Offside Remarks
OFFSIDE REMARKS: A tale of two teams: NYCFC is up and the Red Bulls are down
Here we are entering the final five weeks of the Major League Soccer season, a time in which teams gear up for the stretch run to either secure a playoff berth or perhaps home-field advantage in the postseason.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Learning that it doesn’t matter where you sit at a stadium, as long as you get a seat
Even when we are not in school or have graduated from either high school or college, life still offers many special lessons.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Sky Blue FC needs new owners and a move to a major market
Sky Blue FC announced Monday that it will move its Aug. 18 game against Reign FC from Yurcak Field at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. to Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: It’s good to have good mentors, really good mentors
In his latest installment of celebrating his 45th anniversary covering soccer, FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis talks about the importance of having mentors and working on a sports desk, especially during the formative years of a young writer’s career.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Birth of a sportswriting career many years ago
On Monday, June 24, FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis celebrates his 45th anniversary in the newspaper business. That was the day Lewis joined the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in 1974.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: The elite six: Sweden is another in a short list of USWNT rivals it has tussled with the WWC and Olympics
Through the years the U.S. women’s national team has taken on many foes — 52 women’s national sides, to be exact.
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FRENCH FRIED (6/17/19): Mon Dieu! You don’t have mail
Outside of losing one’s passport, wallet, keys (hotel or house) and misplacing one’s glasses, there is one horror you don’t want to experience while on a trip, particularly a business trip — not having email.
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FRENCH FRIED (6/15/19): Michael’s not always excellent adventure
I am convinced that we really rely on our smart phones so much that we have become dumber.
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FRENCH FRIED (6/13/19): Finding a perfect match in a boutique hotel
One of the best things when traveling is staying at a boutique hotel that has its own unique ambiance.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Will karma come back to haunt the USWNT down the road due to late goal celebrations?
As I watched the final 15 minutes or so of the United States’ 13-0 thrashing of Thailand in astonishment in the mixed zone (don’t ask why, will explain in another column) with many members of the American media corps Tuesday night, I could not help but wonder what the rest of the world was thinking as the USA tacked on goal after goal after goal.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: The Lewis rankings of Women’s World Cup teams
With the Women’s World Cup kicking off today (or tonight, depending where you are on this planet), here are the rankings of the top 10 squads in the 24-team competition.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Commisso deal: Almost signed, sealed and delivered
It’s easy to put the pieces together.
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