By Richard Farley, on January 14th, 2010
Once Major League Soccer gets beyond its current labor problems, the league faces a series of marketing challenges that are currently holding back some of its oldest franchises. Red Bull New York, for example, continues to struggle penetrating a fractured New York market.
To talk about that and the other challenges facing Red Bull New [...]
By Richard Farley, on January 14th, 2010
Gabon’s historic victory over Cameroon has the Cup of Nations podcast team – Richard Farley and Kevin McCauley – wondering how much of the Gabonese effort will carry forward. On the Thursday edition of the SPA Cup of Nations pod, Gabon’s defensive master class is discussed, with particularly focus on whether their next [...]
By rfstaff, on January 12th, 2010
On the Tuesday edition of World Soccer Reader’s Inside the Six, I am joined by Jared Dubois, who talks to me able what he saw from Landon Donovan’s debut for Everton. That, plus my thoughts on the Cup of Nations, Manchester City, Roberto Mancini and Carlos Tevez.
[podcast]http://www.pointoneohradio.com/pods/its_20100112.mp3[/podcast]
By rfstaff, on January 12th, 2010
In the final installment of my African Cup of Nations Preview series, I take a look at the group of Cameroon, Gabon, Tunisia and Zambia – Group D – at World Soccer Digest:
Across the three sets of rankings we reference, Cameroon is the footballing team in Africa with the highest regard. They are ranked [...]
By Richard Farley, on January 11th, 2010
There is a new article about the African Cup of Nations at World Soccer Digest:
The second [...]
By rfstaff, on January 11th, 2010
Inside the Six’s 67th episode was a joint distribution with Set Piece Analysts. SPA’s daily Cup of Nations pod is the last half of this show which, along with the first half’s weekend wrap-up, features Kevin McCauley throughout.
We start talking Italy, move the England then back to Spain before concentrating on the African continent’s [...]