Monthly Archives: March 2007

Even if David Beckham isn’t really going to be making $250 million from his move the L.A. Galaxy this summer, his guaranteed $27.5 million base salary over five years is light years away from what most players in the league make. Foreigners may view the U.S. as the land of overpaid sports star, but that […]

Amidst a smorgasbord of other mouth-watering options in the Champions League second round, Lyon-Roma could be considered something of a forgotten series. However, American viewers, at least those who subscribe to Setanta Sports USA (5 pm ET) or ESPN Deportes (midnight ET), will get the opportunity to watch on delay later on Tuesday what could […]

If, like some neutrals, you’ve stopped watching Serie A because Inter Milan is walking away with it, you’d be remiss in failing to notice the current form of one of the world’s best strikers, writes the Guardian’s James Richardson. No, he’s not talking about Roma’s Francesco Totti (although penalty kicks aside, he’s having a fantastic […]

Sweet music to soccer fan ears, perhaps: New York-based SCP Worldwide, whose principal investors include former Madison Square Garden and CSTV executives Dave Checketts and Chris Bevilacqua, is said to be buying a majority stake in GolTV, the U.S. purveyor of Spain’s La Liga as well as games from Italy’s Serie A and the German […]

American hype-machine Freddy Adu is in Madrid with Real Salt Lake preparing for a friendly against a Real Madrid reserve team combining players from both Real Madrid C and Castilla. RealMadrid.com took the opportunity to interview the 17-year-old Adu. Freddy said he “couldn’t be happier” with his move to RSL, adding for the first time […]

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea must have earmarked Saturday’s clash between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield as a day when they could count on clawing back at least two points in their title chase with league leader Manchester United. After all, Anfield has been an absolute fortress for Liverpool this season: 11 wins and three […]

Wherever they are in the world, MLS clubs are forced to fight harder than most for respect from foreign countries. In soccer, respect comes down to results. So when D.C. United travels to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and disposes of Olimpia, the domestic league champion, 4-1, the rest of CONCACAF, anyway, should take notice. After that comprehensive […]

“Sueno MLS,” the televised, open tryout for a trial with the Chivas USA U-19 team, is rapidly coming to a conclusion, with just 24 players remaining. The Long Press-Telegram profiles a few of the local boys who remain in the running. Among them is 16-year old Andrew Robles, a boy from a rough neighborhood in […]

In case you haven’t heard, or haven’t been around the sports industry for the last 20 years, the business of selling sponsorships has become a huge growth segment for major sports teams and their stadium owners. Just look at the recent $20 million a-year deal Citibank inked with the New York Mets, or the massive […]

For FC Sevilla coach Juande Ramos, a week that flirted personal tragedy was instead capped with triumph, as his team battled back to defeat Barcelona, 2-1, Saturday in thrilling, if unlikely circumstances. On Wednesday, it was unknown whether Ramos would be able to attend the match, as the Sevilla coach was rushed to the hospital […]