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The Daily Sweeper (July 28)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 28th, 2008 • Category: Links

Apologies for the late showing of the Daily Sweeper today, but 16 hours on a bus to and from Kansas City to watch a 0-0 draw grinds on you a little, especially when it’s 90+ degrees and the air conditioning is broken. Anyway. . .



The Daily Sweeper (July 25)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 25th, 2008 • Category: Links

Whilst MLS tries to expand further within North America, the Premier League is again focused on colonising overseas.



Suriname: Tragedy and Future Promise

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 25th, 2008 • Category: Features

A plane crash once wiped out many of their best players, and Surinam have always struggled internationally, despite the fact many of the world’s greats have been of Surinamese descent. Yet they still stand closer to qualifying for the World Cup than ever before.



The Daily Sweeper (July 24)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 24th, 2008 • Category: Links

The Columbus “hooliganism” story continues to percolate in the British press; meanwhile, we look at the problems the Chicago Fire’s Sector Latino have had with security at Toyota Park, and consider the outlandish possibility of Israel and Palestine co-hosting the World Cup in 2018.



The Daily Sweeper (July 23)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Links

Hooliganism has arrived in the U.S.! Paging my friend Dougie Brimson. . .



The Daily Sweeper (July 22)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Links

What’s better — having your club bought by a bunch of internet nerds or the mafia?



The Daily Sweeper (July 21)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Links

The police had a busy week in American soccer this weekend, whilst British clubs continued to argue about who does the most “tapping up”. All in all, a pretty depressing news round-up.



The Daily Sweeper (July 18)

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Links

The transfer news to report today is obviously Eto’o’s on going flirtation with playing in Uzbekistan. Cue the Borat jokes. Or was that Kazakhstan? Otherwise, a Friday in mid-summer is a slow day, so we bring a little classic video for you to enjoy.



When Wolves Ruled the World

By Tom Dunmore • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Features

How did a provincial team from England’s Black Country prompt the formation of the European Cup? We look at how Stan Cullis and Wolves transformed football in England and Europe.