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Arsenal On The Up. Fantastic F.A. Cup Tie by Lorenzo Sallows Drawn against another Premier League
side and coming after a torrid spell of form, emotions were sure to run high. The match did not
disappoint. I have been more than negative in my approach to Arsenal these past few weeks but, like
all fans, [.
We ended up giving a good account of ourselves against Man City but not winning, which was
pardonable enough, but embracing the tag of honourable losers is not an act any team should partake
in with any relish or frequency. Getting a positive result was the most important thing against
Villa, and it gave me perverse pleasure when we managed to do it in spite of being quite poor
overall.
Another fantastic weekend in Serie A where two fallen giants are struggling. Both Inter and Roma
have been in poor form this season and at the weekend more of the same. At home Inter missed a
penalty and lost to Udinese 0-1 while Roma away to Fiorentina had 3 players sent off losing 0-3.
Friday 2nd December This match day spanned over four days thanks to TV programming demands when
Friday night.
By Nathan Hildred
In the past few years, the long-running Football Manager series has been more revolutionary than
evolutionary. We've seen the advent of the 3D match engine, touchline shouts and Match Analysis
that would make even the blokes over at Opta sweat.
Tomorrow night we take on Olympiakos in our first home game of this seasons Champions League group
stages, and for those of you who like to have a little flutter here are some of the best early
prices that are available. If you look at the soccer betting for Arsenal to win, both VCBet and
[...]
After spending hours in a darkened room, In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu is now ready to bring his
verdict on a game which is causing much furore in the gaming world: FIFA 2012. New year, new
updates, better kits, newer stadiums and an overall revamp is what can be expected from the latest
installment [.
They Think It's All Over... offers a comprehensive review of Adidas' flagship AdiPower Predator
boot.
This review originally ran a couple of weeks ago, and is being re-posted due to Storelli Sports
launching their website. To most of us, goalkeeping looks fairly simple; stop the ball, by whatever
means necessary. There's more to it than that, of course, but since keepers are mostly judged on
their ability to perform that one task, shot stopping is paramount.
The next to final mention of soccer in the ESPN history book is on page 715, courtesy of
writer/personality Bill Simmons.
Now, I can appreciate that Simmons is a new fan to the sport of soccer, but honestly, nothing makes
me roll my eyes more than a) Those who act as if Americans, not English, invented the word "soccer"
for the game b) Those who act as if the sport needs to change to appeal to Americans.
The next to final mention of soccer in the ESPN history book is on page 715, courtesy of
writer/personality Bill Simmons.
Now, I can appreciate that Simmons is a new fan to the sport of soccer, but honestly, nothing makes
me roll my eyes more than a) Those who act as if Americans, not English, invented the word "soccer"
for the game b) Those who act as if the sport needs to change to appeal to Americans.
The next mention of soccer in the book on ESPN's history is another indirect reference on page 440,
in one of the short narrative prose paragraphs sprinkled intermittently in the book.
ESPN and the Disney Channel together increased Disney's revenues by $427 million, primarily because
of subscriber growth at ESPN and increases in ad revenues, thanks to the 1998 soccer World Cup.
The next mention of soccer in the book on ESPN's history is another indirect reference on page 440,
in one of the short narrative prose paragraphs sprinkled intermittently in the book.
ESPN and the Disney Channel together increased Disney's revenues by $427 million, primarily because
of subscriber growth at ESPN and increases in ad revenues, thanks to the 1998 soccer World Cup.
The next mention of soccer in the book on ESPN's history is on page 373, well, actually the word
"soccer" isn't even mentioned, but the 1998 World Cup is, so I'm counting it.
TV exec Geoff Mason related how ABC Sports and ESPN combined for coverage of the event.
It made no sense for us to ship a prouction team from ABC to Paris and to send another production
team from ESPN there as well.
The next mention of soccer in the book on ESPN's history is on page 373, well, actually the word
"soccer" isn't even mentioned, but the 1998 World Cup is, so I'm counting it.
TV exec Geoff Mason related how ABC Sports and ESPN combined for coverage of the event.
It made no sense for us to ship a prouction team from ABC to Paris and to send another production
team from ESPN there as well.
Read the book if you're interested in the politics and power struggles of SportsCenter, about how
Tony Kornheiser feels about Mike Tirico (and vice-versa) and random stories about how females at
ESPN are treated badly - (although Michelle Beadle is lauded mightily by the authors).
But if you're interested in how the ESPN book intersects with soccer (do they reveal the conspiracy
against the sport?
Read the book if you're interested in the politics and power struggles of SportsCenter, about how
Tony Kornheiser feels about Mike Tirico (and vice-versa) and random stories about how females at
ESPN are treated badly - (although Michelle Beadle is lauded mightily by the authors).
But if you're interested in how the ESPN book intersects with soccer (do they reveal the conspiracy
against the sport?
So, what to do with my review copy of the new book about ESPN, Those Guys Have All The Fun?
First off, I have to confess I did once work for ESPN - at least the website. I wrote for the
soccer section of the site during the period when John Skipper, now the head honcho of the whole
ESPN shebang, was running the website, but as a freelancer, I never had any inside contact with
ESPN culture.
Earlier this week I received my review copy of Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of
ESPN, so the first thing I did was jump to the index to find any sections that deal with soccer.
Based on the directions that the index sent me in, and I should note the index seems a bit poor,
the book only focuses on soccer in the context of the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, which
isn't a bad thing, but it seems to leave out the World Wide Leader's dabbling with the Beautiful
Game during the bulk of its 31 years.
Why Arsenal's season Was Not A Complete Failure by Anthony Armstrong As the seasons disappointments
appear further behind in the distance, perspective of this Arsenal team changes and moulds into a
less emotional one. What is clear is that football is sometimes won and lost within the margin of
error.
Manchester United: The 2010-2011 Academy Season - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Manchester United's Academy collect their 10th FA: Youth Cup Trophy, with fledglings
that some are daring to suggest could be the next 'Class of 92′........
If I asked the majority of United fans ‘what's been the most disappointing moment of the
season?
A quickfire review of the Premier League season (part one)...
Alex Ferguson is a great manager. No, actually, scrap that, he might even be the greatest
manager of all time. But the man makes it extremely difficult for anyone but the most blinkered red
to truly respect him, and that has a lot to do with his sheer lack of class. I can take him jumping
up and down the touchline for every tackle on Rooney as if his son just got shot, but is it really
that difficult to be dignified in victory and defeat?
Recently I got a chance to read Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim's book, Scorecasting: The
Hidden Influences Behind How Sports are Played and Games are Won. For those that regularly read
this blog you know I enjoy statistics and looking at the break down of them when it comes to the
game. Moskowitz and Wertheim take an incredibly deep look into statistics and break down many of
the stereotypes of sports that most fans think of.
Okay, Let's face it. Liverpool haven't won an away match for ages. I think it was Burnley in
March 2010 and there was a Bolton win under Hodgson, but it might well have been back when King
Arthur invaded the French provinces in his search for the holy grail. The memory remains distant if
not non-existent.
PLAYED 20 REVIEW We eventually got to the Played-20 stage for all teams after the Xmas period. The
ladder format is as follows: 44 Man Utd 43 42 41 40 39 Arsenal 38 Man City 37 36 Tottenham 35
Chelsea 34 33 32 31 30 29 Bolton 28 Blackpool 27 Sunderland, Stoke 26 25 [...]
PLAYED 20 REVIEW We eventually got to the Played-20 stage for all teams after the Xmas period. The
ladder format is as follows: 44 Man Utd 43 42 41 40 39 Arsenal 38 Man City 37 36 Tottenham 35
Chelsea 34 33 32 31 30 29 Bolton 28 Blackpool 27 Sunderland, Stoke 26 25 [...]
Sergio Torres (Hidden) celebrates with fans after scoring the second goal for Crawley Town. (Credit
Image: © Paul Childs/Action Images/ZUMAPRESS.com) While it took four days for the third round of
the FA Cup to be completed, the thirty matches of...
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