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Month: March 2008

 

  • Championship Race or Relegation Battle?

    — Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

    Big signings, bigger pay checks and an array of flashy goals. I admit it, I often fall victim to getting caught up in the title race. Then again I do support the mighty Manchester United, (and just to clarify I have been supporting United since the days of Eric Cantona […]

  • Who likes free stuff?

    Who likes free stuff?

    — Soccer Coaches, Soccer Fans, Soccer Parents, Soccer Players

    Nothing is faster than Nike’s Vapor cleats and now there isn’t an easier way to get a pair than with the help of SoccerPro. Already your authority for soccer gear and merchandise, SoccerPro wants to help put you in a pair of the world’s finest cleats even easier. To get […]

  • Dissenting Opinion

    — Soccer Coaches, Soccer Fans, Soccer Parents, Soccer Players

    First and foremost: I like Javier Mascherano. He is one of those players who scrape and scrap and get under an opponent’s skin. He is tough as nails and never backs down from a challenge. You want him on your team, but you don’t want to play against him. Needless […]

  • Pure Class

    — Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

    Too many times, I turn on Sky Sports (my ESPN equivalent) and hear some player demanding a new contract and outlandish wages, or possibly that another player spent a bit too much time in a pub and ran his car into a median. There are some however, that play this […]

  • Champions League Bracketology

    — Champions League, Soccer Fans

    The draw is over. The teams have been set. There is no looking back now. With the conclusion of today’s Champions League draw, the path to the Moscow final has begun to take shape. The yellow brick road looks something like this. Arsenal vs. Liverpool Roma vs. Manchester United Schalke […]

  • Glorious Madness!

    — Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

    It’s official. March Madness has become a global phenomenon. This weekend in England a team you, and many others, have probably not heard of punched its ticket for the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium. That team is Barnsley. Oh and Cardiff is going too. And West Brom as well. […]

  • Scholes the Maestro

    — Soccer Coaches, Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

    He slips past would-be tacklers. He gets stuck in at every possible moment. He hypnotizes defences with his dribbling and precision passing. He is Paul Scholes, the Maestro. Even though Manchester United line-up featured more fringe-players than the world-class stars one would normally see, Paul Scholes was still able to […]