Liverpool's owners, die hard practitioners of Moneyball, pride themselves on the rigorous behind
the numbers, value for money purchases that give them a leg up in the MLB. Entering the cash on
steroids environment of the Premiership, they recruited Damien Comolli on the advice of Billy
Beane, Mr Moneyball himself and ended up throwing £120m on transfers.
The Smell of Football by Mick 'Baz' Rathbone Published by Vision Sports Publishing July 2011,
£12.99 ISBN: 978-1907637148 I have a regular correspondent who likes to talk football. A
Liverpool die-hard, man of Shrewsbury, our exchanges normally concern the current wiles of hisÂ
personal idol, Rafael Benitez, or his affection for his hometown 'Salop!
The Colorado Rapids face a seven-game, end of the season slog in an attempt to salvage a couple
of wins and a little bit of pride before the long off season.
Where those wins will come from is in doubt with the latest evidence of the team's ineffective
attack coming in the form of Friday night's 1-0 loss to the Portland Timbers.
The captain's armband at Arsenal is fast turning into the golden ticket to a move away from the
Emirates Stadium.
A year after Cesc Fabregas stuck a dagger into all Gunners hearts, Robin Van Persie has now
decided to jump ship and join fierce rivals Manchester United for £24 Million pounds.
As most of you will have watched highlights or even the full Köln-Arsenal match, I won't bore
you with match details, and will stick to my personal view of the game, and a few bits of
information picked up along the way!
Well it was certainly a gloriously day for a game – the sun shining and the wind, which had
been gale force earlier in the day, dropped to a gentle breeze.
As most of you will have watched highlights or even the full Köln-Arsenal match, I won't bore
you with match details, and will stick to my personal view of the game, and a few bits of
information picked up along the way!
Well it was certainly a gloriously day for a game – the sun shining and the wind, which had
been gale force earlier in the day, dropped to a gentle breeze.
Old habits die hard as is evident by Arsene Wenger's recent comments on the club's transfer
policy. According to Wenger, spending insane amounts of money of players is the reason 'the whole
world is bankrupt'.
Arsenal fans should be very worried right now as judging by Wenger's comments, the club does not
plan on making any drastic changes to its player roster this summer.
England striker Wayne Rooney scored 2 penalties and produced an inspiring second half display as
Manchester United fought back from a seemingly hopeless position at Stanford Bridge. Trailing by a
single goal at half time, even the most die hard of United supporters must have thought all was
lost when a disastrous start to the second half saw early goals from Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata
(who buried a stunning volley) and a deflected set piece header from centre back David Luiz treble
the home side's advantage in a sequence of events that all Chelsea fan's must surely have believed
would put the game to bed as a contest.
Sad weekend for British football as Nottingham Forest Owner Nigel Doughty was found dead in his
home yesterday. He was 54. According to a statement released by the club, Doughty was found dead in
his gym.
"It is with enormous sadness that Nottingham Forest announce the death of the club's owner
Nigel Doughty, Mr Doughty, who was 54, was found dead earlier today in his gym at his home in
Skillington, Lincolnshire.
Internazionale Season Preview: Boys In Blue Make The Moves is a post from: Serie A Weekly
Internazionale Season Preview: Boys In Blue Make The Moves is a post from: Serie A Weekly If you're
a die-hard Inter Milan fan like I am, you must have been disappointed by the team's season last
year. It's not really hard to understand what happened last season.
According to the Nike Store, Inter Milan's new away kit "honors" the team with "bold team colors
and symbols." Fans of the Serie A champions, however, are inclined to disagree, as they can't help
but notice that it's almost exactly the same hue worn by fierce rivals AC Milan.
The Curva Nord  — the collective of Internazionale's die-hard fans and ultras — are so
displeased with the new strip that a representative has written to club owner and president Massimo
Moratti to explain their intention to boycott it.
Real Madrid's coach, Jose Mourinho is in a positive mood after his team once again picked up all
three points in the league, keeping their lead over Barcelona in tact and also not throwing away
much energies as their win happened in a convincing fashion. Mourinho revealed that's the victory
over Racing Santander was obviously important but getting it without much trouble is even more
appreciated by the tactician considering Madrid are facing tight schedules ahead of them.
Up until this week, the forthcoming launch of the new soccer channel beIN SPORT had little
relevance to die-hard followers of English football in the United States. All that has changed this
week with the news that beIN SPORT has ...
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The shopping for and selling of sports memorabilia is large small business and an market that
continues to draw in sports activities fanatics from all over the globe; all of whom are planning
to acquire a bit of sporting background. What ever the sport, what ever the era, sports fanatics
are accustomed to searching substantial and reduced for uncommon collectibles' to incorporate to
prestigious collections.
This started out with different intent. I was going to push myself into a kind of humorous
hyperbolic demand for huge name Designated Players signed in this Summer Transfer Window. The
set-up was going to be an either/or situation revolving around shiny DPs or shiny trophies.
We've already covered this a bit when we quoted and linked to our fellow SB Nation colleague,
Alicia Ratterree, and her editorial on the whole Simon Borg fiasco, but I really, really wanted to
add my two cents.
In a new relatively young league that trends toward youth, the last thing that MLS needs is an
MLSsoccer.
If you've never heard of ExtraTime, MLS's official podcast (a thing where people pretend they're
on the radio and then put it on the Internet), you're not alone. But writer for MLSsoccer.com and
panelist for ExtraTime Simon Borg did all he could to change that at the end of Monday's
edition.
Whether a seasoned die-hard or a brand new fan, everyone can benefit from a little erudition.Â
A knowledgeable fan base, as they say, is a winning one.  Actually, we're not sure anyone
says that. But being entirely made up doesn't make the phrase any less true. It is for that
reason, and in the interest of the public betterment, that we present this brief collection of
Union facts, trivia, and general knowledge.
MLS side Montreal Impact are considering signing Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero, this is
according to their coach Jesse Marsch. Marsch revealed that he is looking for a player who can
score goals and thinks that eithr Del Piero or Louis Saha would be good acquisitions.
From what i have been reading online, not too many people are happy with MLS club's signing
players that "past their prime".
When the draw was made last month in Lyon, everyone expected a Barca vs Chelsea match up in the
semi-final. Now with both the teams winning their respective Quarter Final ties, that expectation
has turned into reality. In normal circumstances players try to underplay past issues, results and
other facts into the build up to one of the most important matches of the season.
Tonight is the Spanish Copa de Rey semifinal between Valencia and FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona
defeated Real Madrid in the semifinal, after which it has been widely proclaimed that FC Barcelona
will now win the tournament. Only the most die-hard Valencia fans believe otherwise. I don´t
believe otherwise.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas says that youngster Harry Kane is up to leading the
Spurs attack. Unless you're a die-hard Tottenham supporter, or if you watched Tottenham's matches
on their US summer tour, you may not be familiar with...
The Selecao Brasileira (regardless of the competition they're in) have the
inexplicable gift of playing well, simultaneously conceding careless goals and coming
away with a win in the end. As such, watching them is the equivalent of watching Die Hard 1,2,3 and
the 100 trilogies that Bruce Willis has yet to star in.
In game they could have won, the Revolution fell into their usual routines of poor finishing and
tentative defending to hand over a 2-1 win to the Union on Sunday.
To their credit, they didn't back down. Not after the penalty, not after the Union threw numbers
forward, and not even after Jack McInerney beat Matt Reis in the 90th.
If this summers European Championships have felt a little unusual so far, with the rain and the
old school hooliganism and all Fighting stewards inside a ground! How quaint! then perhaps
the most uncharacteristic aspect of it all has been the lack of hype surrounding the England
team.
With the European Championships just a day away, it is time to start looking at the tournament's
teams, players and match-ups. SBI will offer you a group-by-group overview to help you get ready
for the tournament.
If you are a die-hard who has already digested multiple previews and have a wall poster with the
tournament schedule already mounted in your home, then you're probably not going to find anything
new here (other than a few opinions).
At Friday's public training session in Jacksonville James Cumiskey and Rob Larkin from St.
Augustine, Fla. were two of hundreds of fans seen holding a soccer ball. It's a pretty typical
sighting at a public training, with most fans bringing their ball in hopes of getting it signed by
members of the Men's National Team.
If you are a sport aficionado then by now the World Cup Mania will have you in its grip. The
World Wide Web has changed the way people view sports and now even a fan staying many oceans away
can have a say and be heard by millions across the world.
With the events drawing close, the excitement is building up to high levels.
Guest writer and die-hard AC Milan fan, Anmol Ali, expresses her sadness to see such greats like
Alessandro Nesta, Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi depart Milan. Revealing
what many Rossoneri fans will be feeling around the world in this week of great change, Ali lays
her heart out to bare, especially for her favourite man, Nesta.
Union's Nowak waiting for league's verdict on suspension - delcotimes.com
"I don't want to really go into details before the situation (arrives) with the verdict," Nowak
said Wednesday during his weekly meeting with the media. "We want to see what happens. Going into
details won't change that.
Football and Smoking: Past and Present - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
When you look at many of football's top talents, both past and present, many of them were/are
gifted athletes, blessed with natural gifts that enable them to live the dream, to be idolized,
immortalized, and imitated.
