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3 Big Soccer Transfers We’re Predicting To Happen In Spite Of COVID-19
With the leagues halted and crowds dispersed, our soccer itch can only be scratched by one thing: transfer talk. Some would argue coronavirus has left teams too reserved to splash ... -
Leagues: Not as easy as they look
The Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), the 5-team American league that just finished out its 3rd season, cancelled its 2012 season today while holding out hope for a return in 2013 or beyond. The ... -
Portugal's Hangover
Portugal hosted Euro 2004, a fantastic tournament with a surprise winner in Greece. But as the financial crisis unfolds, some Portugese feel a tinge of regret over the expense involved. ... -
Real Salt Lake Subsidy
The following account is from an editorial in the Daily Herald Newspaper, (from the Provo area south of Salt Lake City). It sketches the timeline of negotiations between the MLS ... -
Baltimore's World Cup Chances
Last summer, 72,000 fans packed M and T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to watch a "friendly" between Chelsea and AC Milan. This summer, with less than two weeks before Inter ... -
Just How Good is Cristiano Ronaldo at Poker?
Cristiano Ronaldo is like the Michael Jordan of football - everyone knows who he is, and everyone knows what he does. After all, as of 2016 he was the most ... -
How Owning A Soccer Club Is The New Status Symbol For Retired Players
The Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently announced that he is leaving LA Galaxy, telling his US fans that they can now go back to watching baseball. The Swede will join ... -
Soccer in Seattle
A bit behind on this, but the new MLS team in Seattle (The Sounders) have sold more season tickets (per game) than the Mariners. Here the writeup in the Puget ... -
Welfare & the Italian national team
Economists are used to the fact that government spending gets diverted towards strange special interests. But this example from the sports world is stunning: European Union funds meant to help ... -
How We Develop Basketball Talent
Today's WSJ has a review of the book, Play Their Hearts Out, by SI reporter George Dohrman. The book examines the world of elite youth basketball in the U.S. I'm ... -
Inter Milan 3 Manchester City 0
I attended the Inter Milan-Manchester City "friendly" last night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Here is an article describing the game. From my somewhat jaded perspective, sitting among the ... -
An Inside Look At The Premier League's most profitable team
We recently examined some research by sports journalist Adam Drury who reported on Premier League betting data to chart each football team's weekly progress during the previous 2018/2019 season. Adam ...
