Gone are the days when soccer fans had to strain their eyes to find a few paragraphs about the sport in newspapers and magazines. Generally the sport gets pretty good coverage in the major publications, even when there is no World Cup or Olympic tournament going on. But this week was a pure bonanza.
A few days ago ESPN The Magazine arrived and there was Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer on the cover of what was billed as the "World Football Issue." While I love watching Neuer play and look forward to reading the story, even better than that article was Hallie Grossman's piece on Carli Lloyd. That of course was priority reading and it turned out to be one of the best Carli Lloyd stories I have read, objective and matter-of-fact, recognizing Carli's hard work to get where she is without being over the top.
Before I even had chance to dig into the "World Football Issue," today Sports Illustrated arrived and there's Lionel Messi on the cover of the "Summer of Soccer" issue. While The Magazine called Neuer the best goalkeeper in the world, SI refers to Messi as "The best player on the planet."
OK, so now I have a few days of reading to do. But wait. There's more. Today's New York Times has an interesting story by soccer superwriter Sam Borden on the European Champions League Cup. Not the tournament, whose final is tomorrow in Milan between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, but the actual trophy. Borden tells us that thew cup is 29 inches high and weighs 16 1/2 pounds - more than twice the weight of the Super Bowl trophy. It is made by GDE Bertoni in Paderno Dugnano, Italy.
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