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Nobody can accuse Mike Petke of being a stoic man.
Throughout the season, Petke has delivered some memorable press conferences that have demonstrated every emotion between absolute petulance and pure exuberance.
Last Sunday, Petke was positively buoyant as he addressed reporters about his franchise’s first [...]
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As far as sporting events go, there are only a few that can measure up to a clasico.
All the necessary ingredients are there.
First, there’s the regional rivalry that not only transcends sports and politics, but also cuts through issues of cultural identity. Catalonia [...]
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The hopeful axiom is one that has become quite popular among Sporting Lisbon fans. After enduring the worst season in its history, the Lisbon Lions are about to embark on a new season that will serve, if nothing else, to restore some dignity.
Anguish is [...]
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The summer transfer market is referred to as the “silly season” for a number of reasons. But the current Gareth Bale saga may forever transform the moniker to the “stupid season”.
The sheer absurdity of the figures being reported concerning the Welshman’s potential transfer to [...]
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It was never going to be a holy matrimony; thus, news that Juninho Pernambucano and the New York Red Bulls agreed to part ways shouldn’t leave anyone in a stupor.
Of course, Juninho will take much of the flack. Even in his late thirties, a player [...]
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It’s Sunday, and I find myself striking that “dangerous” balance between business and pleasure as I discuss the merits of tattoos with Dax McCarty at a rooftop barbeque in Brooklyn.
McCarty, who is sporting the hipster look that he’s accustomed his Instagram followers to, finds [...]
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After years of planning, and months of growing speculation, the MLS announced that Manchester City and the New York Yankees have partnered up in order to establish the league’s newest expansion team in New York City.
The move has been received with a mixture of [...]
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The combination of Jose Mourinho and a microphone has always had a Pavlovian effect on journalists.
His press conferences and interviews have provoked ink to spill, newspapers to sell, and given reporters and pundits alike, something to opine about in moments of lesser inspiration.
Simply [...]
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In late March, after the Red Bulls had just recorded their first win of the season by beating the Philadelphia Union, Tim Cahill sauntered into the Red Bulls locker room. Realizing that he was only player in the room, the Australian bemusedly looked over at [...]
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“Sometimes you just have to get over the pain barrier.”
That’s how Thierry Henry summed up his crucial return from injury.
A fitting remark, considering the Frenchman’s 80th minute goal had just guaranteed a first win for the New York Red Bulls, in a season that [...]
