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Player To Watch #24: Cesc Fàbregas
Number 24: Cesc Fàbregas Country: Spain Position: Midfielder Club Team: Arsenal American-Based Professional Sport “Soulmate”: 1990 Steve Young, QB, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Francesc “Cesc” Fàbregas is at the top of his game and on top of the world. He’s essentially a 22-year-old kid who captains Arsenal, London’s favorite football club (yeah Chelsea I said [...]
Player To Watch #25: Philipp Lahm
Number 25: Philipp Lahm Position: Sideback/Defender Country: Germany Club Team: Captain, Bayern Munich FC, German Bundesliga American Professional Athlete “Soulmate”: Jonathan Toews, Center/Captain, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL A gifted screenwriter would be troubled to begin a character sketch better than the following two offerings. First, imagine a good-looking, well-spoken twenty-six year old. He’s a gifted athlete, [...]
Player To Watch #32: Mark Schwarzer
Number 32: Mark Schwarzer Country: Australia Position: Goalkeeper Club Team: Fulham FC, English Premier League American-Based Professional Sport “Soulmate”: Ryan Miller, GK, Buffalo Sabres Mark Schwarzer is one of the finest goalkeepers in the world. He’s a well-known but well-kept secret, in every sense of that paradox. Having appeared in over 400 Premier League games, [...]
32 Players To Watch At The World Cup
As the 00s or the “aughts” wind to a close and we prepare to embark on the second decade of the new millennium, we as a culture are being inundated with “Best of the 00s” lists. Doesn’t matter who compiles them or how they are compiled—we get lists for everything. Doesn’t matter the category either—at [...]
