Tag: fandom
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
My Love-Hate Affair with Sports Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I've been a sports fan for as long as I can remember. My dad...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate (and Love) Our...
My First Love, My First Heartbreak Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I was 10 years old when I first fell in love with...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate and Hate to...
Look, I'm gonna be honest here... I've been in this game for 20+ years. Started as a beat reporter in some godforsaken town in Texas,...
The Beautiful Mess of Football Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
Let's Be Honest, We're All a Little Crazy I was at a pub in Manchester last Tuesday, watching my beloved team—let's call them the Red...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’m one of those people. The kind that lives for sports. Breathes it. Dreams...
The Beautiful Mess of Football Fandom: Why I’ll Never Stop Crying Over Goals
Look, I’ve Been a Football Nut Since I Was 10 It was 1998, I was in my backyard in Manchester, and I kicked a ball...
The Beautiful Mess of Football Fandom: Why We Love It, Hate It, and Can’t...
Look, I Need to Tell You Something I was at a pub in Manchester last Tuesday, and the guy next to me—let’s call him Marcus—was...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
My First Sports Heartbreak I was 11 years old, sitting in my living room in Manchester, England, with my dad and my uncle. It was...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’ll admit it. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic, sports-obsessed mess. I’m the guy who once missed his own...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
My Love-Hate Affair with Sports Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I've been a sports junkie since I was a kid. Grew up in...
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
My Love-Hate Affair with Sports Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’ve been a sports junkie since I was a kid. Grew up in...











