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...Blatter is trying to sidestep such E.U. regulations by arguing that "you cannot compare a worker with a soccer player." William Gaillard, director of communications for UEFA, the sport's European governing arm, supports Blatter's sentiment but still doesn't think the proposal is realistic. "While philosophically we agree with FIFA, in practical terms we don't see how this can be implemented," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soccer Tackles Foreign Players | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...Europe, and with the growing dominance of nationally owned energy companies worldwide, the oil and gas industry is increasingly ruled by a handful of giants. Though StatoilHydro leads the world in offshore extraction, it's dwarfed by diversified behemoths like BP, ExxonMobil and Gazprom. How can a midsize niche player from Norway possibly thrive in this new hypercompetitive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Norway's Power Play | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

Morals of the story: 1. There was a very good player named Carl Morris. 2. There was some debate about my pre-growth-spurt kicking abilities. 3. There is a golden age of Harvard football and we are living...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: This is Golden Age of Football | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

Since a season-opening defeat in 2006, Yale has won 16 of its 17 games. The one loss came against Princeton in New Haven a year ago, when Player of the Year Jeff Terrell rallied the Tigers from a 14-point deficit. Don’t expect this Princeton squad to play spoiler...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: This is Golden Age of Football | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...need of a rebound,” to Chuck Klosterman for ESPN the Magazine declaring, “the NBA is always in trouble,” the pessimism is widespread. Many problems have plagued the league, but the most commonly cited is a so-called disconnect between players and fans, which has led to dislike. As Klosterman puts it, most basketball players are “likely the tallest, richest, blackest person in almost any room in America, a nexus of physical, financial, and racial minorities. You have almost nothing in common with [them].” Yahoo! Sports...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: I Am My Race? | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

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