End of the Beginning or Beginning of the End for MLS?
LA Galaxy have signed Real Madrid and former Manchester United star David Beckham for a 5-year deal said to be worth $250 million. Until now …
Stefan Szymanski
Sport from the other side of the world
I approached Skip a few weeks ago asking if I could join this blog which I’ve been following on and off for a few months. …
Mad, bad or just dangerous to know?
Florentino Perez, President of Real Madrid is continuing to call for the creation of a European Superleague which would guarantee the top teams representation and …
England win Ashes
The England cricket team beat Australia 2-1 in the five match series that has been going on for the last two months, the final game …
Hammers’ Saga
It was announced this morning that West Ham, the English Premier League club has been acquired for £85 million by a consortium of Icelandic businessmen …
Yankee dollar fails again
Once again, the team with the biggest payroll in baseball failed to win or even reach the World Series. As a result, some commentators have …
Where competition is free and undistorted
Last Friday Skip posted a blog referring to the extension of negotiations over the EU Commission white paper on sport, which most of the European …
They’ve Got a ticket to Ride and They Don’t Care
In recent years, the Premier League has become one of the most globally recognized and financially successful sports leagues in the world. Fans from every …
End of the Transfer Fee?
In August 2006 Andrew Webster, a soccer player for the Scottish club Heart of Midlothian, signed a deal with Wigan in the English Premier League. …
Premier League Broadcast Rights saga moves toward new chapter
There was no live league football on TV in England until 1983. Between 1983 and 1992 a relatively small number of games were sold by …