T. Slominski

If you have come here looking for breaking news, the latest rumor, transfer speculation, or other titilation that seems to drive good people to internet addiction, neglect of friends and family, drink, or worse, then you have arrived at the wrong destination.

However, if you are interested in exploring the depths of innumerable issues that the game of soccer offers, and are willing to humor me by reading along as I explore those issues for my own edification and to satisfy my obsessive curiosity - and perhaps yours - then welcome aboard.

I hold only one truth to be self-evident: Soccer, although one of the world's simplest games, offers layers of skill, tactics, psychology, asthetics, sociology, economics, and politics that make it the most complex sport.

It is all too vast for the mere mortal to comprehend. So, I'm just trying to figure out everything else.

Posts are organized within three major categories (in all caps). Those in the LETTERS category are satire in the form of a letter, usually from one person (or fictional character) to another. Posts in the MATCH REPORTS category are my views of a match that I witnessed, live or otherwise. And, posts in the SPOTLIGHT category comprise everything else. Each post is assigned one or more sub-categories. Go to the "Archives and Categories" page to view these major categories and sub-categories.

T. Slominski is the sole proprietor of and writer at this joint. He is obsessed with the game of soccer to the point where his life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness hangs in the balance. He is based in California, USA.