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Somebody Has a Good Soccer Gig in Portugal

3/7/2015

Unfortunately, the trip needed a layover in Lisbon

Our daughter Laura has had many good assignments in her career as sports columnist in Albany, Seattle and Baltimore and as political columnist in Harrisburg.
This would appear to be one of the better gigs. Just saying.

The plate says: King of the Chickens

But she has been working. Here is the proof:

USA practice. Temperature in the 60s. Photos by Laura Vecsey

Some of her stories:

http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/usa-prepare-to-silence-critics-answer-questions-ahead-of-all-important-2015-algarve-cup-030315

http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/uswnt-usa-has-solid-start-to-algarve-cup-with-win-over-norway-030415

http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/usa-3-0-switzerland-algarve-cup-alex-morgan-amy-rodriguez-abby-wambach-match-report-030615

Ed martin

3/7/2015 07:16:23 am

I can imagine how much pleasure you and your wife get from watching Laura Vecsey flourish. And just before I read this I see USA shutout Switzerland with Hope Solo as keeper.

George Vecsey

3/7/2015 08:44:02 am

Well, there is the dollop of envy when she tells us about the weather there. She's been putting lots of pictures on Facebook, I hear. GV

Thor A. Larsen

3/9/2015 05:07:46 am

What a tremendous experience and excellent write-ups. Portugal is a fantastic place to visit as well, with Lisbon a wonderful city and the ocuntry side beautiful, excellent roads, still inexpensive and food very diverse and excellent. In fact we sat on the same spot as the gentleman with the guitar, but without the guitar. Perhaps Laura will write the next book on future World Cups!!

George Vecsey

3/9/2015 05:57:09 am

Thor, we were telling Laura about the hills...she seems to have found them. We were there, oh, a few decades ago. I remember going down a steep staircase a few hundreds years old, steps all grooved, and I went down on my butt....rookie mistake. She is raving about the food, said the chicken dish pictured above was the best she has ever had.
Your son is also in Europe. We raised out kids right.
see you in May,
George

John McDermott

3/9/2015 09:10:21 am

Difficult work, but someone has to do it! Glad it is Laura.

Alan Rubin link

3/9/2015 11:38:14 am

George

I cannot think of a better way to take a break from unpacking than to check in on your web site.

Portugal is everything mentioned and much more. Make sure Laura hears some Fado. It is best to go late at night and avoid the early tourist traps. The music is infinitely better then.

I never ate fish until I went to Portugal. Sandi said that if I did not like it in Portugal, I would never like fish.

Hope Solo has had a troubled past, but she is one of the premier goalkeepers in the world. She exemplifies the importance of goalkeepers to teams. Stopping shots is a small, but important, part of what goalkeepers do. They direct the team and build their confidence. The USWNT has played better since she returned.

I'm offering Laura the same service that I had offered you for World Cups, I'll carry the laptop.