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...have, over the years, constructed a theory that linked Arsenal and Barcelona in an alliance of virtue. Like the cartoon superheroes that reside together in the Hall of Justice, Arsenal and Barcelona had, in my mind, joined to battle the game's bad guys--namely, Chelsea and Real Madrid, the Yankees of European football...
...have, over the years, constructed a theory that linked Arsenal and Barcelona in an alliance of virtue. Like the cartoon superheroes that reside together in the Hall of Justice, Arsenal and Barça had, in my mind, joined to battle the game's bad guys - namely, Chelsea and Real Madrid. My teams share the same essential strengths. In recent years, they eschewed cynical formations that emphasized boring defensive security over the pleasures of relentless attack. Both exuded an irresistible cosmopolitanism. Or rather, Barcelona, founded by a Swiss man, had always exuded cosmopolitanism, and Arsenal learned to do so under...
...Puma? "I came up with the concept of the extra sports contract"--getting players to wear Airness in their private life, once their on-field obligations were over." French-African roots were key to signing stars like Didier Drogba, an Ivorian who plays for the top English team, Chelsea. Those ties also allowed Koné to go to the next level, signing Airness as the official uniform supplier for several French pro clubs and half a dozen national squads in Africa. Next season London club Fulham will join that stable, with a bonus for Airness: club owner Mohammed al Fayed will...
...doing a great job for them," says Gazidis of the Mexican program. It's sort of like running the Yankees and the Red Sox at the same time. SUM also runs tournaments featuring South American teams and brings in famous foreign teams such as Real Madrid and Chelsea, some of sport's global brand names. The logic is that the higher the profile that soccer has in general, the greater the MLS benefits...
...soccer's profile continues to rise. Perhaps more than the bigger sports leagues, MLS has also been helped by the digital age. Today an American who is a fan of the Columbus Crew as well as England's champion, Chelsea, can watch both teams on any of three soccer-only channels plus ESPN/ABC or catch highlights on any of a dozen websites. The global exposure has whetted the U.S. appetite. Demographically, migration from Mexico and other Hispanic countries gives soccer (and baseball) a boost...