Uruguay
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Por La Última de Leo
It is only through appreciating just how rough the previous three decades were for Argentina’s national team, that we can begin to understand the emotions at play this World Cup. The team that had matured alongside Messi’s second wind was now itself mature; the Scaloneta was a historic project seven years in the making. Rodrigo… Continue reading
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I Want to Get Off Mr. Bielsa’s Wild Ride
As I watched Uruguay play Ghana and looked with dread at the scoreline between Portugal and South Korea—as I watched our greatest-ever player get subbed off and then watched him cry from the bench—as I watched us exit a World Cup in the group stage for the first time in my life, I only had… Continue reading
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THALASSOPHILIA.
Being a middle child has its perks. For one, your older brother gets the brunt of the housework. No one expects anything from you. And you can walk around the beach long after nightfall and have nobody notice. There is nothing like the feeling of cold sand beneath your soles, of the million bright-eyed stars,… Continue reading
