Monday, January 30th, 2012
Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world. The diminutive whiz is the three-time FIFA world player of the year. So naturally he'd grace plenty of magazine covers worldwide.
However here Stateside, King Leo apparently isn't worthy yet (you know because soccer is still a niche sport in the ...
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Thursday, August 11th, 2011
First it was the NFL, then the NBA and now Spanish soccer's top division (known as La Liga) is facing serious labor strife. OK, now this is just getting ridiculous.
The start of La Liga's season is now in jeopardy as the players are seeking a new collective bargaining agreement. Luis ...
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Rachel Nichols (no, not that one) is in the upcoming GI Joe movie, which looks like crap, but hey whatever. I'm sure that suit is tactical and not tight for no reason.
Fedor signed with Strikeforce! Snap! - Fanhouse
I'd like to think it would have been the Padres that would have ...
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Move over Vince Lombardi. Goodbye, Gipper. God? Nice try.
Nowadays, there's only one guy coaches turn to in that time when motivation is needed and they don't trust themselves to inspire. His name? Russell Crowe.
And English champions Manchester United are the Oscar winner's latest victim. Ten minutes prior the Champions League ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Wow, talk about piling on. After Manchester United's 2-0 upset loss to FC Barcelona in the Champions League Final yesterday, the Vatican daily newspaper praised Barça's performace and took a subtle shot at Man U.
The headline in Thursday's L'Osservatore Romano, next to a picture of Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, was ...
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