Woke up in Limpopo early to make it back to Joburg in time for USA-Slovenia at 4pm at Ellis Park. David’s gone to the Greeks so Sergio and I take the people’s taxi to the park-and-ride facility at Wits University. Everything is well organized and relaxed. Parking lot is nice and full at 2:15. 20-something […]
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After shocking Brazil with their aggressive, physical style in the first half of the Confederations Cup final, the United States first gave up a two-goal halftime lead and then eventually lost 3-2 to Brazil. Brazilian defender Lucio scored the winning goal with 6 minutes of regular time remaining. The way the US lost, left The […]
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Can Mexico still beat the United States?
Mexico’s Giovanni dos Santos looks good in the video, above, scoring twice in a 4-0 win over lowly Venezuela. But can Dos Santos and this teammates play like this in early August when they meet the United States again in regional World Cup qualifiers? Three teams qualify automatically and the US is currently second behind […]
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Vuvuzelas originate in the United States
You’re either a fan of vuvuzelas, the plastic horns that sounds like bees during Confederations Cup games, or you’re not. (Here‘s a qualified defense) Players have complained about the monotonous drone of the vuvuzelas. South Africa has made the horns a part of its 2010 marketing campaign and even invented a history for the cheap […]
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Teach. Play. Grow.
Frank Risorto of The Gentleman Ultra Podcast interviewed me about my futbological life. We began with the story of my Global Soccer history course at Michigan State, its origins and evolution. Then I explained the origin of my lifelong support of Juventus (as a Roman no less!) and moving to the United States as a […]
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My Curva Mundial Story
Curva Mundial is a podcast about the fans of the “The Beautiful Game.” In each episode, Sal Bono sets out to ask why folks from all walks of life love the teams they do and how football represents who they are and where they are from. In Episode 24, I got to tell my story: […]
From left: Boyzzz Khumalo, Tendai Jirira, Peter Alegi, Tumi Moshobane, Lesedi Mosielele The second episode of the Umhlaba Podcast, a program about sports and education in Africa and America, has been released! [Click here for free download.] In this episode, Umhlaba Vision Foundation founder Boyzzz Khumalo and I conduct a wide-ranging interview […]