Soccer, football, footie from an American perspective by kaidez

Soccer, football, footie from an American perspective by kaidez http://kaidez.com An American Educates Himself About Non-American Football (We Yanks Call It Soccer) And Blogs About It Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:26:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great Real Madrid Post In The NY Times Mostly discusses how the club is doing under new/old president Florentino Pérez...the authors are spot-on by calling him "the George Steinbrenner of international soccer."

This is actually a really good Reader's Digest version on the history of Real Madrid whom, I'm proud to say, are destined for some sort of greatness this year.]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/07/05/great-real-madrid-post-in-the-ny-times/ Chelsea FC is Now On Twitter http://kaidez.com/2009/04/06/chelsea-fc-is-now-on-twitter/ Why I Haven’t Blogged In A While http://kaidez.com/2009/04/02/why-i-havent-blogged-in-a-while/ Why I Love Jose Mourinho

The look on his face says it all. The London Sun has the whole story and a video.]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/04/02/why-i-love-jose-mourinho/ I Got My Tickets For Chelsea – AC Milan!!!!!!!!

Haven't blogged in a while but as you can see, I have good news to share]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/04/01/i-got-my-tickets-for-chelsea-ac-milan/ Maddox Jolie Likes Liverpool

Courtesy Splash News

Gonna get back to blogging in a little while with an explanation of why I took a break. But for now...

Maddox rides with the Merseyside Kings and apparently, he's been a fan for a while now.

Courtesy of the Kickette ladies.]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/27/maddox-jolie-likes-liverpool/ How World Football Federation’s Are Broken Down An excellent article courtesy of Martin Banks at Soccer Lens. Retaining the knowledge spewing from this article is an absolute must if you want to understand how the game works.

It is brilliant posts like these are why I continually read Soccer Lens, a Coolsite.]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/10/how-world-football-federations-are-broken-down/ Some Football Clubs May Go Bankrupt Good article that mentions Bayern Munich (whom it seems will be OK) and Chelsea (whom may not be okay). The lower leagues, not surprisingly, have taken the biggest financial hit and are the most ripe for bankruptcy.

Again, I'm of the belief that Chelsea will be okay. The club owes money to Roman Abramovich, not banks. Big difference.

Courtesy euFootball.biz.]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/10/some-football-clubs-may-go-bankrupt/ FIFA Releases African Football Retrospective Online…THIS IS BIG
FIFA - 50 Years OF African Football

In case you want to know what I'm doing this weekend]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/06/fifa-releases-african-football-retrospective-onlinethis-is-big/ My 100th Post…What I’ve Learned There were a few moments there when I thought I'd get bored with everything related to both this sport and this blog. But I couldn't have been more wrong as it turns out and am proud to write this, my 100th post. Time to reflect on what knowledge I gained on the way here as well as discuss how I'll blog in the future]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/06/my-100th-postwhat-ive-learned/ Dutch Coach: My Main Madrid Players Need More Madrid Playing Time He's talking about Huntelaar and Rafael van der Vaart. He needs to be worried about Real Madrid as a whole]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/06/dutch-coach-my-main-madrid-players-need-more-madrid-playing-time/ The New Chelsea Kit (maybe)
Chelsea Kits

Kinda Buck Rogers-ish. Personally, I'm happy with both my 07/08 Drogba jersey and my old school Umbro one with the Emirates logo.

Courtesy Carefree Chris via CFCnet ]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/05/the-new-chelsea-kit-maybe/ Michel Platini Weighs In On The Beckham Crap The football legend, UEFA boss and leading footie control freak puts his two cents in. And he's right]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/05/michel-platini-weighs-in-on-the-beckham-crap/ REALLY Good Post On The Beckham/MLS Fiasco This is good]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/05/really-good-post-on-the-beckhammls-fiasco/ An Open Letter Apology To Nicolas Anelka

I've hinted that Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka is a horrible player. He's the current leading scorer in the English Premier League. Since I publicly dissed him, I now need to publicly make amends]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/05/an-open-letter-apology-to-nicolas-anelka/ Barca Getting Rid of Henry?!?!?! And the "Dumba** Of The Day" Award goes to...]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/04/barca-getting-rid-of-henry/ A Good Fan Post On Chelsea’s Problems And unsurprisingly, most of the blame gets placed on the owner]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/04/a-good-fan-post-on-chelseas-problems/ Kobe Bryant Is A Barcelona Man Don't be surprised by this]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/03/kobe-bryant-is-a-barcelona-man/ A Follow-Up To My Transfer Window Post FIFA and some Premier League bigwigs have now weighed in, including Sir Alex Ferguson]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/03/a-follow-up-to-my-transfer-window-post/ Could Obama Help Bring The World Cup To The States?
Sure he could. Does he have the time? Nope. Should he do it anyway? Maybe.]]> http://kaidez.com/2009/02/03/could-obama-help-bring-the-world-cup-to-the-states/