Something called World Business --which you could assume is like Forbes for foreigners--does their take on the always popular "Is soccer succeeding in America?"-piece. They never get tired of that one do they?

Let it be known that in return for extending David Beckham's loan to AC Milan, Major League Soccer received Arab money"Jozy Altidore money". The Don revealed it all today and basically said he doesn't care who's paying him just as long as he's getting paid. So gangta. Glad to see that they didn't give up the cash cow with putting something else into the pasture.

While David Beckham is a forgotten man in the English Premier League, the world's most popular man is still causing controversy around Europe. When he signed for the Los Angeles Galaxy, he promised to make a splash into the American sports market. Being here in America, I witnessed the entire episode first hand, including seeing the reception he received in person at Gillette Stadium just outside Boston, Massachusetts.

Another week is past, and you know what that means: yet another A to Z breakdown of this week in Premier League action. Here we go...

A is for Abou Diaby. The underrated Arsenal midfielder grabbed a brace on Saturday as he led Arsenal to yet another early season romp.

With this month's transfer window full of lots of talk and little action, Phil Brown and Hull have quietly been going about their business. Hull, who were top of the table at one point this season, have finally hit a rough patch of form and have slowly been moving down the table. The Tigers now sit just six points above the relegation zone.

You guys already know that I am a nerd for soccer and music. I also completely geek out on marketing, advertising, branding and things of that nature. So this interview with a few of the big brains at Wexley School for Girls is so up my street.
Don't let the playful name (and equally irreverent website) fool you; they may be a non-traditional ad agency but they go hard and as their blog says, they will help you get your "mind blown out of your ear canal".

Ever wondered why Betfair is the biggest online betting company? Did you know that Betfair is the biggest online betting company? Most people recognise the names William Hill and Ladbrokes due to the strong presence they have on our high streets.

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Soccer / Business -  Since US government now owns part of AIG because of the bailout of the insurance company, it is restricting AIG's spending which includes the advertising deal with EPL's most popular soccer team Manchester United.As the result Manchester United has started exploring other sponsors and recent news is that it has signed [.

Whatever happened to MLSE buying GolTV? Oh it's happening...maybe even today.

While United overcome all obstacles, it hasn't been so easy for these two.

You can pretty much ignore the "Is he really back with LA?" bit at the beginning of the clip because that seems to change by the day. More interesting is the money talk in the middle. As the Leprechaun™ points out, MLS is a frugal league to begin with so while it may have to make some cutbacks it may not suffer as bad as some other sports during the recession; if you're used to eating off of the McDonald's dollar menu it ain't no thing to start eating Ramen.

I typically am not in the business for apologizing for being me. But just this once, and only once, will I apologize for my accent. I know that I can get to twangin' but damn, this lady's voice is the most annoying thing to come out of the South since Jim Crow. You can literally see misery wash over The Don's face.

Dear American Non-Soccer Media-
Did you know that Major League Soccer was here before David Beckham? Are you aware that Major League Soccer will be here after David Beckham? Do you know that every time you conduct an interview with someone not named Beckham but spend 75% of your interview asking questions about him you only show your ignorance?

Having heard talk a few weeks back that ESPN was buying out Setanta in a rumoured multi million dollar takeover , one wouldnt be surprised to hear that ESPN , a Disney owned company have won the rights to 46 of the Premier League Matches next season.

So, after months of speculation, it seems that Emmanuel Adebayor's departure from Arsenal is inevitable. With Manchester City's spending spree the talk of the town at the moment, the asking price of £25 million, which was once astronomical for clubs like AC Milan, seems to be pocket change for the Eastlanders.

As Chelsea strolled out of Sunderland on Tuesday night, most of Sunderland's players headed home with their heads down and their tails between their legs. One man, though, is enjoying a phenomenal start to life at a new club. That man is none other than Darren Bent.

In the first half Darren Bent gave the Black Cats a 1-0 lead over Chelsea.

While Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has clearly enjoyed his Spain side cruise to the World Cup 2010 finals with a perfect record (and no goals conceded at home), he has spoken to Arsenal.com to offer some backing to a couple of his teammates who won't be appearing in the showpiece event next summer.

The title of this clip is somewhat misleading as RSL seem to be bigging-up their sponsor as much as Xango is feting the 2009 MLS Cup champs. But that's how it is in business I guess, one hand washes the other and all of that. It's a well-produced clip though and the sponsors seem genuinely excited about the team's title.

A man from Westcliff, who failed to pay outstanding business rates and council tax, has been jailed for 90 days.
Farid Harrasy, who owed the council almost £6,100, appeared before magistrates in the town after he defaulted on a suspended committal order imposed in February this year.

While opposing fans used to sing about Arsenal's Highbury being as quiet as a library, it's easy to see where that comparison comes from. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger often plays the role of a librarian - always very astute in his approach to business and never loud. This January is no different, and Wenger is once again insisting that everything is quiet on the transfer front.

I promise you that I have not altered that photo in any way. Dan Schlatter at Seattle Business Journal took it for this piece about how the Sounders are outselling the Mariners in season tickets. That is truly incredible to me; I never thought I'd see the day that an MLS team was outselling an MLB team in anything except maybe branded soccer balls.

The two sides clash in the FA Cup quarters.

Following last week's Champions League quaterfinal first legs, the remaining eight teams have a very clear view of what they need to do this week. With two English sides in action today and another two tomorrow, fans around the country are all anxiously awaiting their team's kickoff.

Here are my predictions for the matches:

Bayern Munich v Barcelona

I know what you're thinking.

The newest hero in Manchester, Federico Macheda, has made an immediate impact on his club, while at the same time exposing a flaw in the way Serie A does business.

The Italian Macheda was born in Rome in 1991, and began playing for the youth squads of the Serie A club Lazio when he was 15.

Much has already been said of Manchester United's thrilling comeback against Tottenham this past weekend, but more important than the result I witnessed something great happening at United. For the first time this season, United fans got the chance to see Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney, and Cristiano Ronaldo all on the pitch at the same time and all firing on all cylinders.

Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...

A is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.

Ben Berger at Footiebusiness was kind enough to include me in a piece he did on the business of soccer blogging; soccer information is predominantly disseminated through blogs (or pseudo-blogs, or...

This week on MFUSA, Jason and Zach discuss the playoff system in MLS, talk to Ben Berger of Footie Business about MLS in the poor economy, bring in Sean Wheelock to cover the state of the game, and...

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