A few weeks ago, I lost a lot of faith in local soccer.
I had just agreed to write a column about why I’m excited for area clubs to start up their 2018 seasons, but it’s hard to write about something you don’t feel. I almost turned this into the opposite: how my love for the local game had been tattered by the misconduct of a club and its leadership.
But as I gave this piece more thought, I realized that I was actually even more excited than I had been before everything went to pieces.