Archive for the ‘News & Notes’ Category

Soccer and Super Stadiums in North America and Europe

By Tom Dunmore • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

Forbes focuses on ten super stadiums being developed in the world of sport, and two of them are, perhaps surprisingly, in MLS.



The Drunks of the Terrace

By Sam Kelly • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

It seems to be asking too much to hope that a round of matches in this year’s Torneo Clausura will pass without incident in Argentina. In the two weeks since we last updated the situation on Pitch Invasion, there have been two matches in the first division affected by crowd unrest, with one man left in a coma. Sam Kelly breaks the latest bad news.



Game 39 Dead in the Water? Not So Fast

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

No to Game 39 FSF banner
Think the Premier League has shelved plans for Game 39? Think again. We look inside a meeting between the PL chief executive and look at his disregard for the concerns of present supporters.



Alisher Usmanov: The Nightmare Remains

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 22nd, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

The Uzbeki billionaire with the shady past continues to build his share at Arsenal, a precursor to an eventual takeover bid.



The Future of Football is Holographic

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

From 3-D football to robotic linesmen, the Orange Future of Football Report tell us what football fans have to look forward to in the coming years. Yet oddly, it’s all rather back to the future. Tom Dunmore explains.



AFC Liverpool: An interview with its founder

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

Disillusioned by the greed of the Premier League in general and upset at how Liverpool have been run since the debt-laden takeover of the club by George Gillett and Tom Hicks, supporter Alun Parry decided to do something to save the ethos of the club he loves: see if there was interest in starting a new, grassroots version of Liverpool FC. Pitch Invasion spoke with Parry about his plans.



Breaking: Liverpool fans to launch their own club, AFC Liverpool

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

AFC Liverpool
Like Manchester United and Wimbledon fans before them with FC United of Manchester and AFC Wimbledon, Liverpool supporters aim to start their own grassroots supporter-run club, AFC Liverpool, in non-League football.



The World’s Best Club Tournament Begins

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 12th, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

The Copa Libertadores begins today, and we round up the previews.



Premier League Going Global

By Tom Dunmore • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: News & Notes

The Premier League unveils proposals to play ten games overseas. What does this mean for the future of football?