Author of The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts: https://splitrockbooks.com/book/9780593653876s
Senior lecturer, Marist University.
Soccer columnist, The Guardian US.
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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens
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Hi there, all of you beautiful new followers 👋
On Sunday, @chrispolanco.com and I will be discussing my book about the United States men's national team, THE LONG GAME, at Saturdays Football in SoHo, NYC, at 2pm.
The Americans will have played a game by then! Gah!
It's free, but please RSVP here:
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Hi there, all of you beautiful new followers 👋
And in a different kind of byline for me, the friends at Lit Hub let me pick five soccer books -- non-LONG GAME division -- to get you ready for the World Cup.
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The great @mattdoyle.bsky.social published a chunk of THE LONG GAME in his excellent newsletter, Tactics Free Zone (to which, like me, you should get a paid sub!) today.
It's from the day I sat in on a USMNT team meeting, practice, and coaches' meeting under Gregg Berhalter--unprecedented access.
The latest edition of the "Sports Writers Inc." podcast is up with @leanderalphabet.bsky.social author of "The Long Game" — where U.S. soccer has been, is now, and where it's going
Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5rbX...
I provided illustrations for 'The Long Game' by Leander Schaerlaeckens, you can read an excerpt on ESPN now
Just finished @leanderalphabet.bsky.social The Long Game and highly recommend it to anyone who’s remotely interested in #USMNT history and present.
...and here's the link!
Drop your questions about the US squad, Poch's tactics, the rest of the 48-team field, the off-field storylines that are dominating this World Cup, how journalists navigate weeks-long coverage trips, bread recipes, wine pairings... anything! www.reddit.com/r/ussoccer/c...
A history of how the US grew from a soccer backwater to the precipice – we hope – of true international success
