Why Premier League’s Game 39 is Good for America

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Why Premier League’s Game 39 is Good for America
Unprofessional Foul found this 2/13/2008 on www.epltalk.com [flag]
It’s been a trying week for Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. After unveiling the Game 39 proposal last week, the plan has today been rejected by the Asian Football Confederation and has received a lukewarm response from the U.S. Soccer Federation. With the Asian Football Confederation rejecting the proposal, that one decision could be enough to kill the proposal. Why? ... [link]

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Premier League Will *Not* Be Welcomed as Liberators
Published 2/13/2008 by badly drawn boykins at Unprofessional Foul
... You see, the problem in America isn't turning sports fans into soccer fans. No, the challenge now is turning Eurosnobs (and to a similar extent, Mexisnobs) into Major League Soccer fans. The doubleheaders that EPLtalk envisages will only reinforce the league's second fiddle status. Sure, there is a way to use the European leagues to sell the game and the domestic league, but Game 39 is pure football imperialism. ...

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