Phil West is an Austin-based writer who has written for the Los Angeles Times,Seattle Times, Huffington Post, and San Antonio Express-News. He is the creatorof the Soccer Apologist [https://www.soccerapologist.com] blog, and is also acontributor to Yanks Call It Soccer. He currently plays on three soccer teams inAustin -- an Over 30 men's team, an Over 40 men's team, and an Austin Sports andSocial co-ed soccer team. He's on his third pair of soccer cleats in the last 12months.