Category Archives: - Spain/La Liga

Blowing Out the Corneas

3/9/2010 – 2:05 pm

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Right, so I’m taking a brief moment during a baby nap to post what I’ve been up to. Which is reading.
Since my last post I’ve banged through two excellent collections published by the MacArthur Foundation for Digital Media and Learning, specifically The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning and Digital Youth, [...]

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Big, Big Weekend in Football Action and Picks

11/27/2009 – 12:07 pm

Whoa Nelly, it’s a big one this weekend. The Merseyside Derby, Ars*nal versus Chelski, and Villa versus Spurs. These games are big for different reasons. Everton need a win to move into a more comfortable spot in the table, and Liverpool need a win to get a foot back in the top four spots. [...]

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The Bimonthly Update

11/24/2009 – 1:07 pm

Things are winding down quickly in school; I only meet with my classes one more time as a large group and then in individual conferences. Teaching two new classes in my last semester of coursework isn’t ideal. Generally I was writing or modifying assignments each week based on how things went. Next semester should be [...]

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Cracking Weekend

8/30/2009 – 9:36 pm

World Soccer Daily rises from the ashes as World Football Daily? My first thought when I heard about the show’s major sponsor boycott was, “Why don’t they go to a paid service?” Even as a short-term listener, WSD quickly became a must-listen for me; this is even more true now that I’m on the cusp [...]

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Compelling (and not so compelling) Transfers

8/6/2009 – 7:39 am

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While Xavi Alonso’s move to Real Madrid may have been inevitable, the most intriguing part of the press release is the statement that “the Spanish international would mark a change in focus for Los Blancos, who will now turn their attention to trimming the squad rather than adding to it.”
Now it gets [...]

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The Silly Season is Upon Us

7/31/2009 – 5:56 pm

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I’ve been watching a smattering of footie from the Gold Cup (yawn) to the World Football Challenge (surprisingly good) and the Peace Cup (a bit of both) as well as following all the transfer shenanigans. Observations in no particular order:
* Real Madrid still look pretty disjointed overall and the [...]

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Slacking on Blogging

7/15/2009 – 4:00 pm

I’ve been a bad blogger lately. It probably correlates to the fact that I can either blog or use my scant free time doing things that actually matter. In a bulleted list, here’s what I’ve been up to:
– Parenting! Grey turned 10 weeks on Monday and things have definitely gotten better. He cries less [...]

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US (yawn) vs Honduras and Other Footie Thoughts

7/9/2009 – 8:54 pm

The USMNT B-team beat the Honduras B-team 2-0 last night. The first half was dreadfully dull but the second half was more watchable. What this tournament has proved thus far (in the opening two games for the US) is that the talent pool is not deep. Granted, ten years ago US Soccer could not [...]

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The Thought-Provoking Off-Season

7/3/2009 – 11:29 am

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Just to point out a few articles I found quite interesting in the last week or so:
* F365’s John Nicolson puts forth a passionate defense of US soccer fans
* Landon Donovan slags Beckham in a new book by Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl called The Beckham Experiment, which they’ve also [...]

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¡Ay Dios Mio, No Lo Creo!

6/25/2009 – 11:08 am

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The near-impossible happened: the US upset the #1 ranked team in the world, and what’s more they deserved it. They rode their luck hard and took enough of the few chances they created to win. In fairness, 2-0 was harsh on Spain. A more truthful scoreline would have read 1-0 or 2-1 [...]

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