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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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 [...]

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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.