Topic: Soccer

Footballers' Billionaires

Will soccer--henceforth to be referred to as football in this post--ever be a profitable business in America? A bevy of Colorado billionaires seem to think so. Last Friday, Wal-Mart developer turned sports mogul Stan Kroenke ...READ»

Spend it Like Beckham

When I learned that David Beckham was coming to Los Angeles to play soccer to the tune of $250 million, I figured we were about to witness a test-case in work-life balance gone amok. As much as I struggle with trying to keep my ...READ»

The Most Valuable Team

In 2005, Malcolm Glazer bought the Manchester United Football Club for $1.5 billion, creating enormous controversy. Glazer designed his takeover of Man U so as to make himself a majority shareholder (now 75%), ending the team's ...READ»

This Ball Has Brains

A tracking system based on geometric calculations.READ»

Sportzup.com - Live Sport Guide

The easy mobile way to find all upcoming sports events and tv-channels. Search for teams, leagues, sports or even an athlete. We are covering the biggest leagues and sports: Champions League, Premier League, Spanish La Liga/Primera ...READ»

What Makes Teams Work?

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Are These Consultants Really on the Level?

No, they're flat wrong! It may sound good on the surface, but a level playing field will always warp a good game.READ»

ESPN Scores With Broadband TV Network

Damon PhillipsVice President, ESPN360.com ESPN> Bristol, Connecticut Damon Phillips, 36, joined ESPN a year ago to run its on-demand broadband sports channel. Previously, he founded SportsTVinsider.com, which let users ...READ»

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No Small Beer

Fast Company is an ideas-driven magazine and every now and then readers report back on how those ideas are working in practice. In the spring of 2002, Liam Mulhall and his pals had called time on plans to quit the ailing Australian ...READ»

Many-to-Many Media Opportunities in Professional Sports

Virtual reality meet actual reality .... My 10-year old (that's him messing with me in the photo) loves soccer  (playing, watching, and reading about the game). He also loves soccer video games, including playing manager, ...READ»

Not Just for Kicks

Meeting I Never MissREAD»

Delphian School Boys Varsity Soccer goes to States!

Delphian School Boys' Varsity soccer team defeated Westside Christian 2-0 in a hard fought contest of the opening round of the Central Valley League Playoffs (go Dragons!). READ»

Outsourcing: What's Next? III

Previously, Shasha commented on the outsourcing of prayers and soldiering. This morning's New York Times takes a look at another instance: the outsourcing of summer camp counselors. Andy Newman considers the growing trend of ...READ»

Getting Religion

As I got to do some serious thinking about my multisensory branding hypothesis, I realized that the very best role model was religion. So as my travels around the world took me, I began visiting different regions where different ...READ»

Ten Million Bottles of Beer on the Wall

The New York Times reported today that Wal-Mart’s British business, Asda, avoided a work stoppage on what promises to be one of its busiest shopping weekends by bowing to the union. What prompted the world’s biggest retailer to ...READ»

There is a new Liverpool WAG on the block

Just when Alex Curran thought she was top WAG at Liverpool FC again next rival Claudine Keane's departure, another footballer's husband has motivated into her territory.New Liverpool signing Alberto Aquilani and his stunning fiancée ...READ»

Adidas Claims World Cup Victory

With eight teams still in contention for the World Cup, adidas has claimed sponsorship supremacy via a June 28th press release. Sponsor of quarterfinalists Argentina, France and Germany, adidas announced record sales of more than ...READ»