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LET OUT THE SLACK EDITION There’s so much soccer going on right now that I don’t know where to turn where to look where to work. The largest project in the history of this little blog is almost finished and will help usher in my favorite month of the year. The last two weeks in an un-August-like Manhattan have already begun to hint at the change. On top of what has been the busiest ...

the beijing olympics offers a learning lesson for american soccer In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, China came home with 59 medals (28 gold), good enough for 3rd place in the medal count behind Russia and the United States, the latter of which had 91 (36 gold) and dominated the games as has become the summer ritual every four years. In 2000, the Chinese took home exactly ...

Looking at Giants Stadium at less than even half capacity, well, just the idea that it can sell-out is a grand testament to American sports and marketing. Of course the 80,000-seat venue is but a drop in the tri-state population bucket and it routinely fills up. Just not for soccer. “I thought there would be more people here,” the usher said in my favorite mezzanine section, the ...