Mike Woitalla of Soccer America writes of the continued boom in attendance for Major League Soccer
in 2012.
After 53 games in the first six weeks of MLS's 2012 season, the league has announced a total
attendance of 1,032,963 for an average of 19,490 per game. ... Kansas City and Philadelphia
announced standing-room-only crowds and Seattle welcomed 38,360 fans for its 1-0 win over
Colorado.
By Chris Wright
For reasons unbeknownst or cared about by anyone other than himself, Piers Morgan has continued
in his po-faced attempts to rile Gary Lineker using his entirely flaccid 'thorn in the side of
celebrity culture' Twitter mumblings and found himself, once again, subtly yet
completely and utterly owned by MoTD's velvety host.
By Chris Wright
If I was to tell you that FC Metalist full-back Cristian Villagra scored a direct free-kick from
70 yards against Dinamo Moscow yesterday, you'd probably be envisaging some kind of hit-and-hope
effort that gets carried the length of the pitch by the wind, hits a divot, bounces twice over a
stranded goalkeeper and nestles soundly in the back of the net.
By Chris Wright
With Ashley Young consigned to the gym after picking up a bit of ouchie against Norway at the
weekend, the rest of the England squad (who welcomed the four Chelsea players given extra
post-Champions League final leave back into the fold; Lampard, Cole, Terry and Cahill) trained at
London Colney late yesterday afternoon in preparation for Saturday's pre-Euro 2012 friendly against
the big bad Belgians at Wembley, i.
By Chris Wright
Boom! Back in the saddle after a week in the wilderness (well, 'Scotland' to give it it's Latin
name) and a couple of brief flirtations with death on the rather blustery drive home in the wee
small hours of this morning. It's good to be home/alive.
After being cut off from the rest of civilisation for the past few days, I thought I'd kick-off
the new year with the only football-related thing I've been exposed to in 2012 this video of an
anonymous football fan, clearly irked by a shonky performance, attempting to take out his anger on
a stadium seat and losing out badly.
By Alan Duffy
Gary Lineker may himself exude a certain charm-free smugness but next to the high king of smug
gobshitery that is Piers Morgan, the Match Of The Day host is a crisp-promoting little sweetie
bum.
Morgan took on Lineker on Twitter today, as he continues to cultivate his contrived "Mr Nasty"
image.
In the immediate aftermath of Fabio Capello's resignation on Wednesday night, a number of
England players shared their views on the matter via Twitter. "Gutted Capello has quit. Good guy
and top coach. Got to be English to replace him. Harry Redknapp for me," said Wayne Rooney. These
comments were relayed to his former teammate and current ITV pundit Roy Keane, who promptly
eviscerated him.
By Chris Wright
Boom!
Mmmmmm'Vila
Seems like it's the day for it, with England rolling out their new home strip
for Euro 2012 this morning and Holland set to follow suit later tonight (we'll have photos as and
when). Sandwiched in the middle like a slice of jambon comes France's new away kit a classy,
all-white affair from top to bottom.
Bavarian Football Works - Bayern Munich News and Commentary
Now that SB Nation has 19 MLS blogs and a strong EPL contingent, some La Liga and some Seria A
what's next?
Boom - Germany. Hey there Bayern Munich, nice to meet you.
Melbourne Victory need an Aussie Coach.
Someone who understands Australia, our football history and our football present. Ernie Merrick was
a guy who understood Melbourne and Melbourne Victory he was an Aussie Coach in my book having lived
here for 20 years.
Just like I'm an Aussie Blogger.
By Chris Wright
In which 20-year old, Bayern Munich-bound Swiss tyro Xherdan Shaqiri opens the scoring for FC
Basel in the fourth minute against Luzern in the Swiss Super League with an absolute stonker of a
scissor kick.
This is what €10 million gets you in Switzerland these days.
We have been down this path before. Remember last fall, when you generously agreed to kickstart
a little site known as The Classical? Since then, the site has rocked, gotten sponsors, and
produced some quality writing. Now, a promising North American soccer quarterly needs your
crowdsourced dollars.
Real Madrid celebrated their record 32nd La Liga title at Cibeles a day after beating Athletic
Bilbao to seal the title and two weeks after finally beating Barcelona in a league match under Jose
Mourinho. Madrid also set a new La Liga record for goals scored in a season (115). Given all that,
Mourinho decided to take the opportunity to respond to critics who say his team plays too defensive
and describe his style as "anti-football" compared to Barcelona's tiki-taka approach.
Sin dudas que las tragamonedas han sido, este último tiempo, de los juegos mas populares que las
personas eligen al entrar a un casino. Esto se debe a que es ideal para aquellos que quieren
apostar un porción menor de dinero y no ir por las apuesta fuertes.
Los juegos de casino online tambien han acaparado la atención de los internautas y las visitas a
los mismos se han triplicado y cuadruplicado para transformarse en un boom.
By Chris Wright
With Ashley Young consigned to the gym after picking up a bit of ouchie against Norway at the
weekend, the rest of the England squad (who welcomed the four Chelsea players given extra
post-Champions League final leave back into the fold; Lampard, Cole, Terry and Cahill) trained at
London Colney late yesterday afternoon in preparation for Saturday's pre-Euro 2012 friendly against
the big bad Belgians at Wembley, i.
Sem surpresa, Hulk foi considerado, pela maioria dos leitores que participaram na última
votação, o melhor jogador da liga portuguesa na época 2011/2012. Apesar de ter estado uns furos
abaixo do que produziu em 2010/2011, o avançado brasileiro foi decisivo na conquista de mais um
título pelo FC Porto, reunindo a preferência de 48 dos 103 participantes na votação que
encerrou ontem.
