You might remember at the end of August that I took a look at the money being awarded for the Champions League and UEFA Cup last season. While rooting around on the UEFA website today I found the October 2009 copy of UEFA Direct (PDF), which is UEFA’s bi-monthly magazine relating to various goings on [...]
Archive for November 30th, 2009
Taking another look at the money distributed in UEFA Competitions
Posted in Financials, tagged Champions League, Europa League, Finance, UEFA on November 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Football Cup Primer: The Europa League
Posted in Europa League, Football Cup Primer, tagged Europa League, Football Cup Primer, UEFA Cup on November 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you’re a college basketball program, your ultimate goal is to receive a bid for the NCAA Tournament. You’re playing all season just for that berth, and you want to get in. Small schools want in, big schools need in; it’s part of what defines your season’s success. And while only one school can ultimately [...]
Cheesesteaks for Everyone!
Posted in Commentary, General, Introductions, MLS, News, Off and Running, Off the Pitch on November 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On November 25th MLS held its expansion draft to provide Philadelphia Union with a nucleus of players. Expansion drafts are tricky- every player selected is a player that, for one reason or another, somebody else doesn’t want. Piotr Nowak and his staff now have to take these players and hope to add a “designated player” [...]
And the winner is…the Final Four
Posted in Awards, Commentary, General, Handbags, USMNT, Whimsy on November 30, 2009 | 9 Comments »
So, it’s come to this. Four players. Unfulfilled expectations. The scorn of the commentors. What more could an American international hope for?
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