Laurie

You know your favorite eccentric aunt? The one who lives in jeans and sports jerseys, and never misses a home game, and swears like a trucker when the other team scores?

The one who knows more bawdy jokes than you do, and tells them better too? The one you never want to mention the word “soccer” to at a party, because then you’ll never manage to escape?

Well… That’s not Laurie. But your aunt is everything she aspires to in life.

She also writes the France page at World Cup Blog and the Seattle Sounders FC page at The Offside. You can reach her at laurie[at]theoffside[dot]com.