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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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?
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.
STARTERSSporting 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 DAVIESGrant Wahl of Sports Illustrated with a big article on the return of Charlie Davies.
