Profiles of players and teams.
Usually, when one of our sporting legends retires, we Americans spend weeks praising him (or her, usually him, though) and reflect on his career while wondering if anyone will ever meet or surpass his standard. ESPN devotes a considerable amount of...
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Written by Victor Li. 3 comments
Image courtesy of the Chicago Fire and Major League Soccer.
Last year, Major League Soccer welcomed David Beckham amidst significant mainstream media coverage in North America. Another player...
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Written by Steve Amoia. Comments Off
All English football fans know all about Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock. He is a manager who you either absolutely love or absolutely hate. For those fans not in England you might not know too much about him.
He is a loud, opinionated and...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 8 comments
The stage is FC Barcelona’s famous Camp Nou stadium. The scoreline? 1-0, although you’d be forgiven for thinking that no-one cared. The reason for this lack of interest? One of the divo’s clothed in red and blue is prostrated pitchside,...
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Written by Hugo Steckelmacher. 4 comments
Image courtesy of the FAI.
Giovanni Trapattoni, who will be 69 years of age in March, was named on 13 February 2008 as the new manager of the Republic of Ireland National Team by the FAI...
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Written by Steve Amoia. 10 comments
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He is forever remembered for the wrong reason. His penalty kick miss at the final of World Cup 1994 against Brazil. Before that kick, he had never missed one for the Azzurri in seven attempts....
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Written by Steve Amoia. 16 comments
Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, known to most as just Pepe, was born in Maceló, Brazil, on the 26th of February 1983. As a defender, he distinguishes himself from his counterparts by his embodiment of both speed and physical prowess –...
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Written by Hugo Steckelmacher. 9 comments
On Thursday, 13 December, Fabio Capello, 61, was appointed by the FA as the next manager of England. Terms of his contract will be £4m a year after taxes for 4.5 years. He becomes the first Italian to lead the...
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Written by Steve Amoia. 11 comments
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Saturday, during the La Liga fixture between Espanyol and Real Madrid, the cameras focused several times on an older gentleman in the tribune of honor. He was wearing a business suit, but due to the windy...
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Written by Steve Amoia. 2 comments
I can’t remember how old I was when I first became aware of Pat Jennings, but I must have been pretty young since I remember my Dad laughing at me because I used to call him Pat Jenkins. My first memories were of stories my dad told me: how Jennings...
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Written by Nic Aldam. 5 comments
