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The Only Reason I Bothered with the Dutch Roster You see all these self-proclaimed experts online, right? They’re always spewing out some highly technical breakdown of formations and expected goals. Honestly, all that stuff is just complicated garbage. I don’t...

So, the question everyone kept yelling about was, are the Netherlands actually going to do anything in the World Cup, or are they going to bottle it like they always do when it really matters? I got sick of reading...

My college buddy, Mike, finally showed up unannounced last week. The guy lives halfway across the country, so seeing him was a big deal. Naturally, we spent Friday night ordering terrible pizza, cracking open some lukewarm beers, and flipping through...

Man, I have to tell you about this whole mess I went through trying to play a classic. It all started last week when my little brother called me up, totally out of the blue. He’d been watching some throwback...

Man, let me tell you, I was totally fried. You know those days where your brain just needs something simple, a quick five-minute dopamine hit, but every single browser tab feels like it’s being watched by some dude in a...

Man, sometimes you just trip over a great idea when you’re trying to avoid doing actual work. That’s exactly how this list came together, honestly. I wasn’t planning on writing a baby name post, but life just decided to throw...

Man, I gotta tell you, when I first ran into this specific name—Dea della Vittoria—it totally messed with my head. Most people, they hear “Goddess of Victory,” and they instantly snap back with either Nike (the Greek one) or Victoria...

Why I Had to Figure Out If I Needed a Size 3 or a Size 4 Futsal Ball I swear, I never thought I’d be the guy spending a Saturday afternoon arguing with some poor teenager at a sporting goods...

Man, I spent three weeks on this, and honestly, the answer is way simpler—and way more complicated—than I thought. Everyone throws the phrase “Calcio Più” around like it’s some high-level tactical concept or a secret Serie A viewing package. But...

The Pain of Generic Gifting: Why I Needed a ‘fuori porta personalizzato’ Man, finding a gift that actually means something these days is a total nightmare. I mean, you can stroll into any big box store, grab a gift card,...