America has left the World Cup. Now who do we cheer for? For many, England is the fallback. Sports journalist Zach Dundas—author of the new book The Renegade Sportsman—explores the singular neuroses of an American rooting for England.

He's married, and has twin three-year-olds. Terry has thrown the otherwise stoic island nation into turmoil with revelations he cheated with the (now-former) girlfriend of a teammate. It's not the first piece of scumbaggery he's indulged in.