For the first time in its illustrious 165 year history, the America's Cup competition with be held in fresh water. In just 11 days, the premier sailboat racing event comes to Chicago and Lake Michigan. It will be based at Navy Pier, a venue that itself turns 100 this year. Of course, it's still not nearly as old as the America's Cup, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug," … [Read more...] about America’s Cup: Rich History Impacts Future Direction (Photos)
Archives for May 2016
John Terry Believes Former Boss Jose Mourinho Will Succeed at MUFC
Long serving Chelsea captain John Terry won a Premier League title at Stamford Bridge under Manager Jose Mourinho in 2014-15. Although their title defending season was atrocious on numerous levels, resulting in Mourinho getting sacked in December, Terry has no doubt that The Special One can duplicate his success, which he's accomplished in a few different countries with … [Read more...] about John Terry Believes Former Boss Jose Mourinho Will Succeed at MUFC
Manchester United Announce Marcus Rashford Extension
It was reported back in April that Marcus Rashford was attracting interest from Jay Z, with the rapper's Roc Nation Sports company interested in representing him. That's how big the Manchester United striker, completely obscure a couple months ago, is getting these days- Jay-Z might come calling. You know you have arrived when Hova/The Roc is scouting you. Today, Rashford's … [Read more...] about Manchester United Announce Marcus Rashford Extension
Man United Announce Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Extension
Today, Manchester United proudly announced a contract extension for young Defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson. It comes on the same exact day that the club also announced a new deal for striker Marcus Rashford, a fellow major contributor on the season who came up through United's youth program. (Here's a link to more on that) … [Read more...] about Man United Announce Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Extension
Eden Hazard Can’t Wait to Face Jose Mourinho
Chelsea had about as rough a season as a Premier League title defending campaign could have. Likewise, on the individual level, for Eden Hazard, last year's PFA Player of the Year. Enduring an injury-riddled campaign that's seen him fall out of form, Hazard shockingly didn't score his first Premier League goal until late April. Then Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho lost the … [Read more...] about Eden Hazard Can’t Wait to Face Jose Mourinho
Mourinho Will Bring X Factor to Man United says Lampard
Former Chelsea and current New York City FC midfielder Frank Lampard has tabbed his former boss Jose Mourinho to succeed at Manchester United. The Special One replaced Louis van Gaal officially this week. However, the entire world of football media, since February, seemed to think that Mourinho to Old Trafford by May would be a done deal. If Jose Mourinho moving to Man … [Read more...] about Mourinho Will Bring X Factor to Man United says Lampard
Arsenal FC Links Jamie Vardy Transfer Rumors on Official Page
The official Arsenal FC homepage has a section that updates daily with a collection of Gunners news story links circulating in the Twitterverse, blogosphere, cyberspace and media world. Today, they shockingly linked two Sunday back page transfer gossip stories pertaining to four players, and then promoted their news round-up page thusly: … [Read more...] about Arsenal FC Links Jamie Vardy Transfer Rumors on Official Page
New Arsenal FC Signing Xhaka Like Pirlo Says Teammate
Arsenal FC did not buy a single outfield player last summer transfer window. Their only signing of note in the 2015 summer was goalkeeper Petr Cech, who won the golden gloves award. The Gunners are off to a more eventful and interesting start in 2016 as they have announced their first signing of the summer just a little over a week after the season concluded. Arsenal Manager … [Read more...] about New Arsenal FC Signing Xhaka Like Pirlo Says Teammate