On Saturday evening, the great Lionel Messi visited Gillette Stadium with Inter Miami to face off against the New England Revolution. We have been Revs season ticket holders for a few years now. The Patriots’ game day experience is a nightmare—parking costs a limb even two miles from the stadium, everyone is drunk, and trafficContinue reading “When the Gods Walk Among Us”
Tag Archives: Soccer
The Beautiful Game
Soccer is simple for kids, right? Kick the ball into the other team’s goal and stop them from kicking it into yours. So they sign Grant up for soccer at age five. Grant has always been big, and he appears to be seven years old and playing with runts. Which would be to his advantageContinue reading “The Beautiful Game”
Be a Winning Winner Who Wins, Not a Losing Loser Who Loses
They have just finished playing 2 v 1 on a full-length U12 field. Lindsay and Graham both play for Liverpool locally, but the man has beaten them 18-12. Lindsay is irritated about it. “All right. Over to the big goal. Five-shot PK shootout.” “Seriously, Dad? I wrestled and then we played and I’m exhausted.” “OhContinue reading “Be a Winning Winner Who Wins, Not a Losing Loser Who Loses”
His Smile Lit Up a Room and Other Things to Say at My Funeral 