The real world is rubbish.  In the last two weeks I've been offered a new job, accepted it, had people try to change my mind, lost sleep, gained germs, got up early to get through all my work, stayed late to get through my work, then on Friday, at about 4pm, I finished the presentation, [...] Click to continue reading...

If reality TV executives are looking for the next smash hit, they should consider Premier League football. Consider the real world drama that happened this week alone. There was Fergie picking up Berbatov in his Bentley under the noses of Man City's executives. In Newcastle, there was the two-day boardroom drama involving Keegan, his lawyers and [. Click to continue reading...

Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson held a press conference this morning formally announcing his MLS intentions and I for one am solidly behind him. Not that my opinion carries any weight in the real world but there you go. Also, I enjoy pandering to the Timbers Army constituency (hey, Seattle loves Ives so I'm not too concerned about upsetting Jet City). Click to continue reading...

Over three weeks of tournament action and only one country stood tall: Sweden. Ibrahimovich proved to be unstoppable in the virtual world, earning glory for his country where the real world left a bit to be desired. Standing in the finals against a tough Croatian squad, they dispatched their opponents 2-1 for [. Click to continue reading...

When mainstream media journalists put together their versions of the Team/Squad of the Tournament for events like Euro 2008, no account is taken of the institutional biases or the usage of Performance Enhancing Substances (PESs) in the competitions.
Nor are oligarch or criminalised bookmaker influences incorporated into the assessments. Click to continue reading...

The real world intruded today, so I wasn't able to put up the Canales Corner, Monday edition, until now. It's also on JumpCut because Blogger was taking hours to process it.
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Take three Major League Soccer rookies, and force them to live in a house, where they stop being polite - and start getting real!

Real Life - Secaucus - Only on Red Bulls Reader!

Pretty cool stuff actually. Danleigh Borman, Luke Sassano and David Roth show us what the life of a rookie can be all about (and boy, am I ever happy that my modest apartment is better than a pro players hole in the wall).

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Yes, you've read correctly: I am back in school!

Yesterday evening, I attended my first college-credit course since my graduation from RIC in 2004. I have to admit, though I was somewhat nervous about the prospect of going back to school, I was also very enthusiastic about being back at the alma mater for the same schoolin' I despised in my early-20s. Click to continue reading...