We long argued that European football is totally dominated by money, and therefore far from a ‘level playing field’. Not even the biggest clubs can escape the shady dealings…
Entries Tagged as 'Fun and Games'
Manchester United sucked dry by Glazer family
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments
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Barça’s Dream Team Mark II
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Sometimes, we can’t help ourselves, and indulge a little. We know most of our readers are American and couldn’t care less. We hope you’ll forgive us..
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The ‘romantic’ final
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments
The big final tomorrow promises a lot. We have to go with Barcelona though, despite the fact they’re more handicapped because of injuries and suspensions. It’s their philosophy we like…
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Were we wrong?
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Yes, sort off..
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Fun and Games: The end of teenage zombies
March 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Remarkable. In a previous incarnation as university teacher, we (as night owls) tried to convince people of this, but all we got was laughter, yet we knew we were on to something…
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Fun and Games: Liverpool kills the ‘beautiful game’..
February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
English football used to be a guarantee for spectacle, although not always technically and tactically at the forefront, at least it had huge entertainment value. Bar a few exceptions, this is no more. By far the worst offenders: Liverpool. We can’t even bare to watch them for 10 minutes without falling asleep. It has nothing […]
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Tee off with Tiger..
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
A virtual one, that is, because virtual golf is the next big thing. Apart from that, the company behind it seems to offer an interesting opportunity.
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How the EU destroyed European football update.
September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
A couple of months ago, we wrote a story about the sorry state of European Football, totally dominated by money producing several accumulating effects in which the big clubs in the big leagues become ever more dominant. Football is far from a level playing field. We have a few updates..
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Fun and Games: The economics of cycling
August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
he Tour de France has just finished, we believe it’s the fourth largest sports event in the world (depending how you measure it, after Wordcup football, Olympic Games, and European Championship football). Modern technology has already demystified it to a large degree, and the cyclists themselves, well, they keep shooting themselves in the foot, huh, […]
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Fun and games: was Cruyff the best ever?
June 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Pele, supposedly (not everybody agrees, we’re amongst them), is the greatest football player that ever lived. According to him, it’s titles that count. Now that the European Championships have finished, it’s time to reflect on this wisdom. We don’t have to do that much reflecting; we disagree.
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