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What’s Going on with Deuce?

Fulham F.C. announced today that American international Clint Dempsey will not accompany the club to Switzerland for its preseason training camp and instead will remain in London to train with … Continue reading

July 31, 2012 · 2 Comments

A Boy’s First Swag

Today’s mail brought me a package from the fine folks over at Pothunting.  In that package was the excellent 1923 Fall River Marksmen t-shirt you see above.  Ted, at Pothunting, liked … Continue reading

July 31, 2012 · 4 Comments

2012-2013 Chelsea Third Kit

  Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing the 2012-2013 Chelsea Paint Ball Club jerseys- Monster Engergy Drinks are on the house!! Chelsea F.C. third kit.  If it even matters, the shorts are … Continue reading

July 30, 2012 · 3 Comments

UPDATE: Scots in American Soccer

I wanted to let everyone know that the second installment in the series will appear in a day or so.  While you wait for Part Two you can scratch your … Continue reading

July 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

For the third time, I ask you, HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS CLUB!?!?

During my morning rounds of the virtual football world I came across a Ross County F.C.-related story in the SPL section (WEEEE!!!) of the BBC’s football website that stopped me … Continue reading

July 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The 2012-2013 Kits: And the winner (loser?) is…

Let me begin by saying that I know that there are still a few clubs that have not revealed their 2012-2013 kits- or at least not all of them.  Still, … Continue reading

July 30, 2012 · 2 Comments

Well, today’s been pretty interesting…

So, that happened. As with many pursuits, one of the great things about soccer is that it is often a unique an combination of “you never know what’s going to … Continue reading

July 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

F.C. Den Bosch 2 – Ross County F.C. 1

Ross County F.C., in the Netherlands for some preseason training, suffered its first defeat of the preseason in a contentious match at Den Bosch’s training complex in ‘s-Herogenbosch (really, that’s … Continue reading

July 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Three Great Men

Today I thought I’d use my quasi-public forum here to recognized the three of the four most important men in my life- two of them were born on July 27 … Continue reading

July 27, 2012 · 3 Comments

Scots in American Soccer: Part One

Today marks the beginning of a multi-part series highlighting the influence and importance of Scottish and Scottish-American players to the success of the game in the United States over the … Continue reading

July 25, 2012 · 2 Comments
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