As one of a small collection of die-hard American soccer fans, I strongly support the U.S. Women’s National Team in pursuit of the Women’s World Cup trophy. I remember Brandi Chastain sending in the tournament-winning goal in ’99 and followed their early oust in the ’03 and ’07 tournaments. But those riot fences behind the [...]
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Football Was Better Back When Doctors Thought Concussions Were Just a Case of the Head Dizzies
October 18th, 2010
maxlance1 Football is supposed to be a violent sport and we need to stop letting doctors getting in the way. If our favorite sport is going to return to its glory days of brutes running haphazardly through mud and snow then that’s where our understanding of brain matter must return as well.
Is Ronaldo’s Bastard Son Eligible For the U.S. National Team?
July 9th, 2010
maxlance1 With the exciting news that Cristiano Ronaldo knocked up an American hottie (one of our best exports) and is now trying to play it off as a cover-up/surrogate situation, the United States national team might have finally turned a corner in international soccer. This is the break that Sunil Gulati and Bob Bradley have needed [...]
How Have Serbians Preserved An Entire Ethnicity of People Who All Look Drunk?
June 17th, 2010
maxlance1 7 Worst 2010 World Cup Jerseys
May 4th, 2010
maxlance1 7. United States Hooray, we won a beauty pageant. Oh, wait, our entire back line is recovering from crippling injuries and we’re stuck with a jersey with a white-on-white sash on the front. The USA jersey is a poor throwback to the 1950 England win, but maybe these will distract the Brits. 6. Portugal The [...]
7 Best 2010 World Cup Jerseys
May 3rd, 2010
maxlance1 We are almost one month away from the biggest global sporting event. More than a billion people worldwide will be glued to televisions despite all your soccer hating. Soccer jerseys (or footie kits) are as much of a business worldwide as your Kobe replica threads, so here’s my rundown on the best and worst of [...]
Can We Make The “Marty Jannetty” A Common Expression?
April 27th, 2010
maxlance1 As an aspiring writer and stand-up, I constantly have to wonder how useless I truly am. I can go on the full scale of all human beings, on which scale I look pretty good. Most people have crappy day jobs, barely get by and loaf on their ass, in which case, I’m sort of interesting. [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.