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August 06, 2007

Excited for the new season... Premiership

I watched the Tivo'd EPL Community Shield match today between Chelsea and Manchester United. After 3 months off, I'm ready to get back into watching soccer again. Fortunately my wife really enjoys it as well. We always watch the weekly highlights and preview show and the occasional match as time allows.

We have been dreaming of taking a trip to the UK based around viewing some live matches. We enjoy watching a number of the teams and are familiar with most of the coaches and players after several years of watching. While Man. U, Chelsea and Liverpool get the lion's share of the media attention, we also enjoy teams like Tottenham, Everton, and Charlton Athletic. The premiership plays an exciting brand of soccer; aggressive, fast paced with lots of passing. The level of skill league wide is the best in the world.

We don't bother watching American soccer, no offense to them. We certainly root for teams like Fulham and Blackburn with a number of American players on their squads. The only chance for American soccer to remain viable on the world stage is to keep sending some of their best young talent to play in the European leagues. We'll see if David Bechham has any impact here, but it won't affect my watching habits until they gather many more international stars.

My sleeper pick of the season is Totenham, with no. 9 Dimitar Berbatov having a strong season. The reality is the powerhouses Chelsea and Manchester United are too stacked to probably be dethroned, but its still fun to dream.

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