Category Archives: Culture
The Tuesday Ten: Hearts on Fire Edition
Tomorrow the USMNT faces Russia, where calling soccer a “commie pinko sport” is a compliment. Here are ten possible scenarios for how this game could play out. 1. The “I Can Change, You Can Change, Everybody Can Change” Scenario Despite … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten: Playoffs? We’re Talking About Playoffs? Edition
Today’s Tuesday Ten offers you ten quick-hitting predictions for the MLS Cup playoffs. Eastern Conference 1. Sporting KC – Kei Kamara and C.J. Sapong will celebrate the MLS Cup-winning goal by recreating the entire six-minute Evolution of Dance, then immediately announce their retirement. … Continue reading
From the Archives: The Premier League All-Star Game: A Minute-by-Minute Report
Earlier this year we posted our MBM report of what a hypothetical Premier League All-Star game would look like. We’re breaking it out again today before the MLS All-Star game tonight. Preamble: Managers hate it, with Arsene Wenger, who you’ll … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten: Olympic Squads Edition
On the eve (not literally) of the Olympics, we know you are all thrilled. How often does one team have the opportunity to win every major trophy in a row (we’re not counting the Confederations Cup, to be sure)? Steffi … Continue reading
Top of the Morning
Welcome to Top of the Morning, The Other 87’s very own series of personnel Power Rankings. We take a look at all the action of the last month, and attempt to pick the players who made the best of it. … Continue reading
Oh, What Tangled Webs…
The internet history of Bert Van Marwijk, coach of the Dutch National Team, the 24-hours after they lost to Germany. 7:11a — Wikipedia Edit // “Bert van Marwijk, former coach of the Dutch National Team” to “Bert Van Marwijk, current … Continue reading
See you tomorrow…
Enjoy your Memorial Day. We’ll be back, not unlike Gordon Ramsay.
By the Numbers: 1
Soccer lists are ubiquitous and come in all shapes and sizes, types and varieties. We at O87 never settle for just doing another list. “Just another list” isn’t even in our vocabulary. So, when one of us decided that … Continue reading
On Perfection
If you’ve played football, you know that moment where you are in a situation and the ball comes and you hit the ball and somehow every millimeter is perfect…When you see it done on the pitch, you see a miracle. … Continue reading
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