Nobel FC (1946): Hermann Hesse
Beware: HOT TAKE ahead!
A whole generation of readers have come to love Herman Hesse as an iconoclast voice of self-discovery…I…disagree…while also insulting Ruud Van Nistleroy and Hippies
Cup Catch Up: April ’26
The spring season has picked up to a frantic pace with the 9 teams about to wrap their seasons at various levels of danger and exhilaration. How did this month contribute to the madness?
Our recaps are below, along with vital players to Beyblade analogies.
Nobel FC: 2026 Mock Draft 1.0
What if I wrote about sports and books…but then said the things out loud?!?
Here’s my first swing at that idea.
Nobel FC (2022): Annie Ernaux
Nobel FC gains another player in US/British poet TS Eliot. In this post I’ll offer a small sampling of his epic works, and my own (possibly hackneyed) interpretation of his work and his potential as a footballer.
Cup Catch Up: March ’26
The world is topsy turvy, and so is the race for the sippy cup. Lions and Dragons are at the top, Rosenborg is at the bottom, and 8 of 10 teams are giving up more goals than they score (even with a 14-1 win in Scotland)
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