Naomi Klein: "In moments of crisis, it is possible to speak hard truths with great force and clarity. But when the truth has gone silent, lies, boldly told, work almost as well."

Of course, she is talking about the Paulson Crisis rather than the ScudamoreWorld Crisis, but boldly told lies are boldly told lies, whatever their source. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Bocanegra lead his team Rennes to a 2-1 win in the UEFA Cup by scoring the winning goal. Of course he got a header from a free kick! See how all our Americans did in the Americans In Europe section.

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Even without their star player Guillermo Barros Schelotto the Columbus Crew steamrolled New York in the second half last night. Click to continue reading...

It's the end of the work week for most and as it winds down, Arsenal prepares for another match, this time away against Bolton. Never an easy place for us to play in, it'll be a tricky fixture no doubt. Before I get to a preview, there's a lot of chatter around these parts about Arsenal.

First up is the announcement that Stan Kroenke is joining the board at Arsenal.

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Arsenal have this morning announced that American billionaire Stan Kroenke has accepted an invitation to join the Gunners Board of Directors. Kroenke owns a reported 12.19 per cent stake in the club and it is thought that other club directors have finally decided to invite him onto the board at the Emirates to starve off a [. Click to continue reading...

Stan Kroenke, the American businessman who owns 12.4% of Arsenal has today been appointed to the board of the Premier League giants. He is officially now a non-executive director of the club after receiving an invitation from the board earlier this week.

"We are delighted to welcome Stan to the Board of Arsenal," said Peter Hill-Wood, Arsenal chairman, on the club's official website. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have welcomed American billionaire Stan Kroenke onto their board as a non-executive director as they attempt to stave off a potential takeover from Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov. Click to continue reading...

American tycoon Stan Kroenke has today announced that he has joined the Arsenal board. We put him head-to-head with David Dein-backed Alisher Usmanov to find out who has the best prospects as they vie for control of the club. The Arsenal fans have warmed to Stan Kroenke, at least relatively speaking. Click to continue reading...

Only one thing to talk about today, and that is with the confirmation that Stan Kroenke has now joined the Arsenal board, a quite remarkable turnaround from when Peter Hill-Wood claimed 'we don't need his sort'. That view has been softened not only to stave off the interest from Usmanov, but also because Kroenke does seem to [. Click to continue reading...

No this is not a new player, but the appointment of Stan Kroenke to the board of directors. For those of you who do not remember, this is the same Kroenke that David Dein wanted to be brought onto the Arsenal board with the option of investing further into the club.  This is the same man [...] Click to continue reading...

Arsenal will join forces with once foe Stan Kroenke as the American billionaire joins the club's board, according to The Times. Kroenke, who holds a 12.38 per cent stake in the club, will be brought on board as the club unite to try and heed off the takeover attempt of Alisher Usmanov, who is now Arsenal's [. Click to continue reading...

Media reports this morning claim Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood would struggle to resist a big-money take over from Middle East investors. Despite billionaire Stan Kroenke and Alisher Usmanov already holding significant share-holdings in the Gunners,who have always done their best in the past to resist foreign investment – Hill-Wood has revealed that any serious offer would [. Click to continue reading...

Stan Kroenke's possible takeover attempt on Arsenal a few years back has paid dividends for Kroenke's MLS side, Colorado Rapids. As part of the agreement when Kroenke bought into Arsenal, a partnership was developed with the MLS team which includes the development of a youth academy at DSG Park, the home of the Denver outfit, [. Click to continue reading...

I moved to Denver from Washington, DC when I was eleven. I left for school at 18 and have been slowly transitioning into a Seattleite ever since (something that I think is finally just about completed now that I have a full-time job, an apartment, and the ability to bitch about the heat when it gets past 85).

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This should've been wrapped up months ago, but finally Arsenal has allowed Stan Kroenke to invest and get involved in Arsenal. The board and supporters realize that this is no criminal, idiot, or oligarch and they better bring him in before someone far worse knocks on their door. Arsenal are reported to be in advanced talks [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger's team will not be the only thing at Arsenal getting an overhaul this summer. The Arsenal.com website will undergo a complete redesign as well as other significant changes. Liverpool-based digital media agency Rippleffect has won the four-year contract. The agency will be responsible for the complete redesign of Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

In the past few years, American owners have taken over Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Derby County. Now Stan Kroenke may be starting a new trend by being the first American businessman to invest in a Premier League club's website, Arsenal.com. The Colorado Rapids owner has purchased a 50% stake in Arsenal Broadband Limited for [. Click to continue reading...

Henk ten Cate - Ajax boss - looks poised to join Avram Grant at Stamford Bridge in the capacity of assistant coach. Grant has already said he wants to improve the backroom staff - bringing in one big domestic target and a foreign coach who already backs the style Chelsea likes to play. ten Cate [...] Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have overtaken both Chelsea and Manchester United to become the second richest football club in the world, behind only Real Madrid. The move to the Emirates stadium is said to be responsible for £190 million gunners turnover for the 2006/07 season. With the most expensive tickets in the Premiership, it is not too startling that Arsenal earn a massive £3. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood has claimed that "the major shareholders have no intention of selling and wouldn't welcome an offer." However, he has publicly stated that he is going to meet Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who has reportedly been contemplating an Arsenal takeover move. Usmanov, who recently bought David Dein's 14.58% share in Arsenal, seems to be interested in taking over Click to continue reading...

As you may know American Enos Stan Kroenke has been buying up shares of England's Arsenal football club. If Kroenke's going to buy Arsenal, he's going to find a way to do it before Alisher Usmanov (who? Just a Russian billionaire). Usmanov recently bought ex-Arsenal chairman David Dein's 14.5% share of the club. Click to continue reading...

David Dein, the former vice-chairman of Arsenal, today held a press conference in which he stated that he had sold his 14.58% stake in the club to Red and White. Red and White, jointly owned by Russian businessman Aliser Ushmanov and London-based investor Farhad Moshiri, purchased the shares for £75million, and instated Dein as its chairman. Dein has reported that there is no "current intention" Click to continue reading...

As mentioned a few days ago, the Colorado Rapids are winless in 10 games. Worse, they have only won 11 games out of their last 41 played in the MLS. Most disturbing is that their hasn't been a peep out of the Front Office about the coaching situation. No one has came out and said that Clavijo's job is on the line if he doesn't turn around the team soon (not that he deserves more time). Click to continue reading...