Rob Parker | October 8, 2009
DC United get their kit off
We can’t really imagine this getting past too many Premier League PR teams but in the cut-throat world of American sportainment, footballers will quite literally jump at the chance to bare all for ESPN magazine.
In a quote that sounds like it has come straight from his last therapy session, Ben [...]
Rob Parker | June 23, 2009
Mickey Mouse comes to the Prem
Michael Owen might be still passing around his GCSE Graphic Design project, but there is only one Mickey desperate to get into the Premier League who has had any luck so far this summer. Mickey Mouse is coming to the Premier League! Disney-owned broadcaster ESPN has snapped up the Premier [...]
Rob Parker | February 2, 2009
Forest go French in quest for success
According to Soccernet, a number of English clubs are trying their hand in the French league to increase their chances of success. The site reports that Nottingham Forest are currently sitting proudly in sixth position in Ligue Un, just ahead of Ipswich Town.
See how the authorities have spiced up [...]
Rob Parker | November 9, 2008
New England Revolution coach give name change
During the MLS Cup semi-final between New England Revolution and Chicago Fire, former Liverpool player Steve Nicol was kindly given a new nickname by ESPN pundit Alexei Lalas’ wandering mind…
Spotted on The Offside Rules
Rob Parker | November 1, 2008
An interesting new media juxtaposition
If proof were needed that, for all the good computers do in our lives, you should always have a fully functioning human nearby to cast an eye over things… You can almost imagine ESPN Soccernet’s keyword advertising system getting all overexcited. “Ooh, ooh, they typed Manchester Unted. Ooh, ooh, they typed [...]
