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European Soccer Power Rankings – #2
Posted on 20 Sep 2010 by Robert Bode.
Chelsea celebrating another goal. So there was an international break a couple weeks ago, and so hence the delay in the power rankings. However, the break was a blessing in disguise, giving me time to see Champions League and Europa league games and having a better idea how to rank the teams from different leagues. There are a lot of traditional powers who have struggled early, while some early...
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UEFA Champions League Preview/Predictions – Groups E-H
Posted on 15 Sep 2010 by Robert Bode.
GROUP E Bayern Munich (Germany) – One of the most exciting teams in club football, Bayern Munich finished runner-up last year in the CL. The Bavarian powerhouses are often leaky on defense, but no team may have more talent in the attacking third than Bayern. Franck Ribery, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos and Arjen Robben form an unbelievable midfield, while Thomas Muller, Ivica Olic, Miros...
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UEFA Champions League Preview/Predictions – Groups A-D
Posted on 13 Sep 2010 by Robert Bode.
The 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League starts Tuesday afternoon, which means Groups A, B, C and D are in action. To get you all set while you watch, below is a quick preview of each team, as well as my predictions for who will advance to the knockout rounds. Group A Javier Zanetti Lifting UEFA CL Trophy Inter Milan (Italy) – The defending champions come into the 2010-2011 CL campaign with practi...
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Knocked For Six…Time To Super-Size?
Posted on 12 Sep 2010 by John Kerslake.
Well, only four games into the new season and already we’ve had four hugely lop-sided results with one team scoring 6 goals while the other registers not even a single token reply; to use a term familiar to those who follow the ‘Beautiful Game' regularly, four pastings!! How many times did these types of results occur though-out the entire season last season, six, seven times? And the...
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European Soccer Power Rankings – #1
Posted on 27 Aug 2010 by Robert Bode.
Every two weeks I will bring you what I think are the top 25 clubs in European club football. For the first installment, a lot of teams have yet to start their seasons while the transfer market is still open, meaning things will fluctuate greatly. However, like all preseason rankings, a lot of guesswork and assumptions went into the Top 25, so let the debate begin. 1. FC Barcelona (Spain) – W...
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5 Ways to Become a Soccer Fan
Posted on 20 Aug 2010 by Robert Bode.
I was born in Texas, raised in Virginia, and grew up on American football, baseball and basketball. The last time I played organized soccer I was 7-years old. The first soccer game I ever attended was last summer in Washington DC. So why then has soccer been elevated to being my second favorite sport (behind American football)? For me, it was a combination of five factors, and for you to become...
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The Barclays Premier League: Season Preview
Posted on 14 Aug 2010 by Ciccio Sabetti.
The English Premier League, commonly known as the EPL, is the best soccer league in the World. The fans of Spanish, Italian and German soccer will try to convince you otherwise; but, being a follower of all four of those leagues, I can say with certainty that the English League is the best thing there is. Having followed the World Cup one might ask: “But how could the EPL be the best league w...
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Soccer Catching On In US
Posted on 22 Jul 2010 by Bennett Snyder.
As I sat among the 44 thousand other fans at the soccer friendly between the Philadelphia Union and Manchester United, I thought to myself, I really think soccer might have finally caught on here in America. Yes, it was right after the World Cup so the soccer fever is high, and yes, it was Man United, the biggest soccer club in the world, but there was something else, something different that t...
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So now what for FIFA and South Africa?
Posted on 21 Jul 2010 by Stephanie Geosits.
The World Cup trophy resides in Spain, South Africans are back to normal life (except for hosting the Tri Nations Rugby Tournament) and many people are reflecting on the month-long soccer love-in and wondering what comes next for both FIFA and South Africa. First FIFA – With all the controversy around goal/no goal, I think FIFA will have to adopt replay technology for 2014 in Brazil. Let...
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World Cup Finals Prove 700 Million Reasons “Soccer” Really is the World’s Sport
Posted on 13 Jul 2010 by Christopher Rowe.
700 Million viewers across the globe watched the Spain-Netherlands World Cup Final match on Sunday. Does this finally prove that “soccer” (or what the rest of the world calls football) is becoming a legitimate sport in the United States? As many Americans watched the 2010 World Cup final as watched the NBA Finals, Olympic Hockey or the BCS Championship – yet most Americans are...
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The Ultimate Showdown: An in Depth Analysis of the World Cup Final.
Posted on 10 Jul 2010 by Ciccio Sabetti.
There is only one question going through the minds of millions of passionate soccer fans around the world; who will win tomorrow’s World Cup final? Popular opinion will say most probably Spain, the Spanish believe they already have won and the Dutch, happy to be considered the underdogs, are trying to be quiet about the whole thing. Where I stand on all this, is where things are actuall...
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Why Spain Beat Germany: Tactical Analysis
Posted on 8 Jul 2010 by Ciccio Sabetti.
I find it almost amusing to discover many people shocked or surprised at Germany’s elimination. An older soccer colleague of mine told me that Germany wouldn’t win the World Cup; he explained half jokingly, with a little reference to the two World Wars, that Germany traditionally starts strong but often can’t finish. There is indeed much wisdom and truth in that statement; Germany alway...
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Michael Tavallaei DDS said: read it again. good article
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Michael Tavallaei said: bye bye lamar!
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Michael Tavallaei said: too wild!!
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Michael Tavallaei said: you're right! very close to perfection
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Michael Tavallaei said: good analysis. Interesting about Kobe
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