My biggest problem with this is that it's so easy to fake! Like, he could just text back saying "yeah that was crazy" and fulfill the barest modicum of friendship, but instead he has to talk about not having cable like some yuppie Brooklynite.

And here I thought the most contentious articles of the year would be about race relations.

the New York Cosmos' announced strategy of bringing in good players from abroad but mainly focusing on finding and developing the best youth talent

Goddammit Colorado.

Sorry, but that's not a good primer for context. That dude isn't French, doesn't live in France, may not even speak the language, so how on earth is he supposed to communicate the cultural relevance and context of a French publication?

There was a discussion on the football tactics subreddit recently about set pieces being wasted by teams who try to score direct goals instead of using them to pass.

A.J. remains my favorite person that I hope to never meet in person.

So it's excluded not because it shows that he was with Hernandez, but because it doesn't show anything about the nature of why he was with Hernandez, is that correct?

Ah the ol' Deadspin switcheroo!

goes both ways, ppl forget that

Ohio is definitely top 5 tattooed state. I know of 3 people who have it, and I don't even live there.

Ah the manatee. Nature's aquatic speedbumps.

I don't think I've been to a brewery with as wide a range of beers as Cigar City. Some genuine 10s with some just not very good. But if you visit the brewery they have a bunch of staff small batches that are particularly great!

Not entirely empty - plenty of FIFA execs and partners got to attend.

I agree that compensation is an issue and covering future college expenses would be fantastic.

Pro/Rel definitely has prevented teams in the Premier League or Scotland from being horribly mismanaged and unprofitable.

Forgetting a line on opening night is not that bad, and I'm willing to bet that it wasn't the worst part of her performance.

True. Nor many Drogbas.

I know you kind of acknowledge this, but I'm curious who gets to decide what given formation a team starts with? Unless they are assigning areas to the field, I think that there's a bias involved in picking which formation is used.