Alex Ferguson takes one last spin with the Premier League trophy
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Thousands help Man U celebrate
David Moyes to replace Alex Ferguson
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The job of coaching one of football’s most iconic teams has been granted to David Moyes, a former professional player who will step into the gargantuan shoes of fellow Glaswegian Alex Ferguson.
Sir Alex Ferguson to retire at the end of the season
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing a close to a trophy-filled career of more than 26 years at Manchester United that established him as the most successful coach in British football history. Whether you are a ManU fan or not Ferguson is a Legend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson
Henry highest paid MLS player for second straight year
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player for the second straight season, edging Los Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane.
Henry remained No. 1 despite a drop in his base salary from $5 million to $3.75 million, according to figures released Monday by the MLS Players Union. Henry’s total compensation fell from $5.6 million to $4.35 million,
There are just eight players in the league making $1 million or more, one fewer than last year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry
Robbie Rogers to return to MLS
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Former U.S. national team winger stepped away from the sport in February after announcing he is gay, said Sunday that “there’s a really good chance” he’ll play in Major League Soccer this season.
Not sure what his preferences have to do with his ability to play soccer. 18 caps and in his physical prime. It seems too much is made of sexual preferences. The focus in sport should be on sportsmanship, competition, work ethic and, oh yah, W-L.
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1436220/rogers-sees-good-chance-play-mls-season?cc=5901
Champions League Preview; German grudge match
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1432235/bundesliga-rivals-give-fans-sneak-peek-face-off?cc=5901
Borussia and Bayern won’t have to wait for the Champions League final to go head to head. Dortmund hosts Bayern on Saturday in the Bundesliga in a preview of their Wembley showdown, Bayern wrapped up the title with six games to spare and Dortmund is all but assured of second place — although both clubs are keen to strike a psychological blow before their meeting in Europe’s showpiece on May 25.
Bayern’s Jupp Heynckes, left, and Dortmund’s Jürgen Klopp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/may/02/bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-champions-league
Real Madrid Falls Short
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
2 Nill was not enough to overcome the 4-1 goal differential
Real Madrid is the first team eliminated in three consecutive Champions League semifinals.
The end of an era.
Our Competition is the World
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This is a good read. It draws from soccer standouts like Claudio Reyna and Dr. Javier Perez focusing
mainly on the 11-14 age groups and touches on topics such as philosophy of coaching, winning now vs long term development, appropriate age level progressions, better understanding our players, maximizing potential, how talent is developed, creativity, the training session, style of
play, and training outside the regular practice sessions.
Well worth the time. Give it a go.
German Football has mde great strides
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund spanked FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Too early to make a call of transfer of power?
http://espnfc.com/league/_/id/uefa.champions/uefa-champions-league?cc=5901
http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/364639/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901
