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In another adventure of the saga called As the Stomach Turns, Jack Warner blasted back at Roy Keane
with comments that you can read in this article. You know its funny, I've been to Ireland many
times and I never realized that it was such a large country. Jack Warner truly is a clown and an
example of all that is wrong in this game.
Some Hockey Mom's Son
A lot is being said about Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's use of the term 'hockey mom,' her
catchall for middle-class American housewives scared to death of Mad Cow Disease, Islamic
fundamentalism, and Hispanic people.
It seems the old 'Soccer Mom' cliche, like the minivan, Dave Matthews Band, and East Asian market
melt-downs, is so 1999.
One thing that may be sneaking up on everyone is next Monday's trade deadline. Yup, Major League
Soccer is just like every other American sports league by having a trade deadline. The big question
is who is left to be traded at this point? - New York is looking for a striker within the league.
We've known [.
ESPN: The Magazine weighs in on the portfolio-enhancing pull owning an English soccer team has on
wealthy American sports baron's. It's nothing we haven't read before, but worth 5 minutes of your
time if you have it. And I know you do because you're reading this blog instead of spending another
minute in Excel hell.
Here's an interesting article that Tony Cascarino has written on the use of video replay in soccer.
Tony makes some interesting points, but I disagree with the basic idea. Video replay can help to
get certain calls right, and makes more sense in American sports where there are a lot of built in
breaks in the game.
The Offside Forums are brand new and already seeing some high quality action, so we've decided to
bring some of these topics to the forefront ever day. Or, if we've got a question we're curious
about, we'll ask one ourselves and send you in that direction for your thoughts and ruminations. To
kick things off, [.
Looking at Giants Stadium at less than even half capacity, well, just the idea that it can sell-out
is a grand testament to American sports and marketing. Of course the 80,000 seats are but a drop in
the tri-state population bucket and it routinely fills up. Just not for soccer. "I thought
there would be more [.
It's long been observed that the companies that sponsor American sports stadiums tend to soon fall
on hard times. It looks like the sponsors of British soccer clubs, who get their names plastered on
uniforms, may be suffering that same fate.
Grounded...
According to a recent study conducted by Forbes magazine, many of the MLS clubs are doing well
financially and basically the article describes a very promising future for the financial status of
MLS. This study describes how the league is not yet profitable, but that signs exist which indicate
that MLS will continue to grow.
