Portland vs Seattle, NY Red Bulls vs New York City FC, LAFC vs Galaxy, please … those aren’t rivalries, those are scrimmages, those are friendly play dates among buddies who are all on the same boat rowing in the same direction. Mexico vs the United States? That’s a fucking rivalry. That’s authentic. That’s real. And […]

The following is on the topic of players with dual nationalities. Specifically, dual-nationals as it relates to the US Mens National Team. Even more specific, dual-nationals as it relates to Mexican-Americans first, and Latino-Americans generally. It’s become a hot topic in American soccer the past handful of years, and even if you’re not that interested […]

The following is a conversation on the notion of “the cream rises to the top”. I first publicly touched on this subject, albeit from a different angle, in 2009. It would seem many – if not most – believed this is how the world works, particularly here in the United States. Head down, work hard, […]