“Sunderland Til I Die” Might Actually Kill Me
I get a fair number of emails and comments asking if I’ve watched “Sunderland Til I Die,” so I thought I should respond — even though the whole subject depresses…
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Re-Post from 2014: I’m an Honorary Mackem!
Re-posting this from one of my first English soccer trips, back in January 2014: I have a friend who refers to her higher power, or god, as “perfect timing.” You…
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English Soccer Tour: Game Day in Sunderland
My English soccer tour has always been mostly about people. And in this post from my 2014 visit to Sunderland, the people — certainly not the game — were the…
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Sunderland’s Big Day at Stamford Bridge
Here is another post from my early days, an April 2014 trip to see Sunderland play at Chelsea. Sunderland were then in the Premier League, but just barely, and Chelsea’s…
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English Soccer Tour: Sunderland’s Big Night at Old Trafford
In this post from 2014, I describe one of the most dramatic nights I’ve ever had in sport, the second leg of a League Cup semifinal between Sunderland and Manchester…
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Me and the Blades: A Sheffield Sensation
There would now appear to be two English clubs where I have come to be known as the Yank with the camera and the blog. All I have ever wanted…
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