The club soccer season of 2011-12 had without a doubt one of the best final months in the history of the world’s most popular game. Starting with the Champions League semifinals – one series that ended in penalties and another that saw an incredible upset – then moving on to a monumental Manchester derby and [...]
Remember when I said that soccer in general was on an amazing run? Well that form continued during the final day the English Premier League season with all 10 games stacked to be played at one time – one of the funnest and manic situations in sports. To make matters even better, there was a [...]
Every year ESPN: The Magazine comes out with on the most interesting lists in sports – the highest-paid players list. They go into every athlete’s salary in every major sport – and some obscure sports – and tell us who made the most money just for competing. Sports Illustrated also does a similar annual list, [...]
Soccer has been on quite a roll lately and it didn’t slow down at all with Monday’s Manchester derby. Last week sports fans got to watch Chelsea’s incredible ability to hold Barcelona while down to only 10 men after John Terry’s idiotic red card, and then the next day watching Bayern Munich and Real Madrid [...]
After only eight months on the job, Roman Abramovich couldn’t take the growing pains anymore at Chelsea and sacked Andre Villas-Boas. That’s only 10 months after AVB led Porto to an undefeated season and claimed the Europa League crown.
Talk about “what have you done lately?”
This firing signifies a complete lack of patience by the Russian [...]
Fabio Capello, one of the most successful managers in the history of England’s national team, suddenly quit his post running the squad on Wednesday over a row with the Football Association. The reason for the tension: John Terry being stripped of England’s captaincy without Capello being consulted first.
While it’s understandable that Capello was upset about [...]
Unlike most sites or papers that awarded their Athlete of the Year before 2011 ended, I find it only appropriate to actually wait until the entire year had run its course before doling out the award.
My choice isn’t going to be the most popular, mainly because the man himself isn’t exactly the best person out [...]
Well, there’s no doubting that this team has a lot of money to throw around: Anzhi Makhachkala, undoubtedly the best team in Dagestan, is reportedly going to be paying Samuel Eto’o $28.8 million per season.
To put that in perspective with other soccer stars, Chelsea defender reportedly makes around $13 million a year, Barcelona superstar makes [...]
Just in case you missed it, Real Madrid made an extraordinary signing on Monday – and no they didn’t pay somewhere in the range of $80 million for a big-name striker. I’m actually quite sure that Leonel Angel Coira cost significantly less and he won’t have an immediate impact for the La Liga side either.
No, [...]
If there’s one thing that has been settled in the world of sports this past week, it’s that Canada’s women’s soccer team is pathetic. How else could you explain the national team’s result at the Women’s World Cup?
In three games, Canada didn’t earn a point and could only score one goal – even if it [...]
