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Head of Video and Audio at @YahooSports. Veteran of the Iraq War and several defunct blogs. Semper Fi.
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Which Type Of Big Weird Guy Is Your Goalkeeper?

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By Matt Ufford Verified
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Consider the perspective of the soccer goalkeeper. Turn the game 90 degrees from how you watch it at home, and observe as the best part of it—your team attacking in the final third—recedes away from you. The players are small, the action muddled. Should your team score, you celebrate alone, distant. When the opponent attacks, the game rushes forward into sudden full-scale focus.
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USMNT World Cup cheat sheet: What to know about the team's key players Original

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By Matt Ufford Verified
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The United States men's national team opens its World Cup on Friday against Paraguay in Los Angeles, and I'll come right out and say it: There's no shame if you haven't given this team an ounce of your attention since the last World Cup, which ended with a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands in the Round of 16. New (since the last World Cup) manager Mauricio Pochettino is the most acclaimed coach to ever helm the squad, and he has a deeper and more talented roster than any in USMNT history.
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You Can't Defeat Christmas, But You Can Survive It

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By Matt Ufford Verified
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Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. I am no longer a full-time writer primarily because I work too slowly and the pay sucks. But a secondary reason is that my brain does not carve out hardline stances that make for good takes.
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