All Posts Tagged With: "Soccer"

July 2 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Oddly we talk at length about soccer this week and we even have a caller wanting to discuss WWE.   You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.
This week’s [...]

Philadelphia Union already needs a makeover

We’re nine months from first kick and I’ve already got a complaint about the new Philadelphia MLS team.  Philadelphia Union?  Hell, even a simple FC Philadelphia sounds better.  I’d also settle for Philadelphia Athletics or Philadelphia 1776.  Unfortunately, the massholes already took Revolution but surely there’s a better name than Union.  When I watch [...]

June 11 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Lots of hating on the Lakers and some soccer talk. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.
This week’s topics include:

Amway blows / reasons to root against the [...]

Middlesbrough’s Relegation Battle on Verge of Failure

It’s been more than half a year since Middlesbrough went to Anfield and almost secured the biggest shocker of the season. Sure, it was only the second match of the campaign, but Boro never wins the crucial match.
Manager Gareth Southgate predicted a trip to Europe before the season. After an opening victory at the Riverside [...]

Beckham and the MLS: success or failure

Taking an in-depth look at the David Beckham and MLS partnership. Has this situation accomplished what it set out to do?

Beckham Experiment will fail

Soccer superstar David “Bend It Like” Beckham won’t revive soccer in the United States.

Something Old And Something New

by Trevor Freeman

Two men.  One a giant in his sport and the other a literal giant had news that seemed to fly under sport’s radar last week.  It is surprising considering the two names involved.  However their news has the potential to impact the sports scene in 2008.  For David Beckham being asked to rejoin [...]

A Sports Medley…..

by Trevor Freeman

Ever since March Madness ended, we as a sports nation have been in a funk. It was a long couple of weeks, but we are snapping out of it in a big way with the NFL Draft on the horizon and the NBA playoffs heating up. Baseball is in full swing. I know [...]

English Premier League 2006-07

It is time for a football preview! Ok, so the American version doesn’t come for another 2 weeks or so, but this is the European version. As I vowed after the World Cup, my columns will continue to cover soccer. This is the first article covering the English Premier League.

World Cup Fan of the Week

It’s summertime.  I’m American.  Baseball is my nation’s pastime, gearing up for the 77th installment of its midsummer classic and my hometown heroes, the Chicago White Sox, appear fit to defend their title.

But soccer is the world’s game.  And I’m finally beginning to understand why.

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