MLS Soccer Journalists and the MLS Labour Dispute (1)
3/16/10 •
With so many American soccer journalists writing in-house for MLS, where’s the independent coverage coming from?
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The Sweeper: MLS Owners Speak Out On Strike (6)
3/16/10 •
It’s about passion and not business, according to the Galaxy’s owners, as a strike looms in MLS.
Photo Daily: Bezirksliga Nord, Germany (2)
3/16/10 •
SSV Paulsdorf vs. SV Raigering, Bezirksliga Nord, 14 November 2009.
The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales (3)
3/15/10 •
Andrew Guest considers the relative under-development of the women’s game in Africa while reviewing the documentary film ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’
The Sweeper: The Brits Takeover ESPN for the World Cup (17)
3/15/10 •
Yanks, would you like some tea and crumpets with your World Cup coverage?
Photo Daily: AFC Wimbledon Mascot’s Work-out (0)
3/15/10 •
AFC Wimbledon’s mascot, Haydon the Womble, still has some energy despite participating in the Dons’ fundraising walk earlier that day.
Fan Ownership: A Practical Future? (2)
3/14/10 •
Yesterday, we looked at how the idea of fan ownership has received serious attention in recent weeks, with the growing profiles of supporters’ trusts at English clubs. Today, wrapping up our weeklong series, we look at the the practicalities of cash, stadiums and regulations in fan ownership schemes.
Photo Daily: Consadole Sapporo Fans Shovel Snow (0)
3/14/10 •
Fans of Consadole Sapporo, in Japan’s J-League Division II, prepared for this week’s opening game by shoveling the snow.
The Sweeper: Serie A’s Series of Unfortunate Events (0)
3/14/10 •
Serie A’s decline is the Bundesliga’s gain as the Sweeper looks to see whether predictions of calcio’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Plus, the safest scoreline bet of the year can be found in the Turkish second division.
Fan Ownership: How the Concept Has Taken Hold in England (1)
3/13/10 •
In the penultimate piece in our series on fan ownership, Gary Andrews looks at how the concept has taken hold in England in recent times.
The Sweeper: Peter Storrie Isn’t the Real Story (0)
3/13/10 •
Peter Storrie provides the sort of murky personality could push English football’s structural problems to the spreadsheet back pages. Plus, the ’stupidity’ of an MLS work stoppage.
Photo Daily: Timbers Army On Tour in Seattle (3)
3/13/10 •
Portland’s Timbers Army on tour at their “friendly” in Seattle against the Sounders this week.
Fan Ownership: Brentford’s Brian Burgess On the Reality of a Fan-Run Club (2)
3/12/10 •
Gary Andrews interviews a fan put in charge of a club, and looks at the good and the bad of the realities of fan-owned football.
The Sweeper: Strike Looms in MLS, Will the Players Lose the PR Battle? (4)
3/12/10 •
With the season openers in MLS less than two weeks away, travelling fans still have no idea if the games will go ahead.
Fan Ownership: The Bundesliga Model (7)
3/11/10 •
In today’s installment of our week-long examination of fan ownership, we turn to Germany. The Bundesliga is often held up as an ideal example of this and a model that English clubs should follow. But, as Terry Duffelen reports, it’s not quite that simple.
Classic Programme #19: Frank Yallop in an Earlier Life (2)
3/11/10 •
The latest in our classic programme covers series, today we see San Jose Earthquakes manager Frank Yallop in an earlier existence, receiving his testimonial rewarding nine years of service for Ipswich Town.
The Sweeper: Did Beckham Embrace the Green and Gold? (5)
3/11/10 •
An iconic moment for the protest movement is undermined by Beckham’s comments after, but the symbolism will live on.
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3/12/10 •
Fan Ownership: Brentford’s Brian Burgess On the Reality of a Fan-Run Club
3/09/10 •
Fan Ownership: The Successes of the Trust Movement
3/08/10 •
Putting the Trust into Football: An Examination of Supporter Ownership
3/08/10 •
African Soccerscapes: History, Ideas, and the 2010 World Cup
3/01/10 •
A Mental Game: Sports Psychology is the Future (and Always Will Be?)
2/24/10 •
The Evolution of American Soccer Support Through a Kid at Heart
2/22/10 •
The Role Model Thing: Perspectives from the Women’s Game
2/19/10 •
How Supporters’ Groups Have Won the Ear of the English Media
2/17/10 •
Tales From the Dark Ages of American Soccer
2/16/10 •
From Goldstone97 to CF97: A Journey To Section 8
2/13/10 •
The Dark Ages: Soccer in America From 1984 to 1996
2/10/10 •
The Professionalization of the Chicago Fire’s Independent Supporters’ Association
2/08/10 •
Going Pro: Kelsey Davis, American Soccer, and Emerging Adulthood
2/01/10 •
Questions and Representations in the Year of African Soccer
1/28/10 •
No More Tifo: Aberdeen’s Red Ultras Disband
1/25/10 •
Soccer for Good? Sports and Development in Concept and in Africa
1/23/10 •
A Brand History of the European Championship
1/21/10 •
Classic Programmes #13: England vs. Rest of the World
1/20/10 •
“On the Whole, I’d Rather be in Philadelphia”
1/20/10 •
Blatter, Platini, Champagne and the FIFA Presidency
1/18/10 •
The Large, Diverse World of American Soccer on Show
1/18/10 •
Where Has All the Magic Gone? Juju, Africa, and Superstitions in the Game
1/13/10 •
I’m Not A Believer, Yet!
1/11/10 •
Angola Aside from the Cup: A Different Soccer Story
