What? Paul DePodesta works in the front office of the San Diego Padres baseball team. So? Well he's a very bright and interesting man, writes a blog about his experiences at San Diego too. I liked this little nugget: Very simply, confirmation bias describes the act of accepting only those facts that buttress a [. Click to continue reading...

Who was the first man to score a goal in the history of international football? The answer to every quizmaster's favourite fantasy - a question shrouded in the mists of obscurity - is far more than a gold plated nugget of football trivia. Identifying who this long-forgotten individual is reveals much about the social context of organised football in its earliest years. Click to continue reading...

Just wanted to pass along a little nugget that a few of you had been asking me about. We all know that expansion side Seattle Sounder FC have signed keeper Kasey Keller for next year when they come into the league. But the question came up about what it would mean for their allocation. Well, turns [. Click to continue reading...

Conceding five goals is rough, real rough. Whiffing on the ball that winds up as the sitter for the third is downright brutal, particularly when the game was televised for our enjoyment. But it's the death knell when you've dropped this little nugget to the press just days earlier: "Concerning the role of the keeper, I [. Click to continue reading...

Buried in this article from the Philadelphia Daily News about the options for the KiXX given the impending implosion of the Spectrum next year is an interesting nugget about the possible direction the new MISL* is leaning: "(Kixx owner Jeff)Rotwitt also said the league reformation is flowing smoothly and new cities are looking to join. Click to continue reading...

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Time does fly. With soccer a year-round endeavor it is easy to let the years slip by and not even realize how much time has passed since some memorable moments that don't really seem that far away.

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Following France's 0-0 draw against Romania to start Euro 2008, our man at Reuters, Patrick Vignal, brings us some quotes from France defender William Gallas, including the nearly contradictory claims that he thinks France "played with the handbrake on" and that "it's impossible to understand" why the French fans would Click to continue reading...

The Finance Committee in Kansas City has passed the Three Trails TIF plan yesterday unanimously, putting to the city council for it to be passed. Along with that good news for Wizards fans was this nugget: But a late amendment that would give the city the opportunity to remain engaged with the financing of the project while [. Click to continue reading...

This is what I love about the off-season in any league really. The crazy rumors of players from abroad coming over and players from here going over there. I ran across this little nugget today about Mexican striker Jared Borgetti coming to play in the MLS after turning down offers from teams in Russia and [. Click to continue reading...