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FREE KICK: So what's been going on since we last got together? Whether it's the masterpiece theatre presented by the Barclays Premier League or the grand stage of the international game, soccer has pro...

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FREE KICK: So what's been going on since we last got together? Whether it's the masterpiece theatre presented by the Barclays Premier League or the grand stage of the international game, soccer has pro...

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]]> 0 Here's The Pitch: Kicking off the 2013-14 Calendar FREE KICK: I liken this blog to a car, and a shiny, new 2013-’14 model is just about ready to roll out of the showroom floor and hit the road. But first, let’s take a test drive and kick the tires concerning some of the issues that caught my attention the past two-and-a-half months of the BPL offseason.

MANAGERIAL MERRY-GO-ROUND: The typical summer breeze was more like a windstorm these past three months within the Barclay’s Premi...

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]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:37:30 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/08/13/heres_the_pitch:_kicking_off_the_2013-14_calendar http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/08/13/heres_the_pitch:_kicking_off_the_2013-14_calendar FREE KICK: I liken this blog to a car, and a shiny, new 2013-’14 model is just about ready to roll out of the showroom floor and hit the road. But first, let’s take a test drive and kick the tires concerning some of the issues that caught my attention the past two-and-a-half months of the BPL offseason.

MANAGERIAL MERRY-GO-ROUND: The typical summer breeze was more like a windstorm these past three months within the Barclay’s Premi...

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]]> 0 Here's The Pitch: The 2012-13 season's final act FREE KICK: If recent Super Bowls were a jab, last season's BPL finale was an uppercut, as Manchester City scored a pair of injury time goals in defeating Queens Park Rangers to swipe the crown from hated Manchester United. A bowling ball would’ve fit into the mouths of soccer fans during those final frantic minutes at Etihad Stadium, and City’s margin of victory in claiming their first title since 1968 was goal differential the size of a fingernail.  

It was...

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:30 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/05/20/heres_the_pitch:_the_2012-13_seasons_final_act http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/05/20/heres_the_pitch:_the_2012-13_seasons_final_act FREE KICK: If recent Super Bowls were a jab, last season's BPL finale was an uppercut, as Manchester City scored a pair of injury time goals in defeating Queens Park Rangers to swipe the crown from hated Manchester United. A bowling ball would’ve fit into the mouths of soccer fans during those final frantic minutes at Etihad Stadium, and City’s margin of victory in claiming their first title since 1968 was goal differential the size of a fingernail.  

It was...

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]]> 0 Here's The Pitch FREE KICK: F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that "Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice." With 38 continental trophies in his 26-year tenure, Sir Alex Ferguson has firmly established Manchester United as the New York Yankees of British football. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe Dimaggio ultimately exited the stage, and at age 71, the most decorated manager the sport has ever seen has taken his final bow. His departure leaves as many questions as there are answers, but those r...
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]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 23:20:33 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/05/13/heres_the_pitch http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/05/13/heres_the_pitch FREE KICK: F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that "Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice." With 38 continental trophies in his 26-year tenure, Sir Alex Ferguson has firmly established Manchester United as the New York Yankees of British football. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe Dimaggio ultimately exited the stage, and at age 71, the most decorated manager the sport has ever seen has taken his final bow. His departure leaves as many questions as there are answers, but those r...
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]]> 0 Here's The Pitch: May 6, 2013 FREE KICK: This season’s Barclay’s Premier League standings are much like an ocean, in that danger and intrigue can be found near the bottom instead of at the top. Three teams face the Premiership firing line, with Reading and Queens Park Rangers already blindfolded and dangling a cigarette from their lower lip; currently, Wigan is the third team set to be demoted, but Sunderland, Newcastle, and Aston Villa entered the weekend just five points above sea level. For those ...
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]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 16:52:50 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/05/06/heres_the_pitch:_may_6,_2013 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/05/06/heres_the_pitch:_may_6,_2013 FREE KICK: This season’s Barclay’s Premier League standings are much like an ocean, in that danger and intrigue can be found near the bottom instead of at the top. Three teams face the Premiership firing line, with Reading and Queens Park Rangers already blindfolded and dangling a cigarette from their lower lip; currently, Wigan is the third team set to be demoted, but Sunderland, Newcastle, and Aston Villa entered the weekend just five points above sea level. For those ...
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]]> 0 Here's the Pitch FREE KICK - It was the story that sports journalists around the world sank their teeth into. Luis Suarez treated Branislav Ivanovic's elbow as if it were a well-done steak. Immediately following the incident Suarez apologized. The outrage decreased to a murmur and the story seem...
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]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:56:51 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/29/heres_the_pitch http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/29/heres_the_pitch FREE KICK - It was the story that sports journalists around the world sank their teeth into. Luis Suarez treated Branislav Ivanovic's elbow as if it were a well-done steak. Immediately following the incident Suarez apologized. The outrage decreased to a murmur and the story seem...
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]]> 0 Here's the Pitch FREE KICK - Rafa Benitez is Public Enemy No. 1 to Chelsea supporters, while fans of Liverpool treat the Spaniard as if he's the fifth Beatle. History adds a shine to Rafa's Liverpool resume; a Champions League crown in 2005 despite falling behind 3-nil at halftime of the champio...
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]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:17 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/22/heres_the_pitch http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/22/heres_the_pitch FREE KICK - Rafa Benitez is Public Enemy No. 1 to Chelsea supporters, while fans of Liverpool treat the Spaniard as if he's the fifth Beatle. History adds a shine to Rafa's Liverpool resume; a Champions League crown in 2005 despite falling behind 3-nil at halftime of the champio...
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]]> 0 Here's the Pitch FREE KICK - Last week in this space I wrote about Sunderland’s new manager Paolo Di Canio, and his checkered past. His troops were solid in a 2-1 loss to Chelsea back on April 7; however this past weekend the temperature was raised by more than a few deg...
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]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:10:58 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/16/heres_the_pitch http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/16/heres_the_pitch FREE KICK - Last week in this space I wrote about Sunderland’s new manager Paolo Di Canio, and his checkered past. His troops were solid in a 2-1 loss to Chelsea back on April 7; however this past weekend the temperature was raised by more than a few deg...
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]]> 0 Here's the Pitch FREE KICK - In a last-gasp attempt to save their BPL membership card, Sunderland named Paolo Di Canio as its new manager. Di Canio’s background makes Chris Brown seem like a boy scout. He once pushed a referee to the ground after being dismissed with a red card, feuded wit...
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]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:33:56 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/09/heres_the_pitch http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/09/heres_the_pitch FREE KICK - In a last-gasp attempt to save their BPL membership card, Sunderland named Paolo Di Canio as its new manager. Di Canio’s background makes Chris Brown seem like a boy scout. He once pushed a referee to the ground after being dismissed with a red card, feuded wit...
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]]> 0 Here's the Pitch FREE KICK - International duty called across the soccer universe last week interrupting the thundering locomotive known as Manchester United. Their cushion over runner-up Manchester City is more sofa than pin.  Sir Alex Ferguson has proven to be more like a conductor than a...
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]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:39:10 -0500 http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/01/heres_the_pitch http://www.myyesnetwork.com/yes31341/blog/2013/04/01/heres_the_pitch FREE KICK - International duty called across the soccer universe last week interrupting the thundering locomotive known as Manchester United. Their cushion over runner-up Manchester City is more sofa than pin.  Sir Alex Ferguson has proven to be more like a conductor than a...
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