In their respective eras, Pele and Lionel Messi took the field while wearing the crown as the greatest soccer player of all-time. Among the many feats these two global icons have in common is that neither of them could score a goal in Cleveland. 57 years before Messi came to Huntington Bank Field for a … Continue reading The Night Pele and a Melee Came to Cleveland
Month: April 2025
Sirk’s Notebook: Miami 1, Columbus 0
NOTE: Before starting, I just want to acknowledge that many Columbus Crew fans are understandably upset that this marquee home game was moved to Cleveland. I do address my own conflicted feelings near the end of this. I hope to have a few more pieces tangentially related to this past weekend’s match, but I wanted … Continue reading Sirk’s Notebook: Miami 1, Columbus 0
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