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Soccer: European Socialism or American-Style Capitalism?

by Bruno
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Soccer, the European socialist sport will never sell in the US.  I am so angry.  Wake up Americans!  They are taking over everything.  You wanna know what’s next?  The Superbowl.  That’s right.  Next Superbowl Sunday will be very different than what Americans are used to.  Soccer will be on the menu.  It’s true.  If you [...]

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Truth for 90 Minutes – Why US Soccer Marketing Strategy is a Failure

by Bruno
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Ways To Effectively Promote Soccer in the US Why do Americans hate soccer?  Soccer is by far the most popular kids sport.  Why is it abandoned as they get older?  The misconceptions, lack of knowledge about the sport, and awful marketing strategies are at the heart of why soccer’s future is doomed.   1. Not [...]

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La (La Land) Liga – $panish $occer at its Best

by Rui
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No matches were played in Round 1 of La Liga due to a player strike.  Did anybody really care? Honestly, take away the Classicos between Real Madrid and Barcelona (thankfully, there are at least six or seven of them every year), and do you really want to watch the most uncompetitive, lopsided league the history [...]

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Ronaldo vs. Messi – Who Will Be the Best Player in 2011/2012?

by Bruno
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Lets’s start by getting last season’s numbers out of the way. While they both scored an astonishing 53 goals last season, each stood out in different ways. Cocky, arrogant, yet brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo.  In his second season in Spain, he became the all-time highest goal scorer in a season in La Liga history, and surpassed [...]

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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 1 – The Rules

by Rui
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INTRODUCTION I love the beautiful game, but over the last couple of decades, that love affair has grown… complicated.  It is clear that there is enormous room for improving the game of football, not only in the way it is played on the pitch, but also how it is governed and managed off it.  I [...]

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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 2 – The Regulations

by Rui
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PART TWO THE REGULATIONS Our second set of changes revolves around regulating the game of football.  Regulations prevent unfair advantages and generally protect clubs, players, and other footballing entities.  The following five proposed regulations not only protect clubs and players, but also help to foster talent growth and competition. 6 – Homegrown Talent FIFA has [...]

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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 3 – The Competitions

by Rui
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PART THREE THE COMPETITIONS Our third set of changes revolves around footballing competitions.  Some of these competitions have been around for decades; take for instance the F.A. Cup, in England — it officially began in 1871!  The following proposals are designed to reduce or streamline all the various types of footballing competitions that are, in [...]

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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 4 – The Administration

by Rui
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PART FOUR THE ADMINISTRATION Our fourth set of changes revolves around the body of government that rules over the sport of football – FIFA. The following are my recommendations for changing what’s wrong with the current administration: 16 – Reorganization  After the most recent allegations of fraud and deep-rooted corruption within the FIFA organization, it [...]

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