Foreign leagues & international soccer
South African writer Ivan Vladislavic talks with PSP about the ground level impact of the World Cup on the country’s people and how building soccer stadiums may or may not impact the lives of South Africans, with a few parallels to Philadelphia Union’s new digs in Chester.
German guns are silenced as patient Spain makes history.
La Roja make it a close one as Paraguay goes down in a blaze of glory.
The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has suspended the national soccer team for two years as punishment for their dismal performance.
David Villa nets #4 as Portugal gets a ticket home.
A cathartic look at the US team’s performance in this World Cup cycle.