We’re only three games into the new Nashville SC season,…
Author: John Sloop
MLS preseason is a missed opportunity
We’re in the midst of another MLS preseason. Or at…
Sacramento Republic use soccer to break the walls of prison
[Soccer] can break down walls… all with simply the game.…
Soccer is beautiful, just the way it is
Like all of you, I’ve spent the last several weeks…
In praise of good intentions
Because there is always a time and space for critique…
Soccer on the margins
In his marvelous book, The Language of the Game, Laurent…
Invisible change is not enough
"I initially wanted to write a goofy little column celebrating…
Listening and learning
Of the many truisms in discussions about soccer, one certainly…
The magic of this moment
Nashville SC are on a tear right now. While I’m…
Intimacy versus commodity: the two sides of soccer fandom
In 1985, soccer journalist and author Paul Gardner set about…
The 2 hour Nashville experience
Operating a 30,000 seat stadium—and everything that comes with it—can’t…
Rogue Chants and “rogue chants”
Rogue Chants. A name? A description? A philosophy? A movement? It…
Eric Miller and playing for Pride
While now-Nashville SC defender Eric Miller was playing for Minnesota…
Thoughts on the Backline’s protest
Nashville SC started this season with a 1-0 victory against…
A Thank You letter from Wedgewood Houston
While I cannot base what I’m about to write on…
A few thoughts about Jake Daniels
When Blackpool forward Jake Daniels came out as gay a…
Finding inspiration in the North American Soccer League
It’s nice to be reminded sometimes that when we (the…
A Nashville SC Thanksgiving
It’s been a few days since Nashville SC’s match against…
The closing of the gap
In 2011, returning from a trip to Portland, Oregon, that…
An emotional game, horribly so
In the late 1960s, Dick Cecil—who would go on to…
Four non-problems and how to solve them
Non-problem #1: “I don’t know what a Geodis is. It’s…