There's only one place you'll find Frank Sinatra offering Thai takeout and the return of the Elephant Man. Manchester United may be the champion of England, but make the most noise for your hosts, Team Limey ...
SI.com: Reality checkupdated: Fri May 04 2007 13:34:00
Athens 2007, the final of the European Champions League, is a rematch of Istanbul 2005, with five-time winners Liverpool pitted against six-time champs AC Milan. Some may see it as a kick in the teeth for English football that there is not an all-English final, despite producing three out of the four semifinalists. Team Limey thinks it's a kick in the backside for the top two EPL sides, who lately have been sending out the message that they're untouchable.
I don't know what kind of bookies SI.com's Greg Lalas consorts with, but he called it: It's Liverpool vs. AC Milan, the Sequel, for the Champions League final.
With the wave of overseas billionaires acquiring England's greatest football clubs, a new era is beginning.
With the Champions League down to its final four, SI.com recently checked in with ESPN's Tommy Smyth, who broadcasts UEFA Champions League games for the network. The colorful Irish broadcaster calls more than 200 international soccer matches a year, and is never short of opinions.
SI.com: Culture clashupdated: Mon Apr 23 2007 16:18:00
The Premiership is one of the biggest leagues in the world on many counts, but not in terms of the number of Brazilian players plying their trade. According to the Brazilian FA's transfer documentation, even Canadian and Bahraini clubs have more Brazilians on their books than there are in England. There are currently only five in the Premiership, for instance.
SI.com: Down to the wireupdated: Fri Apr 20 2007 11:56:00
Where banter is a mantra, The Limey is back from across the Atlantic.
SI.com: Crossover starupdated: Tue Apr 03 2007 12:34:00
If any Manchester United team in recent years has what it takes to win the club's first major trophy since 2004, this year's edition is it.
At least there's one man in England brimming with optimism. After disappointing showings in Euro 2008 qualification games against Croatia and tiny Macedonia, the English national team is facing crucial games with Israel and Andorra.
SI.com: The All-England clubupdated: Fri Mar 09 2007 12:27:00
And the English Football Association rejoices. Three of the four Premier League teams in this week's Champions League action reached the final eight, and thanks to UEFA's random fumbling of their balls, none of them will face each other in the quarterfinals.
It's "blood on the dance floor" this week in the English Premier League. Well not quite, but "bruising in the karaoke bar" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Tens of thousands of people have joined some of the biggest names from the world of football to pay a final emotional tribute to George Best.
Tens of thousands of people joined big names from the world of soccer in Northern Ireland to pay a final emotional tribute to footballing icon George Best.
Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland soccer great George Best -- hailed as the world's first football superstar -- has died aged 59.
It's about time someone made a bid approach for Manchester United.
Ten people held a month ago as suspected terrorists mostly in Manchester, England, and then freed are demanding public apologies.
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