The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin KelleyMore than fans of most other sports, soccer fans tend to distinguish between the final score of a match (the result) and the story of the match (the p...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...Arsenal locker room. We'd miss all the Twilight references. That's why we were thrilled that Manchester United's Ryan Giggs was voted the best player of the year in England by his fellow...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...looking for the next free-for-all, you might check out today's Champions League game between Manchester United and Porto. These are by no means classic rivals, or close neighbors, and we don't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin KelleyAround the globe, club soccer takes a break this week to allow players to switch teammates, tactics and allegiances, and line up for their national te...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...lot of drama off the field of play. The young Portuguese manager's "gamesmanship" so offended the Manchester United boss that Ferguson refused to shake hands after the first leg. Then, when Mourinho's team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...25 million pounds more than last year and 110 million more than 2007. Some of this was Manchester City's recession-proof Arabian money, but what about Arsenal, the rich but frugal club with a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 04, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...messages have also been used by soccer players to sidestep difficult face-to-face conversations, as when Manchester United teammates Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo dissolved the tension after their World Cup row (Ronny complained...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009The World's Game According To Us: The Seattle Sounders
Austin KelleyThe Seattle Seahawks may have had a miserable 4-12 season this year, but football fans in the Emerald City still have something to look forward to on ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...know that Andrei Arshavin, the baby-faced assassin, is sure to wear an Arsenal shirt soon, that Manchester City are gunning for Yaya, Kolo and all players named Toure and that Kenny "Franken" Cooper is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009The World's Game (According to Us)
Austin Kelley...not giving Ronny our award because of his fancy moves, his 42 goals, or because he led Manchester United to the double. We're giving it to him because he "played" with the fans and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2008The World's Game (According to Us): Manchester United Wins the World Cup ... Kinda
Austin KelleyManchester United won the World Cup! Or maybe we should say, they won a World Cup. It wasn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2008The World's Game (According To Us): Scolari hits a rough patch with Chelsea
Austin KelleyRemember the plot of Hoosiers? A down-and-out coach, played by Gene Hackman, finds a chance for redemption with a small-town team in Indiana. Well, t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)
Austin Kelley...buckles and jeans with leather pockets into the game. While we're on the subject of fashionable Manchester United wingers, we'd like to share this picture of George Best in front of his own...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)
Austin Kelley...for whom international soccer is just another jewel in the athletic crown. Malcolm Glazer, the path-blazing Manchester United owner, also controls the Tampa Bay Bucs. Randy Lerner, Aston Villa chief, owns the Cleveland Browns...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)
Austin Kelley...insolvency. With the influx of new billionaire ventures like Roman Abramovich's Chelsea and the Abu Dhabi Manchester City project driving up values, some are wondering if soccer is ready for a dot-com-like...
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