December 2011
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Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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Dec 27th
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“The Buddha tells the people he can fulfil only one of their wishes. Someone...”
– Why does China fail at football? (via theeconomist)
Dec 26th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Liverpool FC statement 20 12 11 - Liverpool FC →
This is probably one of the more tone-deaf defenses I’ve read in some time. Pulling out the “black family members”, i.e., the “some of his best friends” are black card is probably the lowest route you can go in defending Luis Suarez. The problem for Suarez is that he apparently copped to using the word “negro” and it’s hard for a Westerner to see...
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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North America's First Supporters' Trust →
pitchinvasion: Supporters of the USL PDL’s Victoria Highlanders FC have formed what’s being called “North America’s First Supporters’ Trust”. And really, they’re correct as far as I know.  Sure, Portland has a “trust” (and it’s great), but this is a supporters’ trust that has an actual ownership share in the club. Interestingly, it’s also a “profit-sharing” model (see this PDF). Fascinating,...
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Rumored sightings of Mario Balotelli dressing up... →
He’s the best entertainment in soccer this year, even if the rumors are false. They should be true just because they’re awesome. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Dec 18th
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Champions League Round of 16 Draw
The draw for the Round of 16 in the Champions League was completed just now, and here’s how it turned out: Olympique Lyonnais v. APOEL Nicosia Napoli v. Chelsea AC Milan v. Arsenal FC Basel v. Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkeusen v. Barcelona CSKA Moscow v. Real Madrid Zenit St. Petersburg v. Benfica Olympique Marseille v. Internazionale Milano Matches to be played 6-7, 13-14 March 2012. ...
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Tweeting El Clásico.
It’s on ESPN 3 right now for American viewers. We’re kinda live-tweeting it over at TWGBlog.
Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 3rd
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Peter Wilt: Fixing Pro Women’s Soccer in the... →
snipoppers16: Peter Wilt, basically known as a soccer franchise God to Chicagoans, not only points out the biggest flaws in WPS, but, unlike anyone else, provides a detailed suggestion of how to sustain a women’s pro league in the US. Anyone think this could work? It wouldn’t be good for a lot of careers because of the slashing of money involved, but women’s soccer in the U.S....
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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