Well now — I’ve just finished reading — twice over — a long (nearly five pages, wow!) story  about Earnie Stewart. Telling us that he is leaving his job at the U.S. Soccer Federation (where he was the Sporting Director) and returning home to the Netherlands to work for PSV Eindhoven. And telling us what a grand job Earnie has done here working on the development of soccer in the USA.

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Paul Gardner is a contributing writer and columnist for Soccer America Magazine's "Soccer Talk" column and blog on www.SoccerAmerica.com.