up my shoes, my palms start sweating, and I can’t think of doing anything else. That is what soccer does to me. That is what soccer for me. Even when it’s hard and ugly, when I am the focus of hate and on the receiving end of angry insults from people who are older and who should know better, as a referee, I cannot back down.
Life lessons can be found in the oddest of places, like the well-polished soccer fields that are my domain most weekends. It is a shame the behavior of the parents, coaches,…
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