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Another Government Review of Australian Soccer
Last week, Australian government Minister for Sport, Senator Mark Arbib announced another Australian government review in to the affairs of Australian association football (soccer). To be conducted by the head ... -
Including the World in the World Cup
Chuck Blazer, an American and North America's representive to the FIFA executive committee has blasted the committee's decision to not award North America's soccer confederation, CONCACAF, an additional slot at ... -
The Barcelona School
Most readers are aware that Barcelona are now the best soccer club in the world, and that they, more than most, rely on their youth system to develop talent for the ... -
Psychology Matters
Psychology matters in sport, at least in soccer. That's the unambiguous implication of a new paper by Jose Apesteguia and Ignacio Palacios-Huerta. I watch more than my fair share of European ... -
FIFA & Stadium Finance, Russian Style
Most of the commentary following FIFA's award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar has focused on the voting process, the objectives of FIFA, and potential ... -
Has Statistical Analysis Changed the EPL?
Here's Arsene Wenger, via Duncan White in the Telgraph: “What the statistics have done, is that they have kicked out of the game all the players who cannot run. Suddenly ... -
Brazil Bleg
Bitter football enemies Argentina and Brazil (combined 7-time World Champions) square-off yet again in a friendly next Wednesday. The match is in (of all places) Doha – since the match ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
