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Posts by Leander Schaerlaeckens

Leander Schaerlaeckens is a freelance writer. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, ESPN The Magazine and a whole lot of other websites, magazines and newspapers, most of which he can't remember right now.

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As MLS Playoffs begin, league still rewards too much regular season mediocrity

As baseball season nears its end with the World Series, Major League Soccer’s 21st season will also culminate...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnOct 26, 2016 1
Soccer

USMNT wants less CONCACAF, but more would pay benefits over time

Much remains to be done before the United States will be a true and consistent World Cup contender....

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnOct 12, 2016 0
Soccer

What a 48-team World Cup would have looked like in 2014

So Gianni Infantino wants to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48. Because Gianni Infantino is...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnOct 7, 2016 0
Soccer

U.S. Soccer and the women’s national team are headed for a showdown

The United States women’s national team rides in open rebellion against its federation, U.S. Soccer. Or so it’s...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnSep 22, 2016 1
Soccer

Leicester City enjoying Champions League run while it lasts

In a lot of ways, it was classic Leicester City, even on a new frontier. They traveled to...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnSep 15, 2016 0
Soccer

Landon Donovan’s return exciting, but reflects poorly on young talent pipeline

Landon Donovan is back – yay! That, more or less, was the sum of national opinion when it...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnSep 14, 2016 0
Soccer

Christian Pulisic staying at Dortmund is the right move for him and US soccer

With time ticking down on the transfer window, it’s looking for all the world like U.S. national team...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnAug 31, 2016 0
Olympics

By losing now, U.S. women’s soccer might have ensured more wins later

If you accept that the objective of playing is to win, then it follows that the failure to...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnAug 25, 2016 0
Olympics

Under huge pressure, Brazil provides relief with win over Denmark in soccer

There perhaps isn’t another country that has wrapped its identity so tightly around a team as Brazil has...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnAug 11, 2016 0
Soccer

Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t need to win Euro to be an all-time great

Cristiano Ronaldo barely played any part in it. Well, not in the final anyway. But he’s a European...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnJul 12, 2016 0
Soccer

Portugal, France reach Euro 2016 final with star players sacrificing for team

Soccer, more than just about any other team sport, requires cohesion and conformity of thinking for a side...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnJul 9, 2016 0
Soccer

Referee Heber Lopes made himself far too visible in Copa America Centenario final

At kickoff, Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain stood on one side of the field. Alexis Sanchez and Arturo...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnJun 28, 2016 0
Soccer

Could the end of the Jurgen Klinsmann era be nigh?

It’s been a strange summer for the United States men’s national team. A flurry of solid performances in...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnJun 23, 2016 0
Soccer

Jurgen Klinsmann experiment finally showing results in USMNT victory over Ecuador

Before Germany’s national soccer team finally kicked off the 2006 World Cup on its home soil, the country’s...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnJun 17, 2016 0
Soccer

Euro 2016’s dilution has made being mediocre good enough

Once Portugal-Iceland was in the books and every team at Euro 2016 had played a game, ESPN’s post-game show...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens OnJun 16, 2016 0

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