Soccer, much like football, didn’t come home either
by Sam Fels from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5SZ5H)
I wanted to resist the urge to give into the Timbers Army's desire to claim Portland as Soccer City USA." It's quite a label to bestow on yourself, and having grown up in direct opposition to Detroit's Hockeytown" self-flagellation, my alarms don't need much prodding to go off.