Month: July 2014

  • We Have A Winner

    Well, that was one hell of a month, wasn’t it?  The consensus in the sporting press is that this was the best World Cup in recent memory, and it’s hard to argue otherwise.  We saw plenty of goals, one or two overacheiving underdogs, mercifully few officiating fiascoes and, at the end of the day, the…

  • Down and Out in Belo Horizonte

    After the referee mercifully blew the final whistle and put Brazil out of their misery on Tuesday afternoon, I pulled out my copy of the Bible and skimmed through the Book of Revelation.  Much to my relief,  I was able to confirm that Brazil losing a World Cup semi-final on home soil by six clear goals was not…

  • And Then There Were Four

    We’re close enough now that these guys can almost taste it.  Two wins from immortality.  It’s easy to understand why goals have proven harder to come by since we’ve entered the knockout phase.  Defenders are committed to the point of desperation.  No one wants to make a mistake, including the managers.  Riskier tactics and team…

  • Casting a wider net…

    Quick update to my post the other day.  As promised, I’ve taken my first steps outside of the Amazon universe.  Peripheral Involvement is now available in the following places: Barnes and Noble Kobo Smashwords Google Play Apple Ibooks Spread the word!

  • Gutted

    Look… most of us always understood that we weren’t going to win the World Cup.  Jurgen Klinsmann took some heat for admitting as much before he got on the plane to Brazil, but anyone who pays any sort of attention to this sport knew that he was simply being realistic.  Roy Hodgson said more or…