Selon le joueur Diego Maradona, pendant sa carrière en argentine, il faut « donner tout pour le maillot ». Le maillot est une des plus grandes représentations de l’équipe. Soit ses valeurs, soit son histoire, le maillot est beaucoup plus qu’un des vêtements d’un joueur. Les maillots du sport, et en particulier, pour les équipes, sont très… Read More »
By Jeremy Roth The Capital One Cup ended in penalty kicks 1(1)-1(3) in favor of Manchester City, as Liverpool pushed City to the limit in Wembley Stadium. However, the usual suspects for Manchester City like Sergio Aguero or Yaya Toure didn’t receive the glory and press for their trophy-clinching victory on Sunday, February 28th. Rather,… Read More »
En estas semanas, discutiremos la dinámica y a veces conflictiva relación entre la economía y el fútbol entendido como un negocio con características muy especiales, tal como lo muestra David Goldblatt en su libro The Game of Our Lives. En su artículo para BBC Mundo, Raúl Fain Binda intenta explicar cómo un equipo con un presupuesto muchísimo… Read More »
Irrespective of how the rest of the Premiership season turns out, it seems safe to say that the real story of the season has been the success of Leicester City. In a league dominated by a traditional power set of 6 or 7 teams (if that), it is remarkable, and close to unprecedented, that… Read More »
Fue el cuarto de final del mundial de 1986. Inglaterra y Argentina se enfrentaban en el Estadio Azteca en la cuidad de México. Ningún equipo había metido un gol en la primera mitad del juego pero ambos tenían la esperanza de ganar e ir a la semifinales. Seis minutos dentro de la segunda mitad del… Read More »
Es raro que un gol, solo, pueda encapsular una historia completa. Mas raro todavía es que esa historia sea tan difícil para explicar como la historia de Leicester City F.C. en la temporada 2015-2016 de la Barclay’s Premier League. El 3 en el estadio King Power, el equipo local anotó este gol: Un pase… Read More »
For the first time in the 124-year history of the club, Liverpool fans staged a walkout during one of their Premier League matches—and it was not for lack of quality on the pitch that was at issue with the home faithful. Liverpool was leading 2-0 at Anfield Saturday against Sunderland in an English Premier League… Read More »
On the 1st of February, Manchester City confirmed the long rumored news that their current manager, Manuel Pellegrini, would be replaced at the end of the year by Pep Guardiola, the current Bayern Munich manager. Guardiola, long considered one of the best managers in the game, has had a great deal of success at both… Read More »
With the evolution of the English Premier league, expectations are at an all time high. Wealthy investors expect nothing but the best from their team and quite often fabricate erratic and instantneous decisions. The euphoria and prospects of garnering silverware can often cloud judgment and project a directors desires into a far from plausible stratosphere. The… Read More »
On Wednesday, Minnesota United was officially announced as an expansion side into Major League Soccer. The franchise looks to build a 20,000 seat stadium from scratch; however, the Minnesota Governor stated that Minnesota United and Major League Soccer will not be receiving public money for their private stadium [1]. Minnesota Democrats and Republicans came out in… Read More »
