by J Hutcherson | August 29th, 2006
What I’m Watching
Setanta has lower league English soccer in the form of Northampton - Bristol City live at 2:30pm. Fox Sports en Espanol picks up the Sudamericana starting live at 5:30pm with the Uruguayan clubs, continuing with Paraguay at 8pm, and Colombia at 10:30pm. All Times Eastern
Quote Of The Day
“I feel extremely privileged to have been associated with soccer for these years and look forward to continuing to make a difference in the game.” Phil Anschutz.
The Wonderful World of Soccer Media: Europe
Andorras of this world are wasting everybody’s time — from The Guardian’s Kevin McCarra.
Beckham yet to sign deal as Real play waiting game — from The Telegraph’s Sid Lowe. Registration Required
Honour of playing for France does not mean Makelele can be treated like a slave — from The Independent’s James Lawton.
Playing pedigree offers no guide to ultimate success in manager’s chair — from The Times’ Matt Dickinson.
The Wonderful World of Soccer Media: USA
Soccer complex is step closer to its goal — from The Kansas City Star’s Finn Bullers.
Inductees stick together — from The Oneonta Daily Star’s Rob Centorani.
Soccer fallout rolls off Corroon — from The Salt Lake Tribune’s Derek P. Jensen.
Arena’s initiation has been anything but easy — from The Star-Ledger’s Frank Giase.
Big Picture
Even a Dream Season Has Its Bumps — from The New York Times’ Joe Lapointe. Registration Required
Trainer is sent back to prison — from The San Jose Mercury News’ Elliott Almond.
Real life intrudes while Webb lives big-league dream — from The Arizona Republic’s Joseph A. Reaves.
Boston slugger Ortiz sent home for more heart tests — from The Boston Herald’s Tony Massarotti.
Indians GM: AL Central the best division in baseball — from The Detroit Free Press’ John Lowe.
Turnstiles, O’s finances have spins of their own — from The Baltimore Sun’s Rick Maese. Registration Required
Quietly, our little secret is about to get out — from The South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s Dave Hyde.
‘A little shocked’ by trade, Conine catches up on his new team — from The Philadelphia Daily News’ Paul Hagen. Registration Required
Football team causes a mound of problems for starting pitchers — from The Providence Journal’s Steven Krasner.
Oddly, NFL avoids steroids microscope — from The Rocky Mountain News’ Dave Krieger.
‘Tampa 2′ is NFL’s worst-kept secret — from The Orlando Sentinel’s Alan Schmadtke.
Defense mechanism looking out of sync — from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein.
Tattoos and snakes on special teams: Raiders’ Cooper knows where his value is — from The San Francisco Chronicle’s Bruce Adams.
NCAA, NBA Could Team on Amateur Reform — from The Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell. Registration Required
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