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Women’s U17 EURO’s: Peering Into the Fog

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

There are few things more difficult than trying to gain knowledge from tournaments like this: no TV coverage, little analysis, some scattered non-English blogs, meager video highlights at best, and for many of these players, the first time they hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Amira Arfaoui, Chloe Kelly, Eleanor Ryan-Doyle, England, France, Georgia Stanway, Géraldine Reuteler, Germany, Giulia Gwinn, Iceland, Inès Boutaleb, Ireland, Laia Aleixandri, Lucía García, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Mollie Rouse, Nadja Furrer, Patricia Guijarro, Saoirse Noonan, Spain, Stefanie Sanders, Switzerland, WU17EURO2015 | Leave a comment

What Is And What Might Bee: Josh McEachran and High End Youth Setups

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Former Chelsea starlet Josh McEachran has just left Stamford Bridge to join Brentford.(Who are known as the Bees–hence the pun in the title. Yes, it’s a stretch. Buzz off.) You can find reports of it in many places, here’s The … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Abdul Razak, Alexander Büttner, André Schürrle, Brentford, Chelsea, Cristián Cuevas, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Fabio Borini, Felipe Luís, Franco Di Santo, Gaël Kakuta, Gökhan Töre, Jack Cork, Jeffrey Bruma, Jérémy Hélan, John Terry, Josh McEachran, Loïc Rémy, Michael Mancienne, Nathan, Nemanja Matić, Patrick Bamford, Patrick Van Aanholt, Paul Pogba, Ravel Morrison, Romelu Lukaku, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ryan Bertrand, Thorgan Hazard, Vladimír Weiss, Wallace, Wilfried Zaha | Leave a comment

WWC2015: Wrap Up & Awards

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Preview of the final here.} I admit that, as a sports fan, my preference is for white-knuckle, tension-filled games that are won in the agonizing final minutes … but that USA win was still pretty enjoyable. There’s not a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Ada Hegerberg, Alanna Kennedy, Alex Chidiac, Alex Greenwood, Alexia Putellas, Allysha Chapman, Amandine Henry, Amel Majri, Andressinha, Anja Mittag, Ashley Lawrence, Asisat Oshoala, Aya Miyama, Azusa Iwashimizu, Barla Deplazes, Bethany Mead, Caitlin Foord, Carli Lloyd, Caroline Hansen, Cecelia Santiago, Célia Šašić, Claire Lavogez, Crystal Dunn, Daisy Cleverley, Elise Kellond-Knight, Elodie Thomis, Eugenie Le Sommer, Fara Williams, Fran Kirby, Gabrielle Onguene, Griedge Mbock Bathy, Homare Sawa, Hope Solo, Japan, Jennifer Cramer, Julie Ertz, Kadeisha Buchanan, Kadidiatou Diani, Karen Bardsley, Kerlly Real, Leicy Santos, Lena Goessling, Leonie Maier, Lia Wälti, Lina Magull, Lisa De Vanna, Lucy Bronze, Lydia Williams, Mallory Pugh, Mana Iwabuchi, Meghan Klingenberg, Meikayla Moore, Melanie Leupolz, Melissa Herrera, Morgan Brian, Nadine Angerer, Ngozi Okobi, Noelle Maritz, Norio Sasaki, Pauline Bremer, Raissa Feudjio, Samantha Kerr, Sara Däbritz, Sarah Nnodim, Solveig Gulbrandsen, Steph Houghton, Tang Jiali, Tobin Heath, USA, Vivianne Miedema, WWC2015, Yoreli Rincon | 1 Comment

WWC2015: The Award Shortlists

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

My first response to the FIFA Award Shortlists was predictable confusion. But I found it hard to argue for players that were omitted, once you accept a few caveats. First, these awards only go to the more successful teams. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Ada Hegerberg, Amandine Henry, Anja Mittag, Aya Miyama, Ayumi Kaihori, Carli Lloyd, Célia Šašić, Erin McLeod, Eugenie Le Sommer, Griedge Mbock Bathy, Hope Solo, Ingrid Hjelmseth, Julie Ertz, Kadeisha Buchanan, Leonie Maier, Lucy Bronze, Lydia Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Nadine Angerer, Saori Ariyoshi, Sura Yekka, Tang Jiali, WWC2015 | Leave a comment

WWC2015: The Semifinals & Preview of THE FINAL!

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Previews of this round can be found here and here, along with links to prior writing on this tournament.} GERMANY v USA It is so rare for a sporting event to live up to its hype, and such a pleasure … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Alex Scott, Alexandra Popp, Ali Krieger, Anja Mittag, Annike Krahn, Aya Miyama, Azusa Iwashimizu, Carli Lloyd, Célia Šašić, Claire Rafferty, Dzsenifer Marozan, Ellen White, England, Fara Williams, France, Germany, Jade Moore, Japan, Jennifer Cramer, Jill Ellis, Jill Scott, Jodie Taylor, Julie Ertz, Karen Bardsley, Karen Carney, Katie Chapman, Kelley O'Hara, Laura Bassett, Lauren Holiday, Lena Goessling, Lena Lotzen, Lena Petermann, Leonie Maier, Lucy Bronze, Mana Iwabuchi, Mark Sampson, Megan Rapinoe, Meghan Klingenberg, Melanie Leupolz, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Morgan Brian, Nadine Angerer, Nahomi Kawasumi, Norio Sasaki, Pauline Bremer, Rumi Utsugi, Saki Kumagai, Saori Ariyoshi, Sara Däbritz, Shinobu Ohno, Silvia Neid, Simone Laudehr, Steph Houghton, Tabea Kemme, Tobin Heath, USA, WWC2015, Yuki Ogimi | 1 Comment

WWC2015: Quarterfinals Two & Three & Preview of the Second Semifinal

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{The other side of the bracket can be found here.} AUSTRALIA v JAPAN This was a tense game, with Australia’s speed always looking threatening in spite of the technical skill of the Japanese, which allowed them to dominate not just possession, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Alanna Kennedy, Australia, Aya Miyama, Ayumi Kaihori, Canada, Christine Sinclair, Claire Rafferty, Elise Kellond-Knight, England, Erin McLeod, Fara Williams, Fran Kirby, Japan, Jill Scott, Jodie Taylor, Kadeisha Buchanan, Karen Bardsley, Karen Carney, Katie Chapman, Kyah Simon, Laura Bassett, Lauren Sesselmann, Lisa De Vanna, Lucy Bronze, Mana Iwabuchi, Mark Sampson, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Nahomi Kawasumi, Norio Sasaki, Rumi Utsugi, Samantha Kerr, Saori Ariyoshi, Shinobu Ohno, Siobhan Chamberlain, Steph Houghton, WWC2015, Yuki Ogimi | Leave a comment

WWC2015: Quarterfinals One & Two & Preview of the First Semifinal

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Previews of this round here, which links to prior writeups as well. Will have the second two quarters and the second semifinal up sometime tomorrow.} GERMANY v FRANCE This game, I believe, lived up to its billing and, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Alexandra Popp, Ali Krieger, Amandine Henry, Amel Majri, Amy Rodriguez, Anja Mittag, Annike Krahn, Becky Sauerbrunn, Camille Abily, Carli Lloyd, Célia Šašić, China, Christen Press, Claire Lavogez, Dzsenifer Marozan, Elodie Thomis, Eugenie Le Sommer, Fei Wang, France, Gaetane Thiney, Gary Lineker, Germany, Heather O'Reilly, Hope Solo, Jill Ellis, Julie Ertz, Kelley O'Hara, Kheira Hamraoui, Laure Boulleau, Lauren Holiday, Lena Goessling, Leonie Maier, Li Dongna, Louisa Necib, Marie Laure Delie, Megan Rapinoe, Meghan Klingenberg, Melanie Leupolz, Nadine Angerer, Saskia Bartusiak, Silvia Neid, Simone Laudehr, Tabea Kemme, Tobin Heath, USA, WWC2015 | 2 Comments

@The Movies with PopPop: Dear White People

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Dear White People is quite an interesting movie if not a great one. It’s essentially an exploration of race relations at a fictionalized elite Ivy League school — a composite I think of Ivy and near-Ivy — with its 2-3% African American … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged @TheMovies, Dear White People | Leave a comment

WWC2015: Round of Sixteen and Quarterfinals Preview

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{If you want to see how I did, previews of this round here, that post also has links to write-ups of each matchday of the group stage. Commentary is grouped by quarterfinal matchup, not in the order the games were … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Abby Wambach, Ada Hegerberg, Alanna Kennedy, Alex Morgan, Alexandra Popp, Alexi Lalas, Allysha Chapman, Amandine Henry, Angela Clavijo, Anja Mittag, Ashley Lawrence, Australia, Aya Miyama, Aya Sameshima, Ayumi Kaihori, Azusa Iwashimizu, Becky Sauerbrunn, Brazil, Caitlin Foord, Cameroon, Camille Abily, Canada, Carli Lloyd, Catalina Perez, Célia Šašić, China, Christine Press, Christine Sinclair, Colombia, Desiree Scott, Diana Ospina, Dzsenifer Marozan, Elise Kellond-Knight, Elodie Thomis, Emily Van Egmond, England, Eniola Aluko, Erin McLeod, Eugenie Le Sommer, Fran Kirby, France, Gabrielle Onguene, Gaelle Enganamouit, Germany, Ingrid Hjelmseth, Ingrid Vidal, Isabell Herlovsen, Jennifer Cramer, Jill Ellis, Jill Scott, Jodie Taylor, John Herdman, Josée Bélanger, Julie Ertz, Kadeisha Buchanan, Kadidiatou Diani, Karen Bardsley, Karen Carney, Katrina Gorry, Kaylyn Kyle, Korea Republic, Kyah Simon, Lady Andrade, Laura Alleway, Laura Bassett, Laura Georges, Laure Boulleau, Lauren Holiday, Lena Goessling, Leonie Maier, Li Dongna, Linda Sembrant, Lisa De Vanna, Loes Geurts, Louisa Necib, Luciana, Lucy Bronze, Lydia Williams, Marie Laure Delie, Mark Sampson, Marta, Megan Rapinoe, Melanie Leupolz, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Morgan Brian, Nahomi Kawasumi, Norio Sasaki, Norway, Philippe Bergeroo, Ramona Bachmann, Rhiann Wilkinson, Saki Kumagai, Samantha Kerr, Saskia Bartusiak, Shannon Boxx, Shinobu Ohno, Simone Laudehr, Solveig Gulbrandsen, Sophie Schmidt, Steph Houghton, Sweden, Switzerland, Sydney Leroux, Tabea Kemme, Tameka Butt, Tang Jiali, Tobin Heath, USA, Vanessa Bernauer, Vivianne Miedema, Wang Shanshan, Wendie Renard, Wim Wenders, WWC2015, Yuki Ogimi, Zhao Rong | 1 Comment

Dashing: 20 June v Western New York Flash

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

This was the final game the Dash should play without their six participants in the World Cup, and they turned in a very nice performance, winning 2-0 against the Flash. {I’ll write more about this at some point, but it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Football/Soccer | Tagged Camila, Ella Masar, Ellie Brush, Houston Dash, Jamia Fields, Jasmine Spencer, Jessica McDonald, Kealia Ohai, Niki Cross, NWSL, Randy Waldrum, Tiffany McCarty, Toni Pressley, Western New York Flash | 1 Comment

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