I have spent the last week and a half in a hospital room with a family member who is going through some medical problems. Most of the time, I’m sitting with her during the 8 pm until 8 am shift to make sure she makes it through the night. It’s not the best situation to be in, but it has allowed me time to reflect on a lot of the soccer I’ve seen this year.
This piece has been written and rewritten about a dozen times. Somewhere along the way, it moved from a typically structured piece to something more personal and more amorphous.