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What I Wrote This Week (8/7) The other day, one of my friends told me he was soccer-ed out from the World Cup. Then, a day after that, another friend told me he was upset when he realized he was mistaken in thinking the Premier League started this weekend. Wherever you fall on that spectrum from exhaustion to withdrawal: the Premier League season — somehow — does start, two weeks from today. Here’s what I wrote this week: -Is “winning” the transfer window actually a bad thing? I went through the last 10 summers to figure out the answer. -Mauricio Pochettino is back with the USMNT for a full World Cup cycle. The challenge: actually make the team better this time. And here’s one thing I watched: -Defence of the Realm: a British political-conspiracy thriller from the mid-80s. It’s free on Tubi, and the quality of the stream is Netscape-buffering-in-1999-bad, but it’s shot by Roger Deakins (Sicario, Blade Runner: 2049, No Country for Old Men, etc.), so it looks amazing at the same time. You can also buy the Blu-ray from Wal-Mart, which would earn you the distinction of being the first person to ever purchase the Defence of the Realm Blu-ray from Wal-Mart. Enjoy your weekends, everyone.