Sit, Ballack, Sit! Klinsi makes the right decision
Jurgen Klinsmann is making Ballack sit out the inaugural game, even though Ballack has declared himself fit and wants...
Grant McCracken thinks that soccer needs to be improved to appeal to U.S. audiences. According to him:
…there is room for product development. Specifically, something has to be done about the physics of the game. There is too much time and too much space. A 90 minute game is too long and so is the field. Both tax players so heavily that dynamism is actually suppressed. I am not suggesting dramatic reductions. Otherwise, soccer would become merely basketball played with one’s feet. But I think 60 minutes and a smaller field would bring the game alive nicely.