If there's one thing I've learned from the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's that all the protests in the world (bin bags, black scarves, etc) mean nothing in the face of the capitalist juggernaut.

Yesterday Arsene Wenger went on record saying that rather than buying Eden Hazard for 30 million pounds/euros (depending on which story you read), he had to show a fifteen to twenty million pound profit.

Their Words "Elite football is about results and winning. There is no one better at it than him." FIFA president Sepp Blatter, while presenting Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson with the FIFA Presidential Award. Other Sources An American Loaner in Everton - from The Wall Street Journal's Gabriele Marcotti: It worked.

Editor's note: For your offseason pleasure, PSP is happy to present an eight-part fiction series entitled The Pine Barrens League. In part three, Scnauzer and company play a bunch of nasty Wall Street types. Look for each new installment on Monday mornings through the end of January.

szólj hozzá: Man Utd v Wolves 4:1 HIGHLIGHT

Wayne Rooney scores his first goal since Occupy Wall Street which happened last century. For Utd, Wolves were the perfect antidote to the stench enveloping Old Trafford in the wake of their ignominious exit from the CL this week. They're keeping it close with City who face Chelsea this Monday in a huge match.

This picture, taken on the Brooklyn Bridge on November 17th by Mother Jones reporter Josh Harkinson, is one of thousands of images generated by the Occupy Wall Street movement. The sign is at once a declaration and a question: "Something is Happening." But what, precisely, is it? And were will it take us?

Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer in the world. And he may just be awarded with the 2011 TIME Magazine Person of the Year accolade. Sure, Steve Jobs, the 99% occupying Wall Street, and SEAL Team 6 probably have a ... Continue reading →

I cannot remember too many times when there's been an article on Newcastle United in the Wall Street Journal. But there's one in there today, and it describes how Newcastle have been a startling success so far in England's Premier League this season and are currently 3rd top of the league above Chelsea.

Their Words Well, you got a guy coming in on Wednesday who's certainly been doing it for a long time at Man United. Sigi Schmid, on his contract extension. Other Sources For U.S. soccer, it's a woman's world - from The LA Times' David Wharton: It wasn't just bold talk. So What If Soccer Isn't a Big Deal Here?

Their Words My first experience with Manchester United was as a child watching their Treble victory in 1999 on VHS tape, and I am excited to now see them show off their talents here in Foxborough. New England Revolution defender AJ Soares, writing for The Boston Globe. Other Sources US survives amid changing landscape - from FoxSoccer.

Why can't the U.S. build a soccer star? This was the title of a recent Wall Street Journal article. It's a compelling question and one that deserves our attention. In the past month or two we've had a Chinese woman win the French Open, a German win the NBA Championship and a Northern Irishman (are..

The Upside Their Words We are a country of overcoaches. The talents and abilities of our players now exceed the knowledge of the coaching, so the result is stagnation. US National Team alum Eric Wynalda, speaking to The Wall Street Journal's Matthew Futterman. Other Sources Fifa's Joao Havelange faces IOC inquiry into £610,000 bung allegation - from The Guardian's Matt Scott: "The IOC takes all allegations of corruption very seriously.

The Sunday Times reported yesterday that the team is considering selling shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange in a move that could potentially raise £1.7bn.

Selling shares via a stock float will allow the Glazers to take money out of the club without selling the club or adding to the clubs debt.

The Sunday Times reported yesterday that the team is considering selling shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange in a move that could potentially raise £1.7bn.

Selling shares via a stock float will allow the Glazers to take money out of the club without selling the club or adding to the clubs debt.

Brent Latham blogs of the role that US Soccer president Sunil Gulati plays in our player development philosophy.
"There are many complexities to our situation," Gulati said in a recent phone interview. "That might or might not be a disadvantage, but you've also got many advantages. Obviously you've got hundreds of millions people in the U.

In stark contrast to the hopefully now infamous Wall Street Journal article (that I won't bother linking again), a video was released last night by locally based energy drink company Golazo. It's less than 5 minutes long, so it's not exactly what you'd call a documentary, but it is a cool look at football fandom.

Michael Moritz wrote a piece for the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) earlier this week drawing a parallel between open immigration in the English Premier League and how it could be beneficial to the American tech start-up scene. What Moritz failed to point out (but other readers noticed) is that the EPL isn't completely open.

From the Wall Street Journal -

Other studies indicate that compared to Western parents, Chinese parents spend approximately 10 times as long every day drilling academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are more likely to participate in sports teams.

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