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While most of us are anxious about Sunday's Big Four matchup between Manchester United and Chelsea,
the entirety of the footballing world is awaiting FIFA's big announcement. This upcoming Monday,
January 12th, FIFA is set to announce who the best footballer on the planet is; the World Player of
the Year award will be handed out.
To people all around the world, I wish you a very happy New Year! To football fans around the
world, I wish you a very happy and hopefully fruitful silly season! Yes, at long last, transfer
season is here. January 1st not only signals the beginning of a new year, but for many teams in the
world of football it signals a new beginning.
Premier League fans in the United States will once again get the chance to see Burnley take on
their new Premiership opposition. This week it comes in the form of Sunderland at Turf Moor.
When the schedule was initially released before the season started, I doubt that many people
were circling this date on their calendars.
Despite forcing Barcelona to sweat big time in recent weeks, defending champions Real Madrid fell
off the pace in their pursuit for a third successive La Liga title earlier tonight. At their
storied Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the Los Blancos came from behind through a Klaas Jan Huntelaar
strike but failed to change the 1-1 stalemate against city rivals Atletico Madrid.
The title to this article might suggest that I am providing some late coverage on Arsenal
striker Nicklas Bendtner's recent car accident while driving to practice in his Aston Martin. In
reality, though, this article is written in vehement defense of the player, who has certainly had
more than his fair share of critics, to put it bluntly.
With January turning into February on the Gregorian calendar, the football calendar switches from
"Silly Season" to "Squeaky-Bum" Time. Ah, yes, the time of managerial wars of
the words is upon us, and this past week's headlines have been full of such statements. There's no
doubt about it - it's time for a title run-in.
If you're a MLS soccer team that is.
With January turning into February on the Gregorian calendar, the football calendar switches from
"Silly Season" to "Squeaky-Bum" Time. Ah, yes, the time of managerial wars of
the words is upon us, and this past week's headlines have been full of such statements. There's no
doubt about it - it's time for a title run-in.
