In the layered world of soccer, there is no end of season, no lack of subplots.
“Go, Schweinsteiger!”
A large swath of London-centric fans is likely to be screaming that most Germanic of soccer names Saturday during the Champions League final.
Many hard-core English fans would absolutely hate to see Chelsea, based in London, win the Champions League trophy, which began as the European Cup 57 seasons ago, and just about every Tottenham fan in creation will be rooting for Bayern Munich. What better instant favorite could there be than Bastian Schweinsteiger, the formidable (and perhaps still injured) midfielder from the Bundesliga?
Soccer creates odd and highly temporary alliances. After that stupendous Survival Sunday, when two rivals from Manchester struggled into the final seconds of simultaneous matches to decide the Premier League championship, the complicated dramatics continue. They hardly ever end, really.
If there is any other sport on this earth that provides so many concurrent thrills from club play and national competition, then I have never heard of it. Full story...
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“Go, Schweinsteiger!”
A large swath of London-centric fans is likely to be screaming that most Germanic of soccer names Saturday during the Champions League final.
Many hard-core English fans would absolutely hate to see Chelsea, based in London, win the Champions League trophy, which began as the European Cup 57 seasons ago, and just about every Tottenham fan in creation will be rooting for Bayern Munich. What better instant favorite could there be than Bastian Schweinsteiger, the formidable (and perhaps still injured) midfielder from the Bundesliga?
Soccer creates odd and highly temporary alliances. After that stupendous Survival Sunday, when two rivals from Manchester struggled into the final seconds of simultaneous matches to decide the Premier League championship, the complicated dramatics continue. They hardly ever end, really.
If there is any other sport on this earth that provides so many concurrent thrills from club play and national competition, then I have never heard of it. Full story...
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