Author Archives: Brad Colbert

About Brad Colbert

I'm a senior at Duke, originally from Boston, MA, majoring in Public Policy and earning a certificate in Markets and Management Studies. Favorite Teams: New England Revolution (MLS), Leeds United (Football League One), Fulham (EPL), Celtic (SPL), Real Madrid (La Liga) and of course, the USMNT.

Watching Team USA in Durham’s “Honduras Bar”

As noted by a commenter on the previous post about the USA-Honduras qualifier, television coverage of the game in the United States was sparse. Whether the motives for exclusivity were malicious or simply economic, the game was only available in about 200 bars and restaurants across the country (and only about a quarter of those… Read More »

Young Players Under Contract and Football’s “Slave Trade”

We’ve talked briefly in class discussions about what some have called the “slave trade” in young players from the developing world to the power clubs in Europe. There have been two stories in the past week that have brought to light the related issue of European youths who sign binding contracts. The big story was… Read More »