The protagonist glares at himself in a hand-held mirror, snarling then poignantly asking: “who am I?” He then shatters the mirror against the wall and stomps off. The camera fades to black. What is Edgar Davids? A great player – I would argue so. Even if his exact position on the field defies the principles of scientific certainty, the holding/attacking midfielder provided his fair share of probing passes and pulsating tackles. And he also won a few titles.
We begin with your puzzled, fundamental question: after Best, Pele, Maradonna, why Davids? I have two questions for you, dear reader. Would you ask a chameleon his true color? Is a Zebra black with white stripes, or vice versa? Edgar Davids’ career captivated me for one simple reason – I could never pin him as a ballwinner with the occasional nice pass, nor the attacking midfielder who tracked back consistently. Rather, Edgar’s identity shifted course like an underwater river in the face of subtly moving tectonic plates – he was what his team needed him to be, when they needed him to be it. Often, his identity depended on the match. Continue reading “Great And…Not Great – Edgar Davids” »
This weekend the Premiership proved it’s competitive equity with vengeful mid-table sides auditioning for “The Jedi Strike Back.” Meanwhile, across the channel, La Liga’s two horse race continued with a plodding Swede and light footed Argentine grabbing the spotlight.
From time to time, we actually write about soccer games here. In case you had forgotten. At least when our illegal streams allow for proper viewing of matches.
In feverish anticipation of the World Cup, we are going to take a moment and recall, relive, recycle, some of our favorite World Cup moments. These patterns constitute the fabric of the international game, these recurrences form the waves of the World Cup ocean.
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showed the pauper class primarily responsible, the overeducated and underpaid college graduates who toil from coast to coast in packed coach flights.
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