year due to COVID. From the moment he joined FSV Zwickau for pre-season, the club has showed him plenty of love and we were there to witness it all. Caveat: this post … Continue reading First family trip to Germany
Young footballers need to get a passport ASAP
By definition, a passport is a document purchased from the government primarily to allow its holder to travel internationally. In our case, MLS football and futsal provided our boys opportunities to travel abroad several times but none of those trips could have ever been possible without first acquiring an American passport. As an American citizen … Continue reading Young footballers need to get a passport ASAP
Football’s unwritten laws/rules
Most of us football fans (aka experts) will pride ourselves in thoroughly knowing the ‘beautiful game’; some will claim empirical knowledge: “I have been playing since I was five years old“, “saw the ‘hand of God’ live in 86“, others may brag: “I played college at the D1 level” (applicable to American “soccer” fans). Our … Continue reading Football’s unwritten laws/rules
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