Thoughts on USWNT After 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Two years ago I wrote an article following the 2019 World Cup (creatively titled, Thoughts on USWNT After 2019 World Cup). Now …
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We Need Disambiguation About FIFA World Cup Uniform Stars
It seems that we might need a bit of a clarification on how many stars a men’s or women’s FIFA team can display to show their World Cup victories.
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A Pox on Collective Nouns
I have a major peeve with soccer announcers…not football/fútbol announcers, but soccer announcers (you know, the American kind). Almost every soccer match I watch is infected with a grammatical irritant that I’ve tried to scratch, but the itch persists. What bug is annoying me this time? The inappropriate application of verb agreement with collective nouns.
Read more...VICTORY!!!
Brandi Chastain’s top-twirling celebration after she kicked the goal which secured the USA victory over China in the 1999 Women’s World Cup spoke volumes about the changes women in sports have seen
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