Our View From the Sidelines

Our relationship with most buyers goes far beyond product. People pick our brains about coaching soccer, team management, soccer products we don't sell and everything in-between. This is the view from the sidelines after standing and watching for oh, so long.

Mixed Emotions for US Soccer at the Olympic Games

World Soccer

What was supposed to be 3 wins in the US Women’s soccer group and an extremely tough battle in the US men’s soccer group has really had us thinking, “Yes, anything can happen at the Olympic Games.”

Women’s Soccer

The US Women’s soccer team was shocked in their first game against Norway where we saw just how far the rest of the world has come. The gap has closed on our past dominance in International play. Granted, the US team was without goal scoring machine A... ...

US Soccer, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Olympics

Posted by: JP on 10th August 2008 03:29:48 PM

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An Un-Olympic Spirit?

World Soccer

I'm disheartened that sports has come to a point where the business aspects over-ride conventional wisdom. I'm talking about owners trying to keep players from competing for their respective countries at the Olympics. In a flat world, players have come to play and work anywhere. I think their respective employers should release them to participate in the Olympics. If we don't have the "gentility" to world together on the Olympics, what do we have left?

The point is that Barca, a Spa... ...

Olympic Spirit, Olympic Soccer, Messi, Cuban, Barca

Posted by: Jerry Mac on 5th August 2008 03:28:55 PM

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Trading in Talent or Exploitation

World Soccer

I read an article today in the New York Times. Basically, there are companies forming to sign young players to contracts for the sole purpose of transferring these players out when they are old enough and have developed as valuable commodities. Thus, these companies make money through transfer fees

Transfer Fees, Professional Soccer

Posted by: Jerry Mac on 30th July 2008 03:16:47 PM

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