We look back at the US national team matches in the Philadelphia area in 2010 as seen through the lenses of PSP photographers Paul Rudderow and Nicolae Stoian.
Culture
Book Review: Africa United
Brion Shreffler reviews Steve Bloomfield’s expose on the entwining nature of politics and soccer in Africa, Africa United. It’s the thrill of the most stunning match reports and team history’s you’ve ever read mixed with a judicious dissection of local politics – an adventure that changes reader and author alike.
The interview: Pelada star Gwendolyn Oxenham
The PSP talks with Gwendolyn Oxenham who, along with co-star Luke Boughen, toured the world in search of pickup soccer games for the documentary film, Pelada. The film is showing at International House in Philly on Sunday at 7pm.
What I learned this summer
With summer – and the Union season – winding down, one PSP writer looks back on what he learned this summer.
Pelada: Watch the year’s best soccer film Sunday
Check out Sunday’s screening in Philly of Pelada, a documentary on two former college soccer players (one man, one woman) who traveled the world playing pickup soccer games and in the process told the gritty stories of the people they met along the way. The film’s getting rave reviews.
The treble: Bayern, Bundesliga & Brauhaus Schmitz
PSP visits Philly’s best German soccer pub, where the world’s most underrated league is featured and the food and beer are top class. Here’s what was on the plate, in the glass and on the pitch.