What is American soccer?

Every soccer culture has a defining characteristic. Watching more than 50…

The Audacity of Hope

What Hope Solo’s new memoir says about the growth of the women’s game.

How to Build a Team in Three Days

Photo Credit: Andrew Hetherington

With Ben Olsen’s D.C. United facing a two-goal deficit and…

Equal & Opposite

It’s been ugly. It’s been sublime. The greatest rivals in the Americas have met in four World cup matches, and legendary New York Times sports writer George Vecsey has been in the stands…

The Approval Matrix

New York Magazine says Howler issue one is “beautiful” and “brilliant.”

Howler’s first cover

As we were pulling together the first issue of Howler, something historic happened: On August 15, the U.S. men’s national…