THE BLOG
Fixing Major League Soccer’s Font Problem 8
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Major League Soccer has made great strides in its aesthetic appeal over the years, but on the back of its teams’ jerseys, the font is lagging behind. Mark Willis offers a critique and a solution.
The Rebirth of South Melbourne FC 0
Friday, December 30, 2011
South Melbourne FC’s storied past includes management spells by Ferenc Puskás and Tommy Docherty, and they once tried to purchase Denis Law and Bobby Charlton. Now they have a new stadium, and a hope of returning to their glory days.
Prehistoric Women’s Soccer In Photos 0
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A look in pictures at women’s soccer before it hit the “mainstream” under FIFA’s direction in the 1990s.
Struggling Towards Orbit: The International Soccer League, Part Four 1
Friday, December 9, 2011
The International Soccer League was a professional North American soccer league based in New York City in the early 1960s. In part four of PI’s series on the league’s forgotten history, Tom Dunmore looks at the 1961 season as rough play damaged the ISL’s identity.
Fixing Pro Women’s Soccer in the United States: A Proposal 49
Friday, December 2, 2011
Peter Wilt, a founding president of then-WPS club the Chicago Red Stars, considers the future of women’s professional soccer in the United States and offers a radical solution with the prospects for WPS currently doubtful.
Free Stadiums, At a Price: China’s Global Stadium Diplomacy 6
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
New stadiums from the Caribbean to Costa Rica are being paid for by China. At what cost does this “dollar diplomacy” come in return for sparkling new sporting stadia?
Expanded Dreams: The International Soccer League, Part Three 3
Monday, November 14, 2011
The question as 1961 began was how the ISL would take the next steps to embed itself into American sporting culture, and spread from its sole base so far in New York. The ISL’s impresario, Bill Cox, said the league had made a small profit in 1960, despite spending a fortune bringing over teams from Europe and South America. The ISL was ready to expand its horizons.
The Referee Is Not A True Artist: Jack Taylor, World Soccer Referee 2
Thursday, November 10, 2011
For Jack Taylor, the referee for the 1974 World Cup final, handling players was much like handling the clientele at the Wolverhampton butcher shop he worked at throughout his career.
In Lieu of Giants: The International Soccer League, Part Two 5
Monday, November 7, 2011
In 1960, the New York metropolitan area’s 16 million inhabitants had fewer options to spend their sporting dollar on than they would at any point later in the twentieth century. The International Soccer League, promoted by Bill Cox, looked to take advantage of the opening – we look at how it fared.
The Big Picture
12/22/11 •
Illustrated Map of Argentina’s Primera División Stadiums and Clubs
11/30/11 •
Bemerton Heath in Autumn
11/23/11 •
Remembering the Rich History of Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw
11/21/11 •
Tivoli Stadium – Lost Home of Alemannia Aachen, Germany
11/18/11 •
A Lost Theatre of Dreams – Bosuilstadion, Royal Antwerp F.C.
11/17/11 •
A Barbed Entrance – Inver Park, Larne FC
11/15/11 •
Lost Glory – St. George Soccer Stadium, Sydney
11/14/11 •
A Bridge Over History – Zentralstadion, Leipzig
11/13/11 •
AIK Fans Smoke Up Råsunda Stadium
11/12/11 •
Ninian Park Gates, Cardiff City Stadium
11/11/11 •
FC Basel Ultras On Tour, Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
11/10/11 •
Barnsley Football Club, Entrance to Oakwell
11/08/11 •
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Shankly Gates, Liverpool FC
11/03/11 •
Scaffolding In Front of the Arsenal Mural, Emirates Stadium
11/03/11 •
Belle Vue, Rhyl FC, Wales
11/02/11 •
Sir Trevor Brooking Stand, Boleyn Ground, West Ham United
10/31/11 •
Fortuna Düsseldorf Ultras
10/29/11 •
Club Atlético Excursionistas
5/03/11 •
The Twirly City of Manchester Stadium
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