Houston travels to L.A. on Friday to take on the Galaxy for the Western Conference crown. This
is the matchup of all matchups. The two best teams in the West (which makes it all the more funny
that RSL is in the East and yet the city is farther west than Houston, but who's counting
really?
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EPL Talk 11 November @ 02:47 PM EST
During the halftime show during the Liverpool/Birmingham match, Danny Murphy basically said
Liverpool weren't scaring their opponents these days. Unfortunately, he's too right.
Against Birmingham City, Liverpool enjoyed more possession than an NBA forward playing
one-on-one with a five-year-old (sorry, I'm reading an enormous book on basketball right now and
it's filtering into my football psyche).
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We could probably spend a day listing all the difference between our traditional North American
sports leagues (MLB, NFL and NBA) with the way European soccer clubs are run, or in fact almost all
leagues around the world are run, aside from MLS. For me, one of the key differences is roster
construction.
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Stan Kroenke owns the NBA's Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids MLS team.
The latest 200 shares that he bought; 100 shares from Arsenal Chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, for 8,500
Pounds per share put him on a brink of the threshold mark set up by the Arsenal Board of
Directors.
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The NFL has their iconic logo, the NBA has Jerry West, but its easy to see why the top soccer
league in Belgium has the best logo in the world. The Jupiler League logo (above) features a beer
can playing the trumpet, can it get any better than that. Can you imagine the NFL logo featuring a
Budweiser can playing an electric guitar, now that would be priceless.
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kenn.com 19 October @ 11:55 AM EST
I just thought the sun coming through the beams at Sky Harbor this morning looked cool. Don't
think this photo does it justice, but, whatever.
So, I just flew in from Indianapolis, and boy are my arms tired. Got to see some old friends and
called Michigan State's 1-0, double-overtime victory over Indiana on the Big Ten Network Sunday
afternoon.
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Solo Tigres 16 October @ 05:36 PM EST
adidas te invita a las firmas de autógrafos que en colaboración con la NBA se
realizarán este fin de semana:
Sábado 17 de Octubre
Innova Sport Plaza San Pedro
16:00 – 17:00 hrs.
Jason Kapono y Jrue Holiday de los Sixers
Domíngo 18 de Octubre
Innova Sport Plaza Fiesta San Agustín
13:00 14:00 hrs.
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The Bulls and Jazz met in a preseason game in London last night and the BBC was there to capture
the action. Just take one listen to it and hear how terrible they were, hey they did not even know
the rules to the. Just when you think American announcers are terrible with soccer just remember
this video.
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With the first quarter of football almost over in most leagues around Europe, now is a good time
to measure the current progress of some of the giant clubs on the continent. Actually, analyzing
the success or failure of clubs in general won't be nearly as exciting as identifying a more
specific object of analysis.
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Futblog 01 October @ 01:44 PM EST
Beckstrek
Originally uploaded by designatedplayers Un mexicano que se apellida Beck jugara en la NBA, per el
Beck mas famoso del mundo quiere comprar un equipo de la MLS, Dios nos libre .
Beckham y Gallagher de Oasis quien es futbolero a morir, quien incluso le dedico una canción a
Kaka hace poco, Beck y Gallagher juntos viajando a las estrellas en un retoque curioso.
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Sure, the attendance numbers for MLS aren't that strong, down about 700 per game. But it is still
the 4th best season for the league by any attendance measure. No it doesn't compare strongly to the
NBA (slightly up) or NHL (also slightly up), but does to MLB (down 6%) and NFL (in danger of [...]
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Footy Factor 25 September @ 02:01 AM EST
Earlier this week, Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov made a bid for control of the
New Jersey Nets, which plays in America's professional basketball league, the
NBA. If accepted, Prokhorov would join rapper Jay-Z, who has a
minority stake in the team and is seeking to move it across the Hudson River to his hometown
of Brooklyn.
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The rumblings are starting. The city of Manchester is all aflitter about the dramatic ending
of the derby between Man City and Man Utd. With in-town rivalries like this someone is bound to
cry foul no matter the score, and it appears this weekend's derby is no exception.
Officials take alot of heat during games when there are sensitive calls, but these
seem odd and troubling.
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Jordan vai s lágrimas por ESPN.com.br com Agência Reuters
Michael Jordan, considerado por muitos o melhor jogador de basquete de todos os tempos, conquistou
finalmente seu espaço no Hall da Fama do Basquete nesta sexta-feira.
Jordan ingressou na lista de homenageados ao lado dos ex-jogadores David Robinson e John Stockton,
além dos técnicos Jerry Sloan e C.
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Sincronizando 01 September @ 03:33 PM EST
La ACB, fiel a su intención de seguir innovando y adaptarse a las nuevas tendencias, seguirá
apostando por ofrecer la actualidad de la competición de forma directa y amena a través del
Twitter, la última gran sensación mundial de Internet.
Este servicio, basado en el microblogging (mensajes cortos de un máximo de 140 caracteres) y el
concepto de red social, reúne a más de 30 millones de usuarios de todo el mundo y tiene un
creciente eco en el ámbito baloncestístico: grandes figuras de la NBA y algunos jóvenes
españoles como Ricky Rubio cuentan sus avatares diarios y son seguidos por centenares de
aficionados.
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In our second to last installment of "The Laws of Soccer 101″ before our Final Exam, I wanted
to address the second appendix-like rule tacked into the rulebook that is not actually
characterized as a "Law". I guess the fact that this short provision is not a "Law" is a
technicality though, because I am speaking about the "Technical Area.
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The Offside 26 August @ 08:00 PM EST
Stuff to read while you tremble in fear at the thought of facing Palmeiras in their third kit......
"Even men with steel hearts love to see a dog on the pitch" (Sport is a TV Show) Seven (non-canine)
things that stop football riots (Dirty Tackle) What could the English Prem learn from the NBA?
(Unrofessional Foul) A history of [.
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It was a great experience to go to another MLS stadium last weekend, not least because we were
hosted by the Fire Supporters Club who looked after us grandly. I wanted to share a few
observations picked up over the weekend because I think they are of interest to all soccer fans.
Maybe we could even learn some things from them.
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It started in nhl and I started wandering would this be same with soccer? The question came about
because the NBA, beginning next season, will let teams sell ads on their practice jerseys and is
exploring allowing them on game jerseys.
I understand the economy stinks and leagues are looking for any way to give teams a financial
boost.
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Al tiempo que la magia de Kaká cogía un vuelo hacia Madrid para explotar su plenitud, y quizás
coincidiendo con la escolta de los tiffosi a Ronaldinho con el objeto de arropar a un genio que
tira cada día su carrera de supuesto ex-mejor jugador del mundo por la borda, las luces de alarma
se han encendido en Millanello.
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Michael Jordan hablando sobre Metas:
Todos los pasos preliminares son como las piezas de un rompecabezas. Al unirse forman una
imagen.
...
Paso a Paso. No concibo ninguna otra manera para lograr las cosas.
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Not just because stars sell (see the 80s/90s for NBA, 90s for MLB), not just to improve overall
quality, but the fact is that there are Europeans that want to player soccer in America, to live
here. To enjoy the USA, but not quite enough to take massive paycuts, only small ones. I'm not
crazy. [...]
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Claudio Lopez has won the MLS Goal of the Week award for his INCREDIBLE long-range strike against
LA over the weekend from his own side of the half line. This is his second Goal of the Week honor
of the season. Now some links for your enjoyment:
1. There were lots of different versions yesterday, but here's the CNN story on President Obama
calling for the World Cup to come to the U.
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...suele despertar controversia. Y es que esta vez, viendo ciertos fichajes del mercado y el
"cortometraje" del Real Madrid con Cristiano Ronaldo como protagonista, uno de los mejores
jugadores de todos los tiempos de este deporte se ha echado las manos a la cabeza. En sus
declaraciones, además de dejar una perla como "yo en estos tiempos no tendría precio",
sinceramente, no soy quién para dudarlo, nos habló del excesivo precio pagado por el Real Madrid
por sus nuevas incorporaciones y de los sueldos que llevan a los jugadores a cambiarse de club
únicamente importándoles las condiciones económicas.
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Microsoft decide no renovar el contrato de patrocinio con la estrella de la NBA, LEBRON JAMES.
La crisis de General Motors salpica a Tiger Woods con la cancelación anticipada de uno de los
contratos más ricos y sólidos en la industria mundial del deporte. Los Cerveceros de Milwaukee de
la MLB se quedaron sin el respaldo corporativo de la alemana MERCEDES BENZ.
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The Super Liga game against San Luis was Saturday night and I am just getting around to writing
this article...Well, I got to go to Vegas with my wife and no kids, I hope you understand!
Chivas USA Pride
The Game Rant:
I know you all have seen every article about the game so I will keep it short and you can watch
my movie from the game with lots of good Union Ultra shots and an interview with Guitar Guy and My
youngest son Gabe talking about what a class act Sasha Victorine is.
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Fantasy EPL 29 June @ 09:40 PM EST
Neal and I are both big fans of The Sports Guy, Bill Simmons. He pioneered the online running diary
which I blatantly stole for my USA/Spain 'contemporaneous' blog. And lo and behold, he's taken the
idea to the Twitter where he live tweeted(?) the USA/Brazil final.
OK, soccer - after 4 decades of talk, here's your chance to finally make a legitimate
dent in the USA.
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The Offside 26 June @ 10:26 AM EST
The 2009 Showdown in Chinatown was this past Wednesday. If you're unfamiliar, that's where the
NBA's Steve Nash organizes a game of soccer in New York City featuring big names from the worlds of
basketball and football. In attendance this year were... from the world of football: Claudio Reyna,
Thierry Henry, Javier Zanetti, Salomon Kalou, Ryan [.
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Hollywood Hitmen. Coldplay. Ballack. SuperLiga. Fireworks. Canada. Messi. NBA.
A FourFourTwo magazine spineline stumper? No, today's column.
BTW, more info on the July 4 game at the Coliseum is here.
And here's the official SuperLiga Web site.
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Another great moment for Spanish Basketball lived in the personof Spanish player PAU GASOL member
of the NBA team the LOSÁNGELES LAKERS who won this morning 86 – 99 Orlando Magic &take the NBA
Final 4-1.It's the first time in history that a Spanish player has gone so far & Pauis the man who
will go down on the books as the first with an NBA ring.
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Afternoon all, No Bentner has not been snapped up by the NBA (which is bitterly dissapointing),
and Adebayor has not signed a multi million pound deal with a club none of us have ever heard
of situated somewhere distant where he will never see the Champions League or much ever again
(which would be great)!
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Arthur Lemarcus Banks III (aka Marcus Banks) plays basketball in the NBA for Toronto Raptors. He
does indeed look a bit like Billy Gallas. That is all. Thanks to Pies reader Ben for sending in
this SL. Good spot,...
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