This season, I am playing soccer for the Boston Villa Football Club instead of Concord United. The team was formed last year and the players represent all the countries whose flags are shown above. Since I am half Ecuadorian, I should petition for the addition of another one. I enjoy the diversity of my teammates but with it comes a distinct lack of unified leadership. Management of the squad is more of a committee affair and is as fractious as one might imagine. Even so, the team has many talented players and we secured another win this morning beating Hopkinton by a score of 3-1. In stark contrast to my performance last week, I played like shit. I had two opportunities to score and squandered them both. I had a nice diving header but it was not strong enough to beat the keeper. I made several poor passes resulting in interceptions. To add injury to insult, I rolled my ankle and strained my patellar tendon. I will likely miss a game or two while recovering and can only hope my next appearance on the pitch is less stinky.