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Too Much Pressure on the Field Jul. 09, 2025
Dear Annie: My husband has been coaching our 8-year-old son's soccer team this season. At first, I t... Read More
Should Major Sporting Events Come With a Health Warning? Feb. 02, 2024
In a recent post, Dr. Robert H. Shmerling, senior faculty editor at Harvard Health, is quick to admi... Read More
I Love Playing Competitive Soccer! May. 31, 2022
DR. WALLACE: Tomorrow is my first tryout for a new club soccer team. I love the teammates I have cur... Read More
I Don't Need a Babysitter! Apr. 29, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm an only child who lives with my mom and dad. I'm a good student and I'm just finish... Read More
Trying to Get a Handle on the Past Jan. 16, 2020
Dear Annie: I am a 32-year-old married man with two children. I am trying to come to terms with my c... Read More
Nipping Bullying in the Bud Jul. 23, 2019
Dear Annie: My son is 7 years old and is attending a soccer camp this summer. He is an average playe... Read More
America Won't Win the World Cup Until We Ditch the Shoes Jul. 12, 2018
Why didn't the American men's soccer team qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup? Simple: Kids in Ameri... Read More
Still Wanting to Kick It Dec. 31, 2017
Dear Annie: They say that you'll never forget your first love and that forbidden love excites the mo... Read More
Soccer Injuries Oct. 05, 2016
With all of the talk and concern about injuries caused by contact sports like football, American par... Read More
An Excellent Player Who Wants To Quit And Dealing With Boredom Feb. 05, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My son is an amazing soccer player. He has been playing for years and is one of t... Read More
One Daughter, Two Personalities and Trouble With New Teammates Jan. 29, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I have one 6-year-old daughter, but she behaves as if she's split into two. At sc... Read More
Why Must Americans Clean Up a Foreign Sport? Jun. 02, 2015
The competent Loretta Lynch can no doubt handle the job of cleansing professional soccer of widespre... Read More
Heathcliff
Jul. 02, 2014
World Cup at the White Castle Jun. 28, 2014
When I was 19 years old, I lived in Australia in a house with six other expatriates — three Am... Read More
Argentina Battles Vulture Funds Jun. 19, 2014
After the first week of the World Cup, the Argentina national team looks slightly ambivalent about i... Read More
Andy Capp
May. 28, 2014
Andy Capp
May. 22, 2014
Bolivian President, Soccer Star May. 22, 2014
Evo Morales, the socialist president of Bolivia, made international news this week when he signed a ... Read More
Spring Sports Star Stupendously May. 12, 2014
Many, many children play baseball and soccer in the springtime. These new books will tickle youngste... Read More
Andy Capp
Apr. 08, 2014
