Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic made news in March after his transition from British Premiere League team Manchester United to the LA Galaxy, an American MLS team. The transfer was rumored for weeks beforehand but finalized March 23. According to ESPN, this transfer is the result of a torn ACL…
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The perspective of popular athletes by fans is skewed and unhealthy
It is an understatement to say that professional athletes are over-glorified nowadays. Football, baseball, soccer, basketball, all of these sports and many others put their players on pedestals where they’re considered untouchable gods. We, mere mortals, need to bow down to their amazing skills. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not…
Read MoreIs it time to redefine “American” sports leagues?
The United States is a country of immigrants, and it’s a pattern well-represented in our sports leagues: many baseball players are Latin American, many football players are from the Pacific or Africa, many soccer players are from Europe. The pattern has continued recently as we have seen an influx of basketball players from…
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Sporting KC v Portland Timbers: Playoff Review
Entertaining and Sports Programming Network Football Club (ESPN FC) pundits hailed the nail-biting playoff between the Kansas City Sporting and the Portland Timbers as being the best Major League Soccer (MLS) playoff penalty shootout in the history of the MLS competition. Although Sporting Kansas City lost in the end, the game itself…
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Timeout with Evan Lott: the rich are ruining professional soccer
Frank Lampard celebrating a goal he scored. Photo courtesy of football365.com. http://www.football365.com/transfer-centre/7550575/VILLAS-BOAS-FRANK-ABOUT-LAMPARD Wealthy people are ruining soccer. It started in Europe and specifically in the English Premier League (EPL), but its trickle down effects can be seen in Major League Soccer in the United States. An expansion club in the MLS this year…
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