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J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac Daly PCQ 1/16/14, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:44:34 -0500

The first article discusses the now infamous head-butt in the 2006 World Cup final. What the author does is use this famous scene to explain the huge factors that contribute to the importance of big games. He […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac Daly TIFO: NBA Allstar Jerseys, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:27:28 -0500

This article talks about the new NBA all-star jerseys which are designed by Adidas and have sleeves. The jerseys look like European soccer jerseys and shows the globalization of sports as basketball takes ideas […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac Daly PCQ Dutch Nationalism and Euro 2012, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:36:55 -0500

The Dutch reading draws on the notion of building or continuing a national style of play. Specifically in the article the author discusses Coach Van Basten’s attempt to re-Hollandize the national team. This hits […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac Daly 9/15 TIFO: MLS Becoming A Stepping Stone To Europe, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 03:34:07 -0500

I chose this article because it is yet another instance of a North, Central or South American player deciding to use the MLS as a league to further his career. It is no longer just retirees and Americans playing. […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac Daly PCQ - "Us and Them" , on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:13:08 -0500

One word sums up the article written in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues in 2012, OUTDATED. American soccer history has had many major benchmarks and breakthroughs to “average Americans”, but the one that […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Unity in World Football - by Mac Daly, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 05:53:29 -0500

My PCQ deals with the notion of unity in World football. The reading starts off by saying;

“The desire to unite the nation culturally and politically promoted the regime’s restructuring of Calcio, 1926, after […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, TIFO: Raising Salaries in MLS, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 03:43:50 -0500

I chose this article because it shows the salaries paid by US teams vs European teams, an area USA drastically needs to improve.

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac Daly PCQ 1/8/14, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:30:00 -0500

In the International Journal of the History of Sport article “On Bosworth Field or the Playing Fields of Eton and Rugby? Who Really Invented Modern Football?” One quote stuck out to me far above the rest. Authors […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, TIFO: “Bradley on Verge of Leaving Roma for Toronto FC” - by Mac Daly, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:05:57 -0500

My TIFO discusses the possible transfer of a top young American player who could potentially transfer from AS Roma to Toronto FC. This would be absurd 3-4 years ago, now after Clint Dempsey transferred to MLS last […]

J. Mac Daly commented on the post, Gabriel Maletta PCQ2, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:49:11 -0500

I want to help answer the two questions, first I think the only way fans will continue to feel about dual citizens is anger toward players who don’t choose their country and a “well duh” attitude toward players […]

J. Mac Daly commented on the post, Carter PCQs 1/7/14, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:37:43 -0500

I like Carter’s point about the troubles of racism in football. Although I agree with him that there is still problems especially in country’s like Italy and Russia. However, the “kick racism out of football” […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Mac PCQ 1/7/14, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 02:27:29 -0500

The First reading for tonight had a quote that is important to my theme in this class. I am writing about American’s making money through the business of soccer. The article explained where that money comes from, […]

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, TIFO: MLS and Investing on Quality Players, by Mac Daly, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:51:45 -0500

This Tifo shows a major problem MLS faces. As such a young league there is not as much money as European leagues. However this has improved drastically in the last 10 years.

J. Mac Daly wrote a new post, Fandom, Nationalism, Globalization and Soccer, by Mac Daly, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:47:46 -0500

In the definitions packet we received I noticed a link between two sections. Under Nation and Nationalism, on page 16 the author writes “Among the Jews of the Old Testament and among the ancient Greeks we find the […]