American Outlaws: US Soccer Supporters Come out of Their Hideouts

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Published: April 7, 2014

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"I didn't have a gauge as to who was the worst outlaw. I just recognized allies: my people."—Hunter S. Thompson

I joined the American Outlaws last summer, mostly to get the cool T-shirt and discounts, but also to get some sense of this supporters group that seemed to grow out of nowhere. I paid my dues and got my shirt in good time, then all I heard from them were emails announcing discount tickets and travel packages to Brazil.

No biggie, we all hate bothersome associations, and the occasional “AO” emails didn’t clog my inbox.

So I was surprised last week when I got an email from the “Louisville Outlaws” announcing an event to watch the U.S. vs. Mexico friendly. Surprised because I didn’t know that Louisville had an Outlaws chapter, much less that they would reach out to me and other Outlaws members.

I gave a Facebook “attend” response and on Wednesday I arrived an hour early to get something to eat before the festivities started at 9 p.m. with a World Cup trivia contest. As I walked into the Skybar at Saints I spotted a banner hanging on the outside of the building that said “Home of the Louisville Outlaws” with a Budweiser logo next to it.

I thought I would have the place to myself for a bit, but three guys wearing different versions of previous U.S. men's national team jerseys greeted me. I was introduced to the chapter president Brian, the vice-president, Brandon, and the treasurer, Peter. Peter said that they were the “board of directors,” which Brian and Brandon scoffed at before Peter pointed out that this is what it said in the minutes from a previous meeting. So they reluctantly agreed that they were indeed the "board."

I learned later from Josh, one of the chapter’s founding members, that the Louisville chapter was founded 10 days after the end of the 2010 World Cup final in South Afr...
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