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AskMen.com
May 16, 2013 |
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David Beckham's MLS Team Since retiring from the sport, Beckham has been searching for the right place to land his MLS expansion team. According to some early reports, he's going to get a discounted rate of $25 million to start up the franchise in Miami. |
Sports Central
July 22, 2007
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Jordan vs. Beckham, the Debate Continues Beckham's exhibition debut (should it even happen) is both sports news and an ESPN promotional vehicle. Here's what readers have to say. |
AskMen.com
May 17, 2013
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David Beckham's Career Now that he no longer needs to waste time playing soccer, he can dedicate himself to his true vocation: global celebrity. |
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What's Next For Brand Beckham? If the 35-year-old player is fading, Beckham the brand is simply entering a new phase. |
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soccer betting What do we think about when high-budget sporting franchises come to mind? Baseball? Basketball? Hockey? Although all of these might be valid answers to the question, soccer should also be added to the list. |
Knowledge@Wharton
August 13, 2003 |
David Beckham and the Selling of European Football The transfer of Beckham from Manchester United to Real Madrid is part of a deliberate management strategy aimed at transforming football into a world-class marketing machine. The message is clear: "It is no longer enough to score goals," says one observer. "You also have to sell jerseys." |
CFO
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Going for the Gold Can a savvy finance strategy propel Women's Professional Soccer to post-Olympic glory? |
Sports Illustrated
April 16, 2002
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A Bad Break If you think the U.S. media hyperventilates over sports, consider the reaction in the U.K. last week to the news that English soccer captain David Beckham may miss the upcoming World Cup finals -- which begin on May 31 -- after breaking a bone in his left foot... |
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Turf Battle U.S. soccer fans are turning to homegrown hero Taylor Twellman, the New England Revolution's 28-year-old striker. |
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Least Profitable Sports Leagues Many pro sports leagues are running in the red. Here's a look at some of the least profitable pro sports leagues in recent years. |
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July 23, 2003
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Soccer's New Dream Team Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ronaldo, David Beckham. This quartet of footballers represents the most potent starting lineup to be assembled in any sport, at any time. When it soccer, this year's edition of Real Madrid is in a stratosphere of its own. |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2001
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The name game WUSA may lead American women to claim soccer as their sport... |
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Thierry Henry Won't Save Soccer In America Beyond the money, it's difficult to see why a player of Henry's stature would want to compete in a league that's seen by many outside of North America as a golden retirement home for European and South American pros. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2007
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Simon Kuper |
Sir Alex Ferguson "David, you're not going to start tonight. You'll be on the bench," Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson told David Beckham. It was April 23, 2003. |
Salon.com
May 24, 2002
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Soccer may be the world's sport, but it will never be America's Every four years soccer officials assure us that if the U.S. men's team makes a run for the World Cup, their sport will finally break through in America. Dream on. |
Sports Illustrated
June 17, 2002
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No vacancy U.S. has no room for soccer on its full sports plate. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
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A Breakout Year For Soccer? Investors seem to think MLS has a big future. You be the judge. |
Sports Central
January 20, 2007
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The Booze, Banter, and Betting Theory A sport's popularity, on a professional or college level, can be directly linked to its fans' ability to debate it, bet it, or use it as the entrance point for a few hours of total inebriation. |
Sports Central
July 16, 2009
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The Blight of David Beckham Kudos to Landon Donovan for not backing off his statements and for creating an environment where David Beckham is going to know he won't be let off the hook by his teammates. |
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David Beckham Hairstyles As the former England captain announces his retirement, we pay tribute to the many, many, brave, bold, occasionally ludicrous but always brilliant hair styles of David Beckham. |
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May 13, 2010
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Adidas' Big Money Defense Against Nike With Nike closing in, Adidas hopes sponsorships will preserve its lead. |
Salon.com
June 27, 2002
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If the U.S. won the World Cup An apocalyptic scenario involving Howard Cosell. |
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3 Big Questions (And Answers) For Soccer In 2011 Question One: Will Jose Mourinho leave Real Madrid if he fails to take the Spanish title from Barcelona? |
Sports Central
June 29, 2010
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Why I Don't Love Soccer Why has the beautiful game of soccer, something easy both to play and to understand, failed to make headway against baseball and basketball and American football? |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
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Ben Hooper: Scoring on Soccer's Rich History Ben Hooper left pro soccer and found his footing with retro-designed soccer T-shirts. |
Sports Central
June 5, 2014
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The Father of U.S. Soccer U.S. men's soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann raised some eyebrows in a New York Times profile today when he declared the World Cup unwinnable for the Americans in 2014. |
Sports Central
March 7, 2007
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World Cup 2018: U.S.-Bound? U.S. soccer fans seem destined to have the world's greatest sporting event on their doorstep sooner rather than later. |
Sports Central
October 1, 2007
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An American's Sports Odyssey Into Soccer Soccer becomes the highlight of a sports weekend. |
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April 2005
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Wide World of Sports A book review of How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization, by Franklin Foer: Soccer mirrors globalization and its discontents. |
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Brazil Soccer Soccer players once fled Brazil for a better life; now, they're returning to play for home teams. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
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Soccer meets economics Pele and Kissinger highlight seminar on sports and development |
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July 19, 2004
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Can Football Be Saved? In Europe, football is more popular than ever -- but the losses keep mounting. What can be done to fix the business? |
Sports Central
August 15, 2014
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Basketball Needs to Quit Acting Like Soccer Basketball is really the only inherently North American sport that can rival soccer from both an accessibility and a cultural standpoint. |
Fast Company
September 2015
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Can the NFL trounce FIFA to define "football" once and for all? The stateside popularity of American pigskin has always been as fierce as soccer's unshakeable foothold in Europe and Latin America. |
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Brands In Soccer A team's fans often exist locally; successful branding opens up worldwide markets. |
CFO
June 1, 2007
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Pitch Fever American investors spend it like Beckham -- and borrow heavily, too -- to buy UK soccer teams. The big lure: global branding. |
Sports Central
December 17, 2006
Greg Wyshynski |
MLS Grows Up Lamar Hunt's dream of America as a Soccer Nation is still unfolding. But his vision of Major League Soccer as a professional sports league has become a reality. |
Sports Illustrated
June 17, 2002
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Give soccer a chance If there were justice in the sports universe, the players from an amazing spring would momentarily step aside today. All would understand that what is taking place in the World Cup is just a little bit better than what they are doing or have done. |
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The Richest Teams In Professional Sports This article identifies the richest teams, and take a look at how much they earn, as well as the sources of those riches. |
BusinessWeek
April 3, 2006
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Adidas' World Cup Shutout U.S. fans of soccer's big event will see only Adidas ads on television. Nike's response: A MySpace-style site for soccer nuts. |
Sports Illustrated
July 18, 2001 |
Divided we stand There's a league for everyone these days. Declining TV ratings for individual sports are caused by an increase in choices. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
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Young Athletes, Big-League Pain Year-round play and dreams of going pro are side-lining kids with serious sports related injuries. |
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May 21, 2002
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Sports Central
December 14, 2006
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A European Soccer Primer A basic guide to European soccer for Americans. |
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July 1, 2010
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On Soccer, Instant Replay, and Culture Five quick thoughts on the World Cup, and the need for instant reply. |
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Simon Kuper |
Why Man U? Why are so many people are obsessed with Manchester United? |
AskMen.com
June 17, 2014 |
After Yesterday's Win, Is Soccer Back? Alexi Lalas Remembers Its Golden Age In America The summer of 1994 changed my life. I experienced the power of what a World Cup can do to an individual, and I milked it for all its worth. |
