Update (July 13, 6:10 p.m.): Germany won the World Cup on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. In the fall of 2000, 11-year-old soccer wunderkind Thomas Muller left TSV Pahl, the local team near his hometown of Weilheim in Oberbayern, and joined Bayern Munich’s youth academy. That same year, 22-year-old Miroslav Klose was co-leading the […]
Update (July 13, 6:10 p.m.): Germany won the World Cup on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. In the fall of 2000, 11-year-old soccer wunderkind Thomas Muller left TSV Pahl, the local team near his hometown of Weilheim in Oberbayern, and joined Bayern Munich’s youth academy. That same year, 22-year-old Miroslav Klose was co-leading the […]
After Portugal scored a goal to tie the U.S. in the 50th minute of the second half of their World Cup match on Sunday, some U.S. soccer fans and players wondered why the half hadn’t ended after 49 minutes. The question can only be answered alongside the equally valid, if seemingly nonsensical, question of why […]
After Portugal scored a goal to tie the U.S. in the 50th minute of the second half of their World Cup match on Sunday, some U.S. soccer fans and players wondered why the half hadn’t ended after 49 minutes. The question can only be answered alongside the equally valid, if seemingly nonsensical, question of why […]
The United States was seconds away from defeating Portugal on Sunday when Michael Bradley, normally one of the steadiest American players, mishandled a ball in midfield and gave Portugal a last opportunity. Silvestre Varela took advantage, scoring on a header. But the 2-2 draw was a result the U.S. might have been happy with before the […]
