Issue #29 of my Yankee Groundhopper English soccer newsletter is out. In this issue: The Groundhopper’s Guide to Soccer in England now has a cover and a Table of Contents! Buy it before July 31, get it (signed) by August 15, and save $10 Video: Walking out the tunnel at Old Trafford, home of Manchester United. […]

Aside from mine, of course, here are some soccer books you might want to read.   The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer, by David Goldblatt. This is a comprehensive history of the game, which is to say it’s massive, thick, tough to get through, incomparable, and indispensable. Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby. […]

There is always a lot going in during a soccer game, and one of the entertaining things to watch for is all the ways a referee communicates with players. One assume he uses words, and one would love to hear some of the words he hears in response, but unless you can read lips, you […]

Issue #20 of my Yankee Groundhopper English soccer newsletter is out. In this issue: Another report from my latest trip, starting with an FA Cup derby at Liverpool The other side of the FA Cup, with Hull City visiting cold, windy Blackburn A review of soccer options for the US spring break A video from pitch-side […]

Since many Americans visit the UK during spring break, and since many of them want to see a soccer game in England, I thought I would take a quick trip through the schedule for that time of year and make some suggestions. Spring break can be one of the really great times to come over […]