Peripheral Vision

On running, pointing, shouting and the other subtleties of football

The Final Week of San Mames

June 1, 2013

There might be one more, meaningless game to come, but last weekend saw the final game at San Mames, the first football ground built in Spain. It looks its age, but it’s packed with history. The new stadium, already overshadowing the old and waiting for its opportunity to engulf it, has a lot to live … More The Final Week of San Mames

The USA’s Unlikely World Cup Hero

November 24, 2012

These days there are no surprises in football. Unexpected discoveries are rare in the World Cup because we’ve been watching most of the players week-in week-out on the sports channels. But it wasn’t always like that: players used to come from left field to grab our attantion, and one of the most obscure was came … More The USA’s Unlikely World Cup Hero