Soccer

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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

Dan Steinberg reports that Don Garber met with potential DC United investors, and hints at expansion .  Its reassuring to see Kevin Payne is actually getting interest in the team from new owners, and that we’re not constantly titilated with announcements in 60-90 days. Garber declined to identify the group he met with yesterday, but

Jack Bell interviews Bob Bradley on coaching Chivas USA and touches on the end of the Metros season last year.  He believes the MetrosStarts were "on the verge" last year.  He doesn’t say on the verge of what.  Big Apple Soccer also has an interview were he rips into Lalas. Bruce Arena announces his World

The official World Cup fantasy game is announced.  This isn’t a "pick the brackets" pool, more of a real fantasy game where you pick your squad of 23 players and gain points on their performance. Select a squad of 23 players, who you think will shine at the finals and decide on a formation, e.g.

The dreadful allocation process for World Cup tickets is being looked into by the Observer.  Suffice to say, and it should be no suprise, that the policy used by fifa benefits sponsors and the wealth at the expense of footie fans.  Did you now, Coca-Cola, Budweirser, and McDonalds have one in six of all tickets

Sony is collaborating with Arsenal to equip their stadium with high-definition screens around their new stadium. I could see how these would be useful at a baseball or american football stadium, what with all the stoppages and down time during the game. I guess Arsenal fans can enjoy the high-def replays and keep up with

The NY Times has an article about Sunil Gulati, who’s taking the helm at the US Soccer Federation. Besides being an accomplished economist, he’s been involved with soccer from an early age, playing, coaching, and refereeing though high school. They get him to talk pretty frankly about the issues he has to deal with, not