Two posts worth reading, first fallout on the financial repercusion of the Italian Soccer scandal. Shares in Juventus have fallen 40% since the news broke, amid repeated trading halts on the Milan stock exchange. And another on the measureable effect losses have on national economies. …losses in soccer matches have an economically and statistically significant […]
Posted here to make all the other soccer bloggers jealous. I just received this message from my wife: Ok…so if DC United ever does this….we need to bid on it =) This is better than my autographed t-shirt!http://auction.mlsnet.com/cgi…85084
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The Washington Times discusses MLS’s proposed "Beckham Rule" today. Nothing really new, except for a clarification. If you’re not familiar, the Beckham Rule is meant to allow MLS teams to pay a player outside of the communist confines of the $1.6M salary cap (btw, wasn’t it closer to $2M?). Now, we all know that a
When my wife see’s this spot now, all she does is point out how many times Taylor Twellman appears. I don’t know why I like this commercial so much, there’s something very subtle about it. Never mind that it wasn’t until the second time that I saw it that I realized the song being played.
Nothing like a clever title from Time Magazine US Soccer Reboots. "Reboots" like restarts, or is that what the eurosnobs say when a player has to put their cleats on again? All in all a decent article (HT: Bigsoccer). A bit misleading in implying that MLS manages the Mexican National Team – it just profits
Mossberg answers a question in his mailbox column today, including the security threat posed by viruses to Apple’s computers (unless you choose to run Windows on it, then you’re just as vulnerable). His assessment also applies to computers running Linux. The common misconception is that virus writers don’t target these platforms because they are not
Jakob Nielsen way back in 1999. and again in 2005 Opening up new browser windows is like a vacuum cleaner sales person who starts a visit by emptying an ash tray on the customer’s carpet. Don’t pollute my screen with any more windows, thanks (particularly since current operating systems have miserable window management). If I