There are getting to be a few traditions on my English soccer trips. One is the arrival day, which I had yesterday and included a fine version of the Standard…
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Here’s an example, from 2017, of what coming through UK customs for an English soccer trip used to be like. The new kiosks have screwed this all up. Coming through…
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I feel like I’m getting pretty good at planning trips to see English soccer. That sounds like bragging, I suppose, but it’s true. A couple of years ago, all I…
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As the idea for this book starts to take shape, and as I keep going on research trips to see games and check out clubs, I am getting a better…
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I was recently asked to do a blog post for The Soccer Nomad, a terrific site that also has a podcast I’ve been on a couple of times. The topic…
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If you’re like me and love watching English soccer in person, you will want to make the most of your time over there. Maybe you’re going to be in England…
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Groundhopper Dean from Canada, who previously went for some VIP treatment at Fleetwood Town, returned recently to check out a Premier League game featuring Everton vs Arsenal at Goodison Park…
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I just love planning trips to see soccer in England. And right now I’m planning a doozy for December 2015 and January 2016. (This post is a little out of…
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If you’re planning a trip to watch soccer in England, one of the big questions is, What’s the best time to go? Or, if you’ve got a trip planned and…
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As I watch soccer games in England and work on my book about the subject, I keep collecting terms and sayings that I find entertaining, or that I think Americans would do well to understand.
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