Monday, August 25, 2008
Major League Soccer - Then & Now
...yer draft and spring training. As attendance continued to grow, ESPN began televising soccer news and popularity soared across the nation. During this year, more soccer news reports and members of the media began covering MLS events. Supporters turned out in large fashion to catch a glimpse of their favorite teams and players.
In 1998, Major League Soccer underwent its first expansion season, which meant big changes for the League. With the addition of two teams, which brought the club count from its original 10 to the 12, soccer news introduced the latest League members as Chicago and miami. Both teams proved powerful during their first year as they advanced to the playoffs. The following year, in 1999, columbus Crew stadium officially opened as th...more
FIFA World Cup 2006 England Glory - 1966 / 2006
...It surely has a nice ring to it and would be a dream come true for the plethora of England fans who have never yet witnessed the creator of the beautiful game bring home the goods.
Although England have a pretty favourable group, with Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, and the dreaded Sweden; they will come through the group stages to the finals and then, with a bit of luck, stomp all over the opposition with verve and tenacity; if Wayne Rooney keeps his head that is.
As well as being a serious contender for the coveted Golden Boot Award, if England do indeed progress, Wayne Roon...more
Championship Betting Review
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Wolves also remain in the play-off hunt after a narrow 1-0 win against Ipswich. Castro Sito felled Jeremie Aliadiere in the box 16 minutes from time and Kenny Miller dispatched the penalty for 11/10 Wolves.
Millwall striker Ben May struck an 89th minute equaliser to earn his side a crucial point against Crystal Palace. Ben Watson looked set to give the Eagles a routine win at 11/10 with his goal after 67 minutes only for May to snatch the relegation strugglers a point at the death.more
Goal Setting: Pops Proves Its Never Too Late
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Pops first set the goal in high school, but when he graduated he thought he wasnt mature enough to pursue it so he enlisted in the U.S. army.
He dreamed about it as a member of the 82nd Airborne as he became an army Ranger. Later, in the first Gulf war, he thought about his goal again, as he also did during his service in the Kosovo conflict. For 20 years, through his army career, a war, marriage and six children, Pops kept the dream and the goal alive.
Never mind that he was considered far too old to pursue his dream, Pops just couldnt let go.
When he retired from the army at 39, he decided it was finally time to do something about the goal hed set so many years before. He moved his family to Columbia, South Carolina and e...more
