Soccer

Giase: Missing out financially is Mike Petke’s only regret as Red Bulls defender heads into retirement

I don’t think any other player could be a fan favorite both in NY/NJ and in D.C. “I’m sure a lot of Red Bull supporters don’t want to hear this, but I absolutely loved my time in D.C.,” Petke said. “It was such a wild ride, something every player should experience. Having experienced that, I …

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Behind the Scenes of a Live World Cup – NYTimes.com

Fascinating details about how the NYTimes interactive team built 3 online features for the 2010 World Cup and how they solved some of the challenges faced.  The live match tracker is an interesting exercise in ingesting data real-time from multiple sources and also re-distributing it to thousands (millions?) of clients. As the Sports department planned …

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Economic View – Leveling the Playing Field, in Soccer and Finance – NYTimes.com

Refereeing a soccer game is not much different than regulating the financial industry.  There are a lot of parallels in how you would want to set up both systems to be fair and efficient. The first is that the regulator — in this case, the referee — is fallible. So the rules should make the …

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Don’t need your approval

Dave Barry writes the column I've been mulling over for a few days. Go figure, he's a professional writer and all. With the reception the World Cup is getting this year in the USA, I'm hoping the soccer zealots mellow out and stop seeking the approval of the rest of the domestic sports fans. Seriously, …

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BBC News – World News America – US soccer finds a Hispanic audience

Overview of how MLS marketing has shifted towards courting the Hispanic market.  D.C. United features heavily, as an example of a team that got it mostly right from the beginning. "The league had this crazy idea that it was going to be some sort of youth-oriented activity," said Kevin Payne, owner of DC United, a …

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Best 2010 World Cup Preview

Easily one of the best previews for this year' World Cup, worth a read. Argentina has the world’s best player in Lionel Messi, and lots of other talent. They also have a coach, the legendary Diego Maradona, who is bat-shit crazy. World Cup Preview