Serie A
Soccer Potpourri
MLS
- Shin Guardian: Interpreting Di Vaio’s Words On MLS
- Will Parchman: Top 5 MLS pleasant surprises
- Ridge Mahoney: New setting but Adu story is the same
Interesting Reads
- The Header: Identity Politics Shape Middle Eastern Soccer
- Zac Lee Rigg: For the Milan clubs, the grass isn’t always greener at the San Siro
- Independent: “The Football Crash”: Are footballers the bankers of modern sport?
- AP: La Liga, Serie A Vanish for Many US Viewers
Tournaments
- UEFA Champions League: UCL preliminaries continue
- CONCACAF Champions League: CCL Group Stage Day 2
- CAF Champions League: CAF CL Update
- Copa Sudamericana: Copa Sudamericana Update
Soccer Potpourri
MLS
- Shin Guardian: A Treatise: The State of American Youth Soccer
- Simon Borg: MLS Managers Survey: The verdict on Copa Libertadores
- Ben Berger: Beginning an Objective Analysis of MLS Player Performance
- Earl Reed: Stats In MLS: Completed Passes and the Standings
- GiveMeFootball.com: MLS cash could lure top Premier League refs
Interesting Reads
- David Hills: Said and Done
- US Soccer Players: World League Association Announced
- Newcastle Utd Blog: Big Clubs Trying To Circumvent Financial Fair Play Rules
- Just-Football.com: How Financial Fair Play could reshape the Premier League (good for Arsenal & Spurs, bad for Manchester City..)
- EPL Talk: The Flaws in Modern Soccer
- Serie A Talk: Bari Scandal Could Cripple Serie A
- SoccerLens: Most efficient football clubs in England, Spain, Italy and Germany in 2011/2012
- SoccerLens: Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)
The Business of Soccer
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Soccer Potpourri
MLS
- Steve Davis: Offseason Notes
- Drew Epperly: More Offseason Notes
- Grant Wahl: Even More Offseason Notes
- Nick Green found this: MLS’ competition for big name players – China
- Grant Wahl: MLS team ambition rankings – Lots of talking points
- Tweed Thornton: Chris Paul(NBA) trade saga provides Major League Soccer insights
- J Hutcherson: The EPL As MLS
Interesting Reads
- A Football Report: How The SOPA Will Stifle Soccer In The United States
- Brian Quarstad: San Antonio, SAISD, SS&E and Alamo Stadium Back in the News
- Steve Goff: U.S. Soccer Federation budget revealed
- David Hills: Said and Done
- La Liga: Atlético’s dead coach walking is not all that is wrong with the club
- SI.com: Former Atalanta captain Doni, 16 others arrested
- Sam Wallace: Is the power of the Premier League in Europe waning?
- Frank Tigani: Is Italian Serie A Dying A Slow Death? Part II Baggio Prophecy
Tournaments
- FIFA Club World Cup: Magic Messi helps Barca conquer the world
- Copa Sudamericana: Universidad de Chile wins Copa
Soccer Potpourri
MLS
- The next Take Me Out to the Ballgame post will include MLS matches from Sep 3-10.
Interesting Reads
- Independent: Euro Clubs demand fewer international dates
- David Hills: Said and Done
- Greg Seltzer: American Exports: Top five transfer-deadline questions
- Stats: Passing Analysis (And Introducing Radial Graphs)
Around the World
- Spain: Real Madrid and Barcelona’s Dominance: A Financial Look Into La Liga
- Italy: Temporary contract ends Serie A strike
- Jakarta Casual: Cambodian Champions
- North America: Orlando City Takes Inaugural USL PRO Championship
- Europe: Trying to Make Sense of Financial Fair Play
Tourneys
- WC14-Asia: Iraq and North Korea win in WC qualifying
- WC14-CONCACAF: T&T and Guatemala win in WC qualifying
- EURO ’12: Spain and Italy qualify
- Copa Sudamericana: Argentina’s Arsenal progress
Tourneys, Strikes, DP’s, Tevez and more
MLS
- Sounder at Heart: Rule Change and New DP Strategies
- Sounder at Heart: DP Strategies in the Western Conference
- Kyle McCarthy: On RBNY’s woes and other MLS items. – A good read.
- Steve Davis: Talking Tactics: True holding midfielder re-emerges in MLS. – A good read.
Interesting Reads
- Fascinating Read: Carlos Tevez: The billionaires’ fight over his ownership revealed
- David Hills: Said and Done
- Strategy: The Catenaccio Myth
The Business of Soccer
Tourneys
- CONCACAF Champions League: CCL Group Day 2 Update
- UEFA Champions League: UCL Preliminaries Leg 2 Update
- UEFA Champions League: Fenerbahce out of Champions League after Uefa steps in
- Copa Sudamericana: Botafogo through to round of 16
- Football Marketing: FA Cup Prize Money For Clubs
Around the World
- NASL: Is the $750,000 NASL Start-up Franchise Fee Priced Right?
- Guardian: The barra bravas: the violent Argentinian gangs controlling football
- Mexico: Mexican soccer match suspended due to gunfire
- Spain: In a game of two halves Spain’s haves and have-nots need to stand together
- Uzbekistan: Bunyodkor as good as seal fourth straight title
- Italy: Italian players stand firm with strike threat
- Spain: Still no deal to end Spanish league strike
- Spain: La Liga’s future at a crossroads
Tuesday Soccer Sampling
MLS
- Steve Davis: Talking Tactics: After a star’s injury, how a club adjusts
- Jeremy Oshan: MLS Player Salaries: Looking Inside The Data
- Kevin McCauley: The Constantly Changing Chicago Fire
- Sporting KC: Tactical Thinking: Searching for the right pair
- J Hutcherson: What MLS Allows
Interesting Reads
- FIFA: Triesman accuses four FIFA members of impropriety during World Cup site selection
- Tom Dunmore: FIFA’s Half-Hearted Tackle On Match-Fixing In Soccer – Pleased to see Tom posting again.
- Serie A: Lazio and the Stadium Debacle
- France: A race scandal, a fight for France’s soul
- FIFA: FIFA puts forward proposals to make changes to offside rule & allow teams to make four substitutions per game
The Business of Soccer
- Independent: Salary cap can bring a level playing field(in England)
- Independent: Premier League teams to receive record TV pay out
Tournaments
Around the World
- World Club Rankings: Top 25 Clubs in the World
- HexagonalBlog: A roundup of Central American action