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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Risky Girls?
This news article in Popular Science caught my eye: “Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a concussion …
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) …
Make or Buy?
Barcelona or Real Madrid? Barcelona makes them. Real Madrid buys them. It’s a matter of degree of course, but I think the distinction holds. Rob …
The Impact Of Managerial Change On Performance: The Role Of Team Heterogeneity
“When a key responsibility of a manager is to allocate more or less attractive tasks, subordinates have an incentive to work hard and demonstrate their …