Michael Bradley: the Toronto FC legend who will be long remembered

The former USA captain, who retired after Toronto FC's final regular-season game last Saturday, was a true general: someone who cared more about the club, than his individual career

Twice in my life, I have been heartbroken over a parasocial relationship.

The first time was 31 May 1998; I was 11 years old and Geri Halliwell announced that she had left the Spice Girls. I remember going to bed, refusing to eat dinner, crying my eyes out because I could not imagine a world without all five of the Spice Girls.