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Soccer’s Conundrum

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

Here’s soccer’s version of the old existential question, “if a tree falls in a forrest but no one hears it does it still make a noise?”
Champion League games are played by Europe’s best teams on a home and away basis. Because home field is a huge advantage away goals are doubled. This encourages the visiting […]

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Soccer Dollars Make No Sense

Thursday, February 17th, 2005

Deloitte, the accounting firm, just released a survey of the world’s richest soccer clubs.
Like a bikini what the report shows is interesting but it hides the essentials.
Revealed is that Man United, with annual reveues of some $300 million (170 pounds), is the world’s richest club. But to paraphrase Bush the Elder, this is voodoo accounting […]

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