The Barcelona Inheritance (Jonathan Wilson)
Chapter 4: Out of Dutch
Wilson continues to analyze the connection between FC Barcelona and Ajax-linked coaches, including Ronald Koeman, Louis Van Gaal, and Frank Rijkaard.
The chapter closes with Pep Guardiola's observation that Rijkaard's 2005-2006 side was the best FC Barcelona team since Cruyff "Dream Teams" of the early 1990s.
(This series will feature a daily Win wager on a pacer or trotter racing at a Maine track and/or owned by Maine connections.)
No Maine or New England tracks have entries today.
(A day-to-day look at the Ivory Pine Syndicate's efforts to compete in the Maine Sire Stakes.)
(A day-to-day look at the Rosevelt Soccer Club's efforts to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup.)
"There are moments when institutions are judged not by what they are prepared to accept, but by what they refuse to compromise. This is one of those moments.
- A formal statement by the fifty-five member associations of UEFA announcing their opposition to Gianni Infantino's plans to sell a portion of ownership of the World Cup to private equity partners.
