By Paul Gardner We’ve now seen all 16 of the teams competing in Euro 2012, and it seems a pretty fair comment to remark that none of them on the form so far displayeddeserves to win it. We’re still waiting for a team that displays confidence and flair … and good soccer. And we’re still […]
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Messi leads first-place Argentina
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Lionel Messi had one of best games for Argentina in a while as it crushed Ecuador, 4-0, inBuenos Aires to maintain first place in the South American zone of World Cup 2014 qualifying Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria and Messi all scored for Argentina, which put the game away […]
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EPL viewing up 71 percent for season finale
By Paul Kennedy A total of 1,348,000 viewers — 992,000 for English-language coverage and 356,000 for Spanish-language coverage — tuned in for the U.S. televisioncoverage of the final day of the English Premier League season, a jump of 72 percent over 2011 final day viewing. All 10 games aired live on seven English-languagenetworks, two Spanish-language […]
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Messi's Dad: 'Lionel always played for fun'
Interview by Bruno Pisano Lionel Messi is one of 55 soccer superstars featured in Bruno Pisano‘s book, “My Son The Soccer Player: The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Players as Told by Their Parents.” In this excerpt, Pisano spoke with Jorge Messi about hisson’s early years. BRUNO PISANO: At what age did Lionel start to […]
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Blog 9: Rolling 'In The Deep'
[THE PITCH] Christen Press spent the past week in a pre-Olympic training camp with the U.S. women’s national team inquasi-tropical Sarasota, Fla., far from the world of Swedish soccer into which she has been immersed. She examines what her Swedish club FC Gothenburg brought her in to do: run “in the deep,” makeattacking runs behind […]
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What They're Saying
“Maybe Neymar is the best player of the world, but only if we clarify that Messi is from another planet.” — Diego Maradona calling Pele “stupid” for his assertion that the young Brazilian Neymar, not Lionel Messi,is the best player in the world today. (Buenos Aires Herald)
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Pele rates Neymar over Messi
Who’s the best player of all time? Pele and Maradona have dominated the debate for years, but some say Lionel Messi should be included in the conversation. But Pele won’t even go as far as to say the Barcelona star is the best player in the world today. The player Pelelikes is fellow Brazilian Neymar […]
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The Skills and the Smiles of Ronaldo and Messi — Beyond Science
By Paul Gardner There is, going the rounds on YouTube, a lengthy video that purports to unveil exactly what it is that makes Cristiano Ronaldo a great player. Or, asthe video explains matters, “sports science experts are going to forensically analyze what makes him such an efficient machine.” A machine, then. If you watch the […]
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Inter Milan's Milito regains his touch
A month after being awarded the 2011 Bidone d’Oro (the Golden Dustbin) handed out to Italian soccer’s worst performer by Radio Rai 2, Diego Milito hasregained his touch. The Argentine scored to give Inter Milan a 1-0 win over AC Milan in their derby match that moved the Nerazzurri into fifth place, just six points […]
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Argentina and Brazil to play in New Jersey
Argentina will face Brazil in a friendly on June 9 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It will be the second match for both teams at the new Meadowlands stadium. Brazil beat the USA, 2-0, in August2010, and the USA rallied to tie Argentina, 1-1, last March. Argentina didn’t say which players would participate. It […]