The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin KelleyThere was a time when the only distinction between us and a world-class soccer player was a brilliant first touch and a garage full of Bentleys. But t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009Life of Reilly
Rick Reilly, ESPN The MagazineWhat do you learn when commuting with Kobe? Before the game starts he's already put in a full day's work.
Story | April 14, 2009Heading For Trouble: Personal Account No. 5
Samantha Price (as told to Peter Keating)[Ed.'s Note: In the latest issue of The Mag, senior writer Peter Keating examines the dangers of concussions for female athletes, who are 68% more lik...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009Media Blitz: With Danny McBride
Sam Ailpour...the idea a few years ago. I'd just left LA to move back to Virginia to live with my parents. I was trying to write, but I ended up taking jobs as a bartender...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2009BREAKING: AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, VIOLENCE IN GAZA AFFECTING SPORTS, TOO
Max Klinger...But despite being considered a symbol of progress for the one and a half million Arabs who live in Israel (and many Jewish fans too), he was still taunted and degraded at matches. Suan has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009Baby, You're The Greatest
Tom FarreyWant to know what sport your kid should play? Why wait? Everybody into the gene pool!
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...the title sequence from the 1960s cartoon series, the Pink Panther. In split-screen images, which mix live action with animation, Ribery drives a pink sports car, goes to a casino in black tie and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008The Space Between
Luke CyphersAbbas Suan has given Israel hope for the World Cup-and for harmony between Arabs and Jews
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008Mission Improbable
Sam AlipourAxis of evil? To a handful of American ballers, Iran is home sweet home
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008Home Schooled
Jeff BradleyLandon Donovan has been called soft for playing in the U.S. Now he has a chance to make the World pay
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008The Other Side Of The Fence
Judo SlivkaAll-state soccer stars on an underdog run-it's an all-American story. Except for the part where America refuses to recognize the main characters
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008They Call It The World's Game, But For One Month This Summer, It's the Game's World
Luke Cyphers...it's full of brilliance and stupidityand that's why it so often reflects the world we live in. "Football is the closest game to the people," says French superstar Thierry Henry. "Whatever you have...
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008BABY YOU'RE THE GREATEST
Tom FarreyWant to Know What Sport Your Kid Should Play? Why Wait? Everybody into the Gene Pool!
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008THE INTERNATIONAL FANTASY LEAGUE: MEET TEAM INDIA
Christopher Schultz...Taylor, Harry Carson and Carl Banks. In 2005, Denie moved to Saudi Arabia with his wife. They live on a "compound" with 18,000 other people. They have two small children, a nanny, a gardener...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008State Of The Fan
Peter KeatingWe still care, but it takes more to fire us up
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