This round of recommended reading covers military minutiae, playing soccer when the only eyes watching are prying, quantitative analysis, the recent Expansion Draft, and the rapid decline of the New York Cosmos.
Joe Greenspan’s military service creates a unique situation for Minnesota United
Brad Omland, E Pluribus Loonum
The soccer-star refugees of Eritrea
Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker
Pierre Mony: the footballer so popular he got away with murder
Paul Brown, The Guardian
Forget everything you think you know about goal kicks
Jared Young, American Soccer Analysis
Expansion draft finally delivers sense of momentum to Minnesota
Paul Tenorio, FourFourTwo
Armchair Analyst: Explaining the moves made in the Expansion Draft
Matthew Doyle, MLS
Drafts, DPs and beyond: How the 2016 MLS Cup finalists built their rosters
Charles Boehm, MLS
No Regrets: O’Brien insists state of NASL catalyst behind Cosmos’ moves
Jake Nutting, Empire of Soccer
Injured, isolated and broke, Guenzatti struggles in post-Cosmos world
Dave Martinez, Empire of Soccer
Twice in a Lifetime: The Collapse of the New York Cosmos
Bill Archer, Big Soccer
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