Football and Futbol Podcast

Villa Park spent much of its Saturday raucously cheering for its Aston Villa squad. It acted in unison: cheering with fervor, erupting in song, and finding every opportunity to bring down Villa’s opponent, my beloved Newcastle United.As the ma

Who’s in first place?

Sep 14th, 2013

It wasn’t long ago, about nine games in fact, when the goal for the season was shaping up to be: “sneak into the playoffs, and then make a run at the cup.” We were good on paper, great on paper. But just didn’t seem able to put all the pieces

Newcastle 1, Fulham 0: Ben Arfa Saves The Day

Aug 31st, 2013

Hatem Ben Arfa’s strike in the 86th minute was more than just a goal.After a disappointingly quiet summer, a highly-distracting transfer rumor, and two frustrating matches, there hasn’t been much for the Toon Army (and its newest member) to ch

003 Football and Futbol – NFL Team Projections

Aug 29th, 2013

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We Beat Portland — Period.

Aug 27th, 2013

I don’t know if Seattle-Portland is the “biggest rivalry in professional sports”. I don’t think anyone does. Trying to compare and quantify the intangible levels of sports-hate around the country is impossible. The argument is tiresome and ult

Embracing the Magpies

Aug 25th, 2013

When Modibo Maiga’s shot found the back of the net, my heart stopped. When the referee signaled the West Ham forward offside, my heart slowly came back to a resting rate, only to accelerate like a Nissan GT when Sammy Ameobi’s ball hit the po