| Beckham deal dissed by Pele
SHEFFIELD, England -- Pele believes American fans were misled about what David Beckham could bring to Major League Soccer. Amid great fanfare, the former England captain signed a five-year, $32.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy and was unveiled in July. But his greatest impact this season has been on ticket sales and merchandise, not on the field. .
US fans were misled about Beckham - Pele
Soccer legend Pele believes American fans were misled about what David Beckham could bring to Major League Soccer. Amid great fanfare, the former England captain was presented by the Los Angeles Galaxy in July, but his greatest impact has been on ticket sales and merchandise. Pele believes Beckham's introduction was "very, very bad" as it raised expectations about what the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder could produce on the pitch. "They announced him as a scorer of goals," Pele said. "He isn't a goal scorer. That was a mistake." After playing an exhibition match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Wednesday night, Beckham said "everybody in the world knows I'm not a goal scorer. "The Galaxy wouldn't have come out and said that," Beckham said. "Like I said, everyone has got their own opinions.
Steelers, NFL should be ashamed of conditions
There is no excuse — none — for the conditions the Pittsburgh Steelers provided for their game Monday Night against the Miami Dolphins. It was a travesty of football and an insult to the NFL, the players, the fans, and anyone who turned on a television in the hopes of enjoying Monday Night Football. It was a disgrace. The announcers kept talking about old-school football and summoning the names of the Chicago Staleys and Canton Bulldogs from the earliest days of the league, but that was an insult to those teams and those times. I've seen old-school football in old Cleveland Stadium in the days before modern drainage and turf science. Those games were played in mud. This one was played in a bog. .
Basketball season!
As Webster County�s Bev Hart enters his third year as head coach of the Trojans, he�s looking for two things from his troops ... aggressive play and a nasty attitude in rebounding. The Trojans begin the 2007-08 campaign without the services of last year�s talented seniors, Jordan Coomes, Logan Dennison and James Tapp. The trio took with them a ton of points, rebounds and more importantly that hard-nosed play that the WCHS coaching staff is looking for. �Early this summer we were pretty rough around the edges. But our play got better the last two weeks of the summer and won 10-of-12 games,� Hart explained. �We really got into a rhythm and played very well. �But right now, I don�t think we�ve gotten back to that level. We�re still a little slow in decision-making and our biggest concern is defense and rebounding.
Basketball signups end Thursday
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Monday, November 26, 2007. Valley Press
Youth basketball registrations are currently underway. Divisions are available for boys ages 5-17 and girls ages 5-16. The registration fee is $51 and the deadline is Thursday. Adult basketball league registration is also available for ages 16 and up. Games will be played on Monday and Wednesday nights. There is also a 35 and older league that plays on Sundays. Team fees are $400. For additional information, call Randy Autry at 267-5611. Volleyball Revolution Volleyball Club tryouts will be held at Vasquez High School on Saturday. Ages 15-16 will tryout from 9-11:30 a.m., 17-18's from 12-2:30 p.m., and 12-14's from 4-6 p.m. The tryout fee is $15 for each participant.
South Africa: The Art of Rewarding Appropriately
THE furore over the Premier Soccer League (PSL) bonuses again raises the dilemmas of executive remuneration and incentives. An executive's ability to lead, to inspire and act creatively, to learn from failure, not to hide behind policy and plan or others' patronage, distinguishes executives who make a valuable difference from the mediocre and those who prefer things to be safe and familiar. Share options and bonus schemes are intended to ensure that organisations get the best talent. "Experts" claim to define what and how value will be created, as if the future were predictable. .
Cruel defeat snuffs out European dream
IN THE end, the emotions were not so much mixed as scrambled to the four corners of Hampden. We had seen Italy score in 70 seconds, we had seen them dominate the early minutes with some chilling football that not only took the fire out of the home support but also shocked Alex McLeish's team to the core. But in the final stages of the game it was the world champions who had the heat coming on them, their lead wiped-out by a scrambled Barry Ferguson goal just after the hour, their assurance of before in danger of being stripped away. With ten minutes remaining, Scotland drove forward once again, the substitute Kenny Miller linking with James McFadden and sending the most delicious ball across the Italian penalty area. The Azzurri were at sixes and sevens, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluca Zambrotta, two of the game's pre-eminent defenders from two of the world's most glamorous clubs, were over-run.
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