Soccer/Football-English Premier League 08/09
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The Tuggernaut
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!I think we can agree on something,you dont see diving too often,BUT players do fall much easier now than ever before,and thats not just South Americans,thats everyone.You can barely touch anyone anymore without them falling so easy.Euro 08 made me sick,what the hell happened to soccer?They have become a bunch of ladies out there,if they get barely touched and realise the ball is lost for them they fall,thats a fact.
Remember last year when Man UTD met Barcelona in Champions League?And Etoo was tackled by Ferdinand but still he decided to shake it off and try for the ball instead?All over the news you read "Europe`s most honest player?".
Thats how soccer is these days.
The referee`s standards today have sunk,players didnt fall easy like today,soccer has changed alot the later years.
The Tuggernaut
Super Freak
And, it's putting people off.
In Australia, our number one sport is the AFL.
A few years ago, before the world cup, people would say "ohh, soccer is gay, that game is for pussies blah blah blah".
Now, more people are liking it, but, people still think players are sissies because they fall over every 10 seconds.
It's hurting the our game.
I hear that often too now,and its kinda true,players do fall much easier than ever before.
But Soccer will always be the nr.1 sport for me,grew up with it and will die with it.
I never thought id say it,but Men "fake" falls much more than female soccer players actually DO FALL.Dont know how it is in england but at least over here in Norway.
The Tuggernaut
Super Freak
It will always be my no.1 sport too.
I was watching the FIFA Women's World Cup last year, and they do fall over less.
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Can't believe Liverpool draw with Stoke for the 2nd time. With Keane & Torres, why Rafa played Kuyt upfront. Sometimes i just to get him..Leiva should be sold long time ago.
I think Spanish league's standard this year have improved. Messi is just unbelievable...I think 2009 will be Messi's year..
I think Spanish league's standard this year have improved. Messi is just unbelievable...I think 2009 will be Messi's year..
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man u 1-0 chelsea half time, great game so far
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The Tuggernaut
Super Freak
Well, well...................... 'nuff said.
Red
Super Freak
Actually its football as in soccer if talking participation but true AFL do have the biggest crowds.
MAN U 3 CHELSEA 0
Going to be hard to stop now.
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This is bull^^^^ by the referee!Me personally would accept it,because the ball was at the corner mark and kicked out of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgtvDSwReI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgtvDSwReI
Red
Super Freak
It was the linesman that flagged it not realising that Rooney had actually taken the corner i guess but it should have been awarded as far as the rules go.
The Tuggernaut
Super Freak
Stupid linesman.
DarthTrafford
Super Freak
United won again on Wednesday going into 2nd place by beating Wigan Athletic 1-0 at Old Trafford!
Look what I found a Yahoo.com.
The most valuable teams in sports
By Tom Van Riper, Forbes.com
Jan 14, 2:54 pm EST
This may be hard to believe: In 2003, no pro sports team in the world was worth a billion dollars. By the end of 2008, there were 24, led by European soccer powerhouse Manchester United.
It begs the question: Is pro sports a bubble? That’s hard to say. But with the economy in peril, the days of skyrocketing growth appear to be over, at least for now.
“We’re in for some trying times for the next year or so,” says Larry Grimes, a Washington, D.C.-based mergers and acquisitions consultant who specializes in the sports industry. What he sees ahead is not so much the bursting of a bubble, which by definition would include a wave of selling at distressed prices, but a leveling off of franchise valuations to reflect the current reality. With prospective buyers having trouble lining up financing, many current owners will have little choice but to sit tight and ride out the storm.
The $1 billion-and-up club isn’t particularly broad based. By Forbes’ count, it consists of the New York Yankees, a handful of European soccer clubs and, well, most of the NFL. Spearheaded by the Washington Redskins, which became the first NFL team to break the billion dollar barrier in 2004, the league now boasts 19 of 30 clubs valued above the magic number. The Redskins have since been surpassed by the Dallas Cowboys, whose lucrative merchandising business and (starting next season) new stadium have pushed their value to $1.6 billion, second overall to Manchester United.
In Pictures: The most valuable teams in sports
Other NFL teams in the top 10 include the New England Patriots (three recent Super Bowl titles), the New York Jets and Giants (a shared new stadium on the way) and the Houston Texans (the league’s biggest stadium naming rights deal). Even the NFL’s least valuable franchise, the Minnesota Vikings, is knocking on the door of billionaire row at $839 million.
Fueled by ever-increasing television contracts and by a wave of new, revenue-producing stadiums, today’s NFL is collectively worth $33.3 billion, up from $11.6 billion a decade ago, while adding just two teams. Over the years, few activities have achieved the Americana status of watching pro football on Sunday afternoons, especially with results of office pools and fantasy leagues on the line. And the league has learned to milk the hobby for all it’s worth.
“Revenue is driven so much by television,” says Grimes, which is the biggest reason why an expected dip in attendance in 2009 will merely serve to flatten franchise values, not sink them.
Other than the Yankees, no baseball team has managed to crash the sports’ billionaire club. The most valuable NBA franchise, the New York Knicks, checks in at $613 million. In the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs lead the valuation standings at just over $400 million. But while businesses of the NHL, NBA and MLB don’t stack up to the NFL, the average team value has grown at a pace that doesn’t figure to be sustained much longer.
Major League Baseball’s 30 clubs are worth a collective $14.1 billion, up from $6.6 billion in 1999. Growth rates are similar in the NBA, to $11.4 billion from $5.3 billion, and in the television-challenged NHL, to $6.6 billion from $3.6 billion.
But with few banks lending and foreign investors showing little interest in U.S. sports teams, it may be awhile before the billion dollar club picks up its 25th member. The great American sports empire has peaked, at least until the next big economic rally.
The top five:
1. Manchester United: Slideshow
2. Dallas Cowboys: Slideshow
3. Washington Redskins: Slideshow
4. New England Patriots: Slideshow
5. New York Yankees: Slideshow
• See more team values
Here's the link.
https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-forbesbillionteams011409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
GLORY GLORY MANCHESTER UNITED!
:chew
Look what I found a Yahoo.com.
The most valuable teams in sports
By Tom Van Riper, Forbes.com
Jan 14, 2:54 pm EST
This may be hard to believe: In 2003, no pro sports team in the world was worth a billion dollars. By the end of 2008, there were 24, led by European soccer powerhouse Manchester United.
It begs the question: Is pro sports a bubble? That’s hard to say. But with the economy in peril, the days of skyrocketing growth appear to be over, at least for now.
“We’re in for some trying times for the next year or so,” says Larry Grimes, a Washington, D.C.-based mergers and acquisitions consultant who specializes in the sports industry. What he sees ahead is not so much the bursting of a bubble, which by definition would include a wave of selling at distressed prices, but a leveling off of franchise valuations to reflect the current reality. With prospective buyers having trouble lining up financing, many current owners will have little choice but to sit tight and ride out the storm.
The $1 billion-and-up club isn’t particularly broad based. By Forbes’ count, it consists of the New York Yankees, a handful of European soccer clubs and, well, most of the NFL. Spearheaded by the Washington Redskins, which became the first NFL team to break the billion dollar barrier in 2004, the league now boasts 19 of 30 clubs valued above the magic number. The Redskins have since been surpassed by the Dallas Cowboys, whose lucrative merchandising business and (starting next season) new stadium have pushed their value to $1.6 billion, second overall to Manchester United.
In Pictures: The most valuable teams in sports
Other NFL teams in the top 10 include the New England Patriots (three recent Super Bowl titles), the New York Jets and Giants (a shared new stadium on the way) and the Houston Texans (the league’s biggest stadium naming rights deal). Even the NFL’s least valuable franchise, the Minnesota Vikings, is knocking on the door of billionaire row at $839 million.
Fueled by ever-increasing television contracts and by a wave of new, revenue-producing stadiums, today’s NFL is collectively worth $33.3 billion, up from $11.6 billion a decade ago, while adding just two teams. Over the years, few activities have achieved the Americana status of watching pro football on Sunday afternoons, especially with results of office pools and fantasy leagues on the line. And the league has learned to milk the hobby for all it’s worth.
“Revenue is driven so much by television,” says Grimes, which is the biggest reason why an expected dip in attendance in 2009 will merely serve to flatten franchise values, not sink them.
Other than the Yankees, no baseball team has managed to crash the sports’ billionaire club. The most valuable NBA franchise, the New York Knicks, checks in at $613 million. In the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs lead the valuation standings at just over $400 million. But while businesses of the NHL, NBA and MLB don’t stack up to the NFL, the average team value has grown at a pace that doesn’t figure to be sustained much longer.
Major League Baseball’s 30 clubs are worth a collective $14.1 billion, up from $6.6 billion in 1999. Growth rates are similar in the NBA, to $11.4 billion from $5.3 billion, and in the television-challenged NHL, to $6.6 billion from $3.6 billion.
But with few banks lending and foreign investors showing little interest in U.S. sports teams, it may be awhile before the billion dollar club picks up its 25th member. The great American sports empire has peaked, at least until the next big economic rally.
The top five:
1. Manchester United: Slideshow
2. Dallas Cowboys: Slideshow
3. Washington Redskins: Slideshow
4. New England Patriots: Slideshow
5. New York Yankees: Slideshow
• See more team values
Here's the link.
https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-forbesbillionteams011409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
GLORY GLORY MANCHESTER UNITED!
:chew
The Tuggernaut
Super Freak
Just shows you that Man U is number 1 in EVERYTHING.
The Red Devils for life
The Red Devils for life
DarthTrafford
Super Freak
Just shows you that Man U is number 1 in EVERYTHING.
The Red Devils for life
Manchester United went top of the table on Saturday beating Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium 0-1 with a goal in the 90th minute by Berbatov!
:chew
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