Archive for August, 2007

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By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 27th, 2007 • Category: American soccer

If the rest of the world thinks Major League Soccer is a Mickey Mouse league, what would they make of the level below that, the United Soccer Leagues First Division? Well, if they saw the crowd from the Portland Timbers final regular season home game of their USL season, they might think it’s a [...]



Photo Daily | August 27 | PSG-Marseille

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 27th, 2007 • Category: Photography

Photo credit: ℓ o b o* on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.



It’s in the (inter)net! August 26, 2007

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 26th, 2007 • Category: News & Notes

Quakes moneyball might have to wait (Soccer Silicon Valley)
Football and the scouse/manc divide (BBC News)
Beckham’s mishandling bad for all (USA Soccer Spot)
Flares at Red Star training session (Who Ate all the Pies)
8/10 Italian fans fear violence (Guardian)
Grant Wahl on diversity in US soccer (Culture of Soccer)



Photo Daily - August 25 - La Bombonera

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 25th, 2007 • Category: Photography

Photo credit: alvez on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.



Past Pitch Invasions #2: 1909 Scottish Cup Final

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 25th, 2007 • Category: History, Hooliganism

Rangers and Celtic of Glasgow are renowned for their historic enmity; yet the most notorious football riot of the pre-World War One days in Britain saw the two sets of fans united in a pitch invasion at the 1909 Scottish Cup Final.
That riot at Hampden Park was one sparked by frustration, as supporters of [...]



Photo Daily | August 24 | Police Corridor for Swansea Fans

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 24th, 2007 • Category: Photography

Photo credit: chrisjohnbeckett on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.



Everton Fans Vote to Move

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 24th, 2007 • Category: News & Notes

Supporters of the Premiership club have come out in favour of abandoning Gooidson Park and moving to bigger digs on Liverpool’s outskirts. As BBC Sport explains:
The club balloted more than 36,000 supporters on the move, which chief executive Keith Wyness described as “the deal of the century”.
Everton vowed to abide by the outcome of [...]



Photo Daily - August 23 - Eintracht Frankfurt Tifo

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 23rd, 2007 • Category: Photography

Photo credit: southgeist on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.



What to do about hooliganism in Italy and Argentina?

By Thomas Dunmore • Aug 22nd, 2007 • Category: Hooliganism

Football-related violence in Italy and Argentina has hit the headlines many times in 2007. Reuters reports that Milan fans have been banned from Genoa’s stadium this weekend, as reprisals for violence that took place over ten years ago are feared:
AC Milan fans will be banned from attending Sunday’s Serie A opener at promoted [...]