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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 than two weeks before Inter ... -
Mega Event Legacy Update: Athens Edition
I have been watching quite a bit of World Cup coverage, and the announcers seem to have gone out of their way to complement the new stadiums built for the ... -
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 ... -
"Give the World Cup bid a red card"
That's the title of co-blogger Dennis Coates' piece in today's LA Times. Dennis may be too proud to call attention to himself by pointing that out here, but I'm not! ... -
The US Wants a World Cup of Its Own, But at What Cost?
Tomorrow the United States kicks off its World Cup 2010 competition against England. The excitement of this year’s event may fuel the existing US bid for the 2018 or 2022 ... -
IRB Rugby World Cup Statistics
The International Rugby Board (IRB) report on the analysis of match statistics from the 2011 World Cup was released recently (see the report here). It paints a flattering picture of various ... -
Bonus Points and Incentives in Rugby
The 2011 Rugby World Cup has climaxed with hosts New Zealand being crowned champions for the second time last night (joining Australia and South Africa, while England has won it once). They did so ... -
World Cup Betting
In a few days the world's biggest sporting event, the World Cup, will begin in South Africa. In addition to being an immensely popular spectator sporting event, the World Cup ... -
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 Hughes reports, in anticipation of ... -
Qatar and/or Bust
Today FIFA announced that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia, while the 2022 version will be held in Qatar, a country roughly the size of Connecticutt that ... -
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 ... -
Not a Good Performance Evaluation
The AP headline is: "US soccer pres: We failed to meet expectations." There's not much else in the story, apart from a statement that Sunil Gulati "will likely meet with ...
