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Friday, May 25, 2012

Dheeraj Ravi

Soccer’s transition to USA a bumpy road

I’ve never really thought about why the world’s most popular sport never took off in this country. Having just watched the Manchester Utd. — Barcelona match, I feel like everyone could appreciate the …

Respect your manager, respect the game

The success of football clubs in today’s constantly changing world depends on many factors apart from the quality of their players. The communication between different levels of management is essentia…

Robotic Referees?

There have been calls from some quarters of the footballing world for increased use of technology in the modern game. Referees have been known to make mistakes in crunch time that have made huge impac…

Top football clubs bringing sport down to bottom line

Last week saw the progression of four English clubs into the quarterfinal stage of the Champions League. That’s half of all the clubs of "Europe"’s premier football competition. The year before, three…

Spread Champions League wealth a bit

Last week I was so happy to see the Union of European Futbol Association Champions League, Europe’s premier football competition, resume after a two-month hiatus.

Naturally, a number of Europe’s big…

Don't reschedule African tourney

Last weekend marked the conclusion of one of the most exciting African Cup of Nations tournaments since its inception.

Though the highly anticipated final between Ivory Coast and Ghana didn’t take pla…

Youth craze

The emergence of young soccer players onto the world stage prematurely is slightly worrying. Don’t get me wrong – seeing an 18- or 19-year-old schooling someone much older and experienced is always …