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Nutmeg Magazine Issue 11

March 23, 2019 The Footballist Papers

There is a principle in real estate: buy the worst house on the best block. The talent on display in Nutmeg Magazine’s eleventh issue definitely made me feel like I was a homely little rambler on a street full of … Continue reading Nutmeg Magazine Issue 11

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Harkes at the Wall

January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

The following piece originally appeared in three parts at Football Paradise. My father is the best of men. He worked in the woods of northern California, falling trees and wrestling them from the hillside to the lumber mill. It was … Continue reading Harkes at the Wall

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Senior Writer for Football Paradise

January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

Football Paradise was the winner of the 2016 Judges’ Choice Award as the Best International Blog at the Football Blogging Awards. The site’s efforts to cut the click-bait clutter have received a tip of the hat from the leading lights of The … Continue reading Senior Writer for Football Paradise

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Transfers for Playing For 90

January 31, 2018January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

I spent the winter transfer window of the 2017/18 season churning out content for the Fansided blog Playing For 90. If you were curious about what Kenedy was going to bring to Newcastle following his loan move or who Klopp … Continue reading Transfers for Playing For 90

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Pride of London

August 7, 2017January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

I started writing for the Pride of London, Fansided’s Chelsea blog, in July of 2017. I made my debut with a tactical analysis of what Tiemoue Bakayoko would bring to Chelsea. It’s a good article even if the Frenchman ended … Continue reading Pride of London

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Hello, Mister DJ – Pt. I

July 6, 2017July 8, 2017 The Footballist Papers

I’m not sure who let me make the warmup mix for my university’s soccer team, but whoever it was must have regretted it. I saw my mix as a standalone work of art (the transition from the Clash’s “London Calling” … Continue reading Hello, Mister DJ – Pt. I

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Martin Palermo for IBWM

June 9, 2017January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

Through a coincidence of geography and television rights, I spent a disproportionate amount of time watching the Argentine Primera in the late 90’s. There were a lot of talented footballers operating during this period, but there was one be-mulleted colossus … Continue reading Martin Palermo for IBWM

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Apostasy

December 29, 2016January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

It is fairly easy for me to link religion to soccer because of my nationality; a visiting Russian friend once told me, “You Americans talk about religion the way we talk about weather.” However, I don’t think it is particularly uncommon … Continue reading Apostasy

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Chelsea season preview for the Sports Association

August 12, 2016January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

For centuries, when a new pope assumed the office, his coronation procession would be punctuated by the master of ceremonies halting him, burning flax, and shouting mournfully that thus passes the glory of the world. It was a reminder to … Continue reading Chelsea season preview for the Sports Association

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Hopeless Football Romantic #5

June 30, 2016January 20, 2019 The Footballist Papers

Hopeless Football Romantic has been putting out their quality independent soccer magazine for over a year now, and they just released their fifth issue. It’s a pretty fantastic read from cover to cover, a perfect way to to fill the … Continue reading Hopeless Football Romantic #5

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