SSN is a digest of the day's soccer/football/futbol articles with a focus on the top European leagues and the United States National Team. Below, you’ll find links to articles and video, as well as additional features and commentary. We locate the top news of the day so you can stay updated with ease.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
ESPN's The Sports Guy Is a Good Guy
Hey! He's trying. (scroll down and look at the bar on the right)
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060721
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060721
ESPN's The Sports Guy Chooses His EPL Team - Poorly - Part II
OK, I've calmed down so let's continue. Here's another brilliant comment:
17-year-old wunderkind Theo Walcott (the LeBron of the EPL)
Considering the fact that Theo Walcott has never PLAYED in the EPL, saying that this comparison lacks merit is an understatement. Wait - let me repeat. Walcott has never played in the EPL! Period. Oh, and LeBron should be pissed at the comparison...
• Single Best Reason NOT To Pick Them: They're just not good enough. You don't want a team that's on TV twice a year and might get relegated at any time. Unless you're from there. Sorry, Stein. You're on your own.
The Sports Guy offers the above opinion under his Manchester City portion of his ridiculous preoceedings. Again - can he please get Fox Soccer Channel? I saw Man City last season more than I saw my wife.
• Sponsor: Take a guess.
Well, if you expect everyone to guess Newcastle Beer, they'd all be wrong. The brewery hasn't sponsored the team for some time. It's been Northern Rock for the past couple seasons. The picture YOU put in YOUR column of Michael Owen kinda points that out:
He's still on the beer kick with Newcastle here:
(Bonus reason to pick them: Did I mention they're named after a beer?
You did - we covered that above. Just like the Brooklyn Dodgers were named after Brooklyn Lager. Uh huh. Yeah.
17-year-old wunderkind Theo Walcott (the LeBron of the EPL)
Considering the fact that Theo Walcott has never PLAYED in the EPL, saying that this comparison lacks merit is an understatement. Wait - let me repeat. Walcott has never played in the EPL! Period. Oh, and LeBron should be pissed at the comparison...
• Single Best Reason NOT To Pick Them: They're just not good enough. You don't want a team that's on TV twice a year and might get relegated at any time. Unless you're from there. Sorry, Stein. You're on your own.
The Sports Guy offers the above opinion under his Manchester City portion of his ridiculous preoceedings. Again - can he please get Fox Soccer Channel? I saw Man City last season more than I saw my wife.
3. NEWCASTLE UNITED
• In a Nutshell: They're named after a beer I actually like.
• Sponsor: Take a guess.
Well, if you expect everyone to guess Newcastle Beer, they'd all be wrong. The brewery hasn't sponsored the team for some time. It's been Northern Rock for the past couple seasons. The picture YOU put in YOUR column of Michael Owen kinda points that out:
He's still on the beer kick with Newcastle here:
(Bonus reason to pick them: Did I mention they're named after a beer?
You did - we covered that above. Just like the Brooklyn Dodgers were named after Brooklyn Lager. Uh huh. Yeah.
ESPN's The Sports Guy Chooses His EPL Team - Poorly
Here's what he says:
Goal No. 6: Pick a team that's successful enough to crack Channel 613 from time to time and will avoid the ignominy of getting kicked out of the EPL.
Since this clown works at ESPN does that mean he is unable to get Fox Soccer Channel? Is it in his contract that he can't watch FSC? Because they do a damn good job of showing every team in the EPL. A lot.
West Ham -- West Ham was prominently featured in the Elijah Wood movie about hooliganism ("Green Street Hooligans"). Again, I want to minimize the role of hooligans in my life -- it's been a productive three and a half decades without them and I'd like to keep the streak going.
Hmmm. So since Elijah Wood has a movie about hooliganism and it features West Ham they're out of the running. Even though loads of other clubs have far worse reputations for violence amongst their supporters. Or the fact that hooliganism is thankfully pretty much dead in the EPL.
Manchester United -- By all accounts, they're the New York Yankees of the EPL -- they outspend everyone else, everyone hates them, and even their own fans don't enjoy rooting for them that much. Financially, they blow almost everyone out of the water and purchase as many up-and-coming young stars as possible; they're almost like a European All-Star team.
Not so, Sports Guy. Their past success was based on a core group of players that came up through their youth team and since then they've purchased only a few "up-and-coming young stars." It's kind of a no-brainer that Chelsea blows everyone out of the water on the financial front. And a European All-Star team with Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Darren Fletcher and Liam Miller? I don't think so. Again, I think you've got them confused with Chelsea.
Chelsea -- Stadium: A much-beloved old-school joint called Stamford Bridge that seats 42,500 and features three bars inside the stadium. You have to like any stadium that features multiple bars.
Much beloved? Yeah, maybe. Until they added shops and a hotel and decided to call it Chelsea Village.
ARSENAL• American Comparison: The Red Sox, right down to the "Fever Pitch" link (FYI: This was the team Nick Hornby wrote about), their prolonged championship drought ending in 2004 and their fans becoming insufferable immediately afterward (yes, I include myself).
What the hell is he talking about?? Is not winning the English Premier League Championship between 2002 and 2004 a prolonged drought???!!! Not to mention championships in the top division in '98, '91 and '89. Please, please do not compare Arsenal to the Red Sox. That's just foolish.
OK - I need to stop. I'm getting angry. I'll continue once I've calmed down. -Sanford
Oh, here's the link to his piece:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060719
Goal No. 6: Pick a team that's successful enough to crack Channel 613 from time to time and will avoid the ignominy of getting kicked out of the EPL.
Since this clown works at ESPN does that mean he is unable to get Fox Soccer Channel? Is it in his contract that he can't watch FSC? Because they do a damn good job of showing every team in the EPL. A lot.
West Ham -- West Ham was prominently featured in the Elijah Wood movie about hooliganism ("Green Street Hooligans"). Again, I want to minimize the role of hooligans in my life -- it's been a productive three and a half decades without them and I'd like to keep the streak going.
Hmmm. So since Elijah Wood has a movie about hooliganism and it features West Ham they're out of the running. Even though loads of other clubs have far worse reputations for violence amongst their supporters. Or the fact that hooliganism is thankfully pretty much dead in the EPL.
Manchester United -- By all accounts, they're the New York Yankees of the EPL -- they outspend everyone else, everyone hates them, and even their own fans don't enjoy rooting for them that much. Financially, they blow almost everyone out of the water and purchase as many up-and-coming young stars as possible; they're almost like a European All-Star team.
Not so, Sports Guy. Their past success was based on a core group of players that came up through their youth team and since then they've purchased only a few "up-and-coming young stars." It's kind of a no-brainer that Chelsea blows everyone out of the water on the financial front. And a European All-Star team with Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Darren Fletcher and Liam Miller? I don't think so. Again, I think you've got them confused with Chelsea.
Chelsea -- Stadium: A much-beloved old-school joint called Stamford Bridge that seats 42,500 and features three bars inside the stadium. You have to like any stadium that features multiple bars.
Much beloved? Yeah, maybe. Until they added shops and a hotel and decided to call it Chelsea Village.
ARSENAL• American Comparison: The Red Sox, right down to the "Fever Pitch" link (FYI: This was the team Nick Hornby wrote about), their prolonged championship drought ending in 2004 and their fans becoming insufferable immediately afterward (yes, I include myself).
What the hell is he talking about?? Is not winning the English Premier League Championship between 2002 and 2004 a prolonged drought???!!! Not to mention championships in the top division in '98, '91 and '89. Please, please do not compare Arsenal to the Red Sox. That's just foolish.
OK - I need to stop. I'm getting angry. I'll continue once I've calmed down. -Sanford
Oh, here's the link to his piece:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060719
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
Duff just the start of Newcastle's spending spree
You just get the feeling that whomever Newcastle sign it just won't matter. Their luck is so bad that success just does not seem to be within reach. Look for Duff to suffer some sort of brutal injury (or several niggling ones) before too long... -Sanford
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=374297&cc=5901
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=374297&cc=5901
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