Today is not a special feature day, it is just a whole bunch of little news stories that I have gathered up. Probably tomorrow I will have something to blow your socks off (or at least entertain you)!
In the olympics soccer is not that big for the men's side. It is just the under 23 team (it is 23 I think and not 21) and three older guys! So I will probably not be watching soccer the most in the olympics, but that is not the point of this story. Ryan Giggs has been named to Captain the Great Britain side at this years summer olympics.He is now 38 and made his first appearance at Manchester United in 1991. He has had 909 appearances with Man U. So clearly he has a lot of experience. Also, for a pretty old guy at what he does, he is not all bad! Some other considerations for the Captain included Arsenal man Aaron Ramsey.
Bayern Munich has a curse after big international tournaments. Yes I said a curse. In the past three seasons after a major International tournament Munich has failed to win a trophy. Most of the time what happens is, they have a lot of National team players who come back sad or really tired. This Euro Championship they had 8 German National team players! Also Frank Ribery for France and Arjen Robben for Netherlands. Now Arjen Robben should not be tired as his team got out in the group stage but he could still be really dissapointed. 8 German National players who made it all the way to the Semifinals and lost. Not only are they tired after almost a month of playing non-stop, but also the fact that they got so "Klose" to the trophy and fell short of making the finals to an Italy team. So Bayern needs to get their head together, because if I remember correctly, Bayern did not win a trophy last year!
You know how I like that American National Team players play in Europe or around the world instead of in the MLS, right? Well Micheal Bradley, is thinking of moving to a huge Italian club, Roma. He already plays for a team in Serie A called Chievo, where he helped them secure a nice
mid-table finish. The only problem for him moving to Roma is he would have to battle for a midfield spot their, when he has already secured one at Chievo. If he does not get the starting job at Roma, an important part of the United States National team would be sitting on the bench not getting more experience! It maybe worth the risk though, so he can prove that all Americans are not all bad at soccer and we can move to the big European Clubs. If he plays his hardest he can probably get the starting job and that opens the gates to Americans who deserve to play in Europe but do not because of their reputation!
That is where I end it today! If you would like to comment on my blog go right ahead I will answer questions or take tips for improvement!
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