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Questions

So this week we’re supposed to ask some questions about our blogs. I’m not really sure what this means so we’ll see how this goes. Basically, I’ve been trying to make soccer more appealing to the...

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Running Without the Ball

This week Spurs beat Southampton 2-1 away. They did not play well and were not impressive, but at least they won. They are now in fourth place and hopefully will stay at least that high up for the rest...

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Racism in Soccer

On November 22, 2012 Tottenham traveled to Rome for a game against Lazio (an Italian soccer club). As is normal some Tottenham fans made the trip to Italy. The night before the game a large group of...

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Tottenham and Anti-semitism

As this blog is about Tottenham Hostspur Football Club, and the topic of racism has already been broached, I thought it might be pertinent to explain exactly how Spurs fit into this issue. Over the...

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This Semester’s Passion Blog

I am going to keep my current topic of Tottenham Hotspur and, more broadly, world soccer and how it is relevant to us Americans. I think there should be more than enough material to last me another...

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The Magic of the FA Cup

There are no playoffs in English soccer. The season is played to completion and whoever has the best record wins the Premier League. That is the way it has always and will always work. But there are...

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The Build-up to the Goal

One of the biggest problems Americans seem to have with the game of soccer is the lack of goals. In some ways this is understandable. But here’s the thing, this lack of goals just means that when a...

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Rivalries

One aspect of sports that Americans love is rivalries. There are definitely some very heated rivalries in the US, from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to...

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Airing My Grievances

So since this week’s passion post is supposed to be short, I’m going to use the time to whine and complain about Spurs. See, this is the time of year when Spurs decide it’s time to collapse and undo...

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Full Year Wrap-Up

Over the past two semesters I have made an attempt to convince Americans that soccer is a wonderful, exciting, and interesting sport. As this is my last post, I thought I’d update you guys about how...

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