As was the case two years ago at this time, the Liverpool side Everton suddenly are rolling. As was the case two years ago, Landon Donovan is playing for Everton, on loan from the LA Galaxy, and is being given a significant portion of the credit. Two years ago, Landon went home at the end […]

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Mark down Luca Toni as the latest old guy to realize he can make a few bucks in the UAE. Like, say, Fabio Cannavaro, David Trezeguet and yours truly. And, as another old guy who has come to the UAE to extend his career, I say: “Well done, Luca!” So, where in the UAE does […]

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I’ve watched Tiger Woods play in person. Not bunches of times, but at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles a time or three. Back when he used to play the Nissan Open, or whatever it is called these days. It had been a while, however. And the man was playing in the Abu Dhabi Championship, […]

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I’m not sure I know of anyone who wants to see Maria Sharapova lose. Any time. Anywhere. She’s just so personable and so cute. And she had that shoulder surgery a few years ago, and she’s battled her way back to relevance after being No. 1 while still a teenager. And when she was playing […]

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Landon Donovan continues to make news on the Old World side of the Atlantic. And David Beckham’s decision to stay with the Galaxy led to some financial fallout in Paris. It’s rather fun to read about this stuff in English and French papers, respectively, and we have some links for you. The news peg here: […]

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And you thought Costco was supposed to be about bargains. The scary part of this is … these might be bargains. If you hope to attend the Super Bowl, in Indianapolis next week, Costco has packages for you. Yes, the same people who sell you massive quantities of peanut butter, corn flakes and paper diapers […]

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Seems like time for a list. I’m pretty sure I’ve noted on this blog that I am among a rapidly shrinking fraction of Americans who have seen every Super Bowl. Either in person or on television. Do the math. The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967. Even if we cast a wide […]

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An American named Eldrick Tont Woods, generally referred to as “Tiger” … is in Abu Dhabi this week to play in the local European Tour event. We could tell you he’s here, for the first time, because he likes visiting this part of the world, or heard that the weather here this time of year […]

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Zinedine Zidane is remembered almost as much for headbutting Marco Materazzi of Italy in the World Cup final in 2006 as he is for his years as a great player. But how notorious would he be … if he had headbutted the referee, instead? A midfielder for the Al Ahli team in Dubai did just […]

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The weather is the No. 1 topic of discussion in the United Arab Emirates at the moment, and not for the usual reasons. Instead of this being one of the hottest places in the world … we are struggling to deal with Arctic temps. Arctic, I tell you. Like 56 … 55 … 54 … […]

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