In honor of issue 2 of XI making its way to our subscribers, we are opening comment threads for each of the 11 stories in the issue. Today’s entry is Chris Gaffney’s “Red Lions and Black Widows: The life of Taiwan’s 1997 Player of the Year.” As an ex-pat living in Taiwan, Gaffney yearned to play …
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Issue Two Extract – Chicken Ass on a Stick
In issue two of XI, Chris Gaffney recounts his experiences playing soccer in Taiwan. Working there as an English teacher, Gaffney experienced what so many do, all over the world: he just wanted to play. Read the excerpt below and subscribe now to receive this and 10 other stories in XI issue two. In February of 1996, big …
Read Full ArticleInterview with Issue Two Contributor Chris Gaffney
How many Americans do you know who have played top-level soccer in Taiwan? Chris Gaffney is one, and in issue two of XI he writes about his experiences as an American Abroad in the late-1990s. Getting a chance to ply his trade in a far-flung league, Gaffney succeeded on the field, but found the experiences off …
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