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FC Barcelona wins Laureus World Team of the Year Award

All About F C Barcelona 06 February @ 11:39 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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FC Barcelona was adjudged the World Team of the Year by the Laueres Award comittee, in a grand ceremony held in London. This is the first time FC Barcelona is winning the prestigous award, which in some circles is called "The Osacr of Sporting World". Club president Sandro Rosell received the award for Barca.

Men Are From Mars, Like Women’s Football More

WorldCupBlog 15 June @ 07:13 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Shocking revelations unearthed from the bowels of the German interwebs:

Men like football more than women. (!)

Well, that's sort of a foregone conclusion which requires a definitive scientific study as much as the lower reaches of calcio or Lance Armstrong's B sample. But it's true men like both men's football and women's football more, as they're much more excited for the Women's World Cup than the women.

Photo Essay - LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Tour

The Free Beer Movement 13 June @ 02:02 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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After LIVESTRONG Sporting Park's big night on Thursday the day after was eerily quiet. Workers were back on the job scurrying around taking care of opening day leftovers and repairs, but the KC front office staff had the day off.
But one man was still on the job, Sam Pierron, Sporting KC's Special Project Manager, and he gave us a really cool inside look at Major League Soccer's newest shinny object.

On the Field Last Night Wasn't Great, But

Down the Byline 10 June @ 09:41 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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While the result on the field, and some times in the stands was not the greatest last night, there are many more talking points about last night's game that need to be addressed. Specifically the opening of Livestrong Sporting Park. Seriously, the stadium is absolutely amazing. I'm not ashamed to say that for a while inside the Members' Club last night before the game I was tearing up and getting a little misty eyed.

Livestrong Sporting Park Opens with a Draw

MLS Reserves 10 June @ 07:11 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Sporting Kansas City has endured a tortuously long road stretch in anticipation of their home opener. Livestrong Sporting Park opened up to a sold out crowd of 19, 925 as Sporting Kansas City took on the Chicago Fire.
These fans enjoyed a first class facility, the best in the country most likely, to watch a soccer game.

Garber talks MLS at Sports Franchises and Facilities conference

Soccer By Ives 26 May @ 11:30 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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MLS commissioner Don Garber appeared at the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily Sports Facilities and Franchises Ticketing Symposium in New Jersey to talk all things MLS. You can read more of his answers to questions about the league here, but below are a couple of his responses to questions about MLS:

On where the league is looking to expand:

"We are focused on New York.

The Sporting Way is the Giving Way: An Interview with LIVESTRONG CEO Doug Ulman

The Free Beer Movement 05 April @ 05:22 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Photo Courtesy of SportingKC.comOn March 8th Sporting Kansas City and the cancer-fighting foundation Livestrong (begun by seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong) announced that the new soccer-specific stadium in town would now be called, "Livestrong Sporting Park".

A Brief History of Nous

The Run of Play - Soccer in Style 17 March @ 03:49 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Did you know that Sir Alex Ferguson still doubts his tactical nous? The headline leaves no room for doubt: "Sir Alex Ferguson: I still doubt my tactical nous". I find this sad. Sir Alex would seem to have it all: a long record of championships, a range of expensive outerwear, a ruddy Glaswegian complexion, a knighthood but if you can't trust in your own nous, what is it all worth, really?

Welcome to Livestrong Sporting Park

Down the Byline 08 March @ 09:51 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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It was a day of big news today for Sporting KC. On top of the announcement of the US coming to KC in the Gold Cup, we now have an announcement on whose name will be on the stadium. That name is Livestrong Sporting Park. Today the team announced a 6 year partnership with the nonprofit organization founded by Lance Armstrong.

Some News for Tue Mar 8, 2011

Du Nord 08 March @ 05:27 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Sporting Kansas City announced today that they have partnered with the Livestrong foundation run by Lance Armstrong and will name their new stadium Livestrong Sporting Park. Wow.

CHARLIE DAVIES

Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated with a big article on the return of Charlie Davies.