1. My best friend and his dad taught me about soccer. I'm from the south of the US so soccer is an oddity. His dad is from Wolverhampton so I root for them on the side but I knew I needed to root for a premier league team. I watched the first game of the season against Man United in 2012 and...
Joined the Atlanta chapter recently and will be there with fellow Blues. It will be the first time I've actually met/talked to another Everton fan in person so I'm excited.
Im glad you think it is. I recently moved from there but sometimes I go back to visit and it feels like home. You are dead on about it being no where close anything and I think that is what makes it so special.
One day when I make my first trip to Goodison, I have a pretty good idea that I...
I understand some people not liking the idea of comparing Everton to (insert American team). Everton is special on its own.
But I like to compare them to Clemson because it is easier for friends and family, who do not follow soccer, to understand why I love Everton so much.
I have two places...
Why are there so many Yankee fans? So many Red Sox fans? Because they win. Why do so many people follow Tiger Woods? Because he wins (did win). The Cubs are an anomoly in American sports (and they are a joke to a lot of baseball fans). For the most part Americans want to win. Sure they will root...