“The MLS”, as it is known in Europe, is kind of a big deal these days. The league actually gets TV revenue now, as opposed to the opening years when they had to pay to get their games on the tube. There are clubs that are actually turning profits, a welcomed and hoped for goal […]
round up #33
I admit that I’m really trying to steer clear of transfer rumors stories in my latest Round-Up and TWOL posts, mainly because I’ll need something to write for the rest of the summer. That said, there are some stories below that do mention the possibilities of transfers, so don’t skewer me when you come across it. As […]
dude from dayton doing work again
unlike most of us good folk here in the states that spent all of friday preparing for today’s coming rapture, the pagans over in denmark decided it was still okay to play some footie. so you could be forgiven if you missed the solid performance put in by chris rolfe for aalborg against silkeborg yesterday. […]
ten words or less #26
There are definitely weeks where I could spit out like three ten words or less, and this is one of them. I have to admit that I love all of these little odds and ends type stories that permeate out of the game. And with titles being won and fates being sealed this week, there […]
a new dawn rising
Titles were celebrated across Europe this past week, with the champions of all four of the major European domestic leagues decided in one weekend for the first time in 27 years. I might have just made up that statistic, but either way, the synchronous nature of Manchester United’s, Barcelona’s, AC Milan’s and Borussia Dortmund’s titles is […]
ten words or less #25
Wow, we’ve already reached the quarter century mark for the Ten Words or Less series? What a momentous occasion. I thought about doing some sort of theme for this special milestone post — only links to video of players tripping during training, links to pictures of footballers eating with their families, etc. — but it […]
you have to give to take
the problem with this season and last for tottenham? they set the bar too damn high. make it to the quarterfinals of the champions league, and suddenly everyone expects you to do it again next year. such are the risks of success, i guess. despite turning in a massively entertaining –if not cardiac– first half of […]
wrong side XI: right back
this is part IV in the “wrong side XI” series, where i’ll be selecting my very own starting eleven, assuming of course that i could choose any player from any team in the world. you can read the rules i’ll be following to make my team selection, and what formation i’ll be squeezing them into, […]
the solution set
Sometimes you have to wonder if humanity would ever get anything done if it weren’t for disasters. It took a massive hurricane for New Orleans –a city stupidly built below sea level on a river delta– to actually spend any money to build adequate levies to prevent rising river/lake/sea water from ravaging the city. Japan needed to […]
ten words or less #24
the steam is running out of my team’s, and it’s seriously impacting my interest in the rest of the their respective seasons. real madrid are (deservingly) eliminated from europe. tottenham are (predictably) pissing away their season of “living the dream.” it’s hard as a fan of both clubs to watch on with both having very […]
Wrong Side of the Pond 