Welcome to HalPhillips.net, where the lede headline is indeed publication of my new book, my second futbol effort, Sibling Rivalry: How Mexico and the US Built the Most Contentious, Co-Dependent Feud in World Soccer. Look up: There’s a tab right there in the nav bar. Go check it out… Okay, just a static “Coming Soon” page. Sorry about that. Soon to be rectified. Reserve your pre-order here.
Meantime, check out my first book, Generation Zero: Founding Fathers, Hidden Histories & The Making of Soccer in America. Click the graphic below to learn more and purchase this best-selling 2022 release via print, eBook or audio editions (the latter is read by a charming, disembodied A.I. simulacrum of Rebecca Lowe). Clickers will also find the GZ companion site, replete with published, GZ-centric soccer features, commentary and podcasts.
Sibling Rivalry will soon have something similar, something more than a placeholder. So, stay tuned. In the meantime, I’ll be running SR-related content and excerpts here. See the first of those directly below. Also feel free to check out the more general offerings here at halphillips.net. Or visit my Instagram feed: a pretty cool, now US v. Mexico-centric digital museum & gallery dedicated to fun, relevant, North America soccer ephemera.
Suffice to say, all these channels represent a must-visit for soccer news and views ahead of the 2026 World Cup, an event our two rivals will co-host. With Canada. Which is coached by an American now. So it’s all very much on brand.
