• this is how we watch soccer

    It starts at 11:30 AM with an email chain from Paris to DC. It’s my brother asking if the US v. Netherlands friendly will be broadcast live. more

  • september swim

    The beach was largely abandoned now, only a handful of stray surfcasters bothered to come down at this time of day during the last month of the season. more

  • in praise of cassettes

    A road trip reveals fundamental truths about Neil Young and the value of a good cassette tape. more

Category Archives: soccer

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this is how we watch soccer (NED 2 – 1 USA)

By David Connell | Published: March 4, 2010
It starts at 11:30 AM with an email chain from Paris to DC. It’s my brother asking if the US v. Netherlands friendly will be broadcast live. He wants to watch the match over my slingbox on his laptop. The European schedule is too crowded with Germany v. Argentina, France v. Spain and England v. [...]
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my lineup: usa v. netherlands friendly

By David Connell | Published: March 3, 2010
goal: Howard defense: Bornstein, Bocanegra, DeMerit, Spector midfield: Torres, Bradley, Edu, Donovan forwards: Altidore, Johnson player I’m most interested in seeing: Alejandro Bedoya. I have no idea who the hell this dude is. Posted via email from davidconnell on posterous
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three unrelated links

By David Connell | Published: February 23, 2010
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo. I’ve been spending a lot of time on Vimeo lately and the above video is a good example of why. Unlike YouTube, the vast majority of the submissions on Vimeo are shot by people who are video professionals and/or those who are just very passionate about the [...]
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jose francisco torres goal

By David Connell | Published: February 15, 2010
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.922234&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse%26config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tuzostv.com%2Fflvplayer%2Fconfig.xml%26flv%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideos.tuzostv.com%3A8000%2Farchivos%2Fvideos%2Fflv%2F1754_medio.flv] more about “jose francisco torres goal“, posted with vodpod Found this via WaPo’s Goff Blog. The Torres goal is at 4:15. The embed is a bit janky, so if it doesn’t work click here.
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freddy adu nets first goal for aris

By David Connell | Published: February 14, 2010
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.922145&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Well, at least there’s one popular immigrant in Greece. Freddy Adu seems to be settling in nicely with Aris. He’s got an assist to fellow-American Eddie Johnson earlier in the year and he’s netted his first goal over the weekend. Good news for Freddy, good news for American soccer. In other good news, Jose Francisco [...]
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