Soccer

Soccer Is Not Dull, U Mad Bro?

My previous post went on about how soccer has gotten dull from, paradoxically, a surfeit of competitiveness. How wrong I was. If the past ten days have shown anything, it’s that international football is in rude health.

Why is soccer so dull?

As any sports fan knows, the FIFA World Cup is under way. It’s the premier soccer tournament, one that every soccer fan looks forward to even if your own team doesn’t make it. And it encapsulates everything I love and hate about the sport today.