FC Barcelona Champions of Europe 2009

Barcelona were crowned European Champions Yesterday, as they defeated Manchester United 2-0. Barcelona impressively won all three trophies they played for this season, the Champions League, and the Spainish Copa del Rey and La Liga title.

Carlo Ancelotti's Auto-Biography Advice

Carlo Ancelotti's new Auto-biography had the following to say, when discusing why Zlatan Ibrahimovic choose to join Inter instead on AC Milan in 2006. I thought it was a good line.

"Haste does not pay dividends, but Massimo Moratti does"

Watching the NBA Playoffs?

While the NBA Playoffs hardly ever make news around here, I have to guess a few people are taking notice. For the record, the NBA playoffs have been filled with great games thus far. LeBron James and Cleveland are waiting for the winner of the Orlando vs. Boston series. Cleveland has yet to lose a game after sweeping their first two play-off opponents. With all the local attention focused on the Pens, the NBA playoffs have hard received a glance. While I by no means consider myself a follower of NBA basketball, I have to admit what LeBron is doing is incredible. Sidney Crosby is the most dominate player in the NHL period, but LeBron is on another level in the NBA. He is without a doubt the most dominate team athlete in this country. Remaining NBA play-offs might be worth a look.

Philadelphia Union: Philadelphia MLS Team

The new 2010 Philadelphia MLS team will be called the Union.



I'm not sure what deal is with a snake, but anyway. They're currently building a $100+ million dollar stadium in Chester Pa. A large portion of the money is coming from the state and local governments. There are currently 14 teams in the MLS, with three on the way, as Portland and Vancouver will join after Philly. After these three teams join there will 10 teams in the west and 8 in the east. The big question is who will be next, presumably two cities from the east. Miami and Monteral look like the current favorties, but another city could emerge. The other interesing thing is that FIFA mandates relegation once a league reaches 20 teams, so I'm not sure how this will be handled by then.