By Susan Hotopp
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal included not one, but two pieces of football-related reporting. And you won’t find either one on the sports page, either. (Yes, there is a sports page in every Friday’s Weekend Journal ).
I’ll give you three guesses at what I find objectionable in Culture Clash: Soccer Fans, Art Elite [...]
By Derek Braid
There is an epidemic in the United Kingdom. It’s not black death or skinheads, but foreign ownership of English Football clubs. Before you close this tab… hear me out.
On the heels of rumors out of Toronto that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (owners and proprietors of all the major sports franchises in Toronto) [...]
As you know, Manchester United and Chelsea squared off in the Champions League final this past Wednesday. Rather than bore you with a recap of the game which you can get anywhere let’s explore Christiano Ronaldo’s shoot-out kick.
Technically, according to the laws that govern soccer, goalies can’t come forward off their lines during a shoot [...]
By John ST
Last Saturday, Manchester United pipped Chelsea to clinch their 17th Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan. Chelsea let themselves down in a 1-1 draw with Bolton, adding more cheer for the Red Devils as they are seen as legitimate winners, in the sense that goal difference was not the decisive [...]
By Alessandro Nicolo
With Euro 2008 around the corner, it’s time to talk soccer. Let’s start with the defending champions Greece.
Before I answer this question, I’d like to tell a story. We were at a friend’s house prior to the start of the Euro 2004 tournament talking about, you guessed it, how to make a thick [...]
By John ST
Liverpool were given a taste of their own medicine as they ended the Champions League semi-final first leg vexed - John Arne Riise scored a last-gasp own goal to hand Chelsea the advantage in a 1-1 draw.
The match was clouded by security concerns because of the arrival of an unwelcome man, Tom Hicks. [...]
By Alessandro Nicolo
It didn’t take a genius to see that Materazzi was being railroaded. The Daily Star offered an apology. Materazzi accepted.
It was an unfortunate incident all round.
By John ST
Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard says his team needs to start killing teams off, if they hope to lift the Spanish title this season. I can’t agree more, after watching how Recreativo Huelva shared the spoils despite falling behind twice.
The title is almost out of reach for Barcelona now but the careless manner in [...]
By John ST
Barcelona are poised for a lip-smacking showdown with Manchester United in the Champions League semi-finals. The entertaining football will be value for money and I am sure the Red Devils will relish this encounter after fond memories of clearing the Catalan hurdle en-route to lifting the Champions League crown in 1999.
For Barcelona, there [...]
By Alessandro Nicolo
I had to take a moment to praise the play of Spanish side Getafe this past week in their clash with Bayern Munich during the UEFA cup quarter-finals. I managed to watch both legs and was not disappointed. On paper, this was a David versus Goliath match up. Guess who was Goliath?
It did [...]