Swansea’s new manager is the first American to coach in England’s top league, and stopoffs in Egypt, Norway and France reveal a man unafraid of a challengeRyan Giggs, perhaps, would have been the easy appointment for Swansea City. Bob Bradley, however, was the interesting appointment. He’s always the interesting appointment. Related: Swansea City hire Bob Bradley after sacking manager Francesco Guidolin Related: Bob Bradley at Le Havre: 'I felt like coming to a big football country' Continue reading...
TV and MLS have played a part in popularizing the beautiful game Stateside, but video games’ influence on the American soccer fan cannot be underestimatedFor Kelvin Garcia, growing up in a Dominican family from New York City meant two sports took priority. “As a Latino kid in the Bronx, all I ever played was basketball and baseball,” says Garcia, who now lives in Texas. As a boy, soccer was barely on Garcia’s radar. He remembers working at a sports camp with European counselors during the 2010 World Cup and wondering what the excitement was about. As a basketball fan, he was more interested in whether LeBron was going to the Knicks.Nowadays, Garcia cannot go a day without talking about his...