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Lost in Translation

I'm becoming more and more aware of the evolving way our society interacts and communicates. There seems to be a strange dichotomy present in today's world, brought on primarily because of technology. We have before us seemingly infinite ways to...

Looking back at International Week

With EURO 2008 and the road to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa now set, I thought I would take this time to make some overdue observations on the latest twists and turns in international soccer in the past week. A week ago Saturday, it was hard to...

Dribbling Through Europe - Act 3

*The third and final installment of my trip through Europe. If you've managed to follow along, I applaud you. If you've missed the previous posts, check the archive below. This entry begins in Greece, where I was much more likely to find soccer than...

Dribbling Through Europe - Act 2

*Here is Act 2 of my trip through Europe blog. I held off on posting this one (and the upcoming Act 3), because of all the excitement around the upcoming Galaxy match. I was about 80% through my galavanting in Europe and still had not been to a...

Violence in Italy & Euro 2008

Soccer and violence always seems to find itself entwined at times, and the ugly side of the beautiful game was at the forefront again in Italy over the weekend. Games in Serie A were disrupted on Sunday after there were violent reactions to the news...

A look back...

Random thoughts and musings about Wednesday night: - It's a very heavy and surreal experience to be a part of an event that will be a key moment for an organization. It's like being a part of history. And at least for this modest franchise,...

The wait is over...

Whitecaps fans, the moment has arrived. David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy are now in Vancouver for the much-anticipated international friendly at BC Place on Wednesday night. Through the initial postponement of the original October 3 date,...