Comments on: FIFA / Sepp Blatter for Six plus Five http://geotypografika.com/2008/05/08/fifa-sepp-blatter-for-six-plus-five/ Visual Communication und Wissenschaft Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Erik Brandt http://geotypografika.com/2008/05/08/fifa-sepp-blatter-for-six-plus-five/#comment-1351 Erik Brandt Thu, 08 May 2008 22:12:21 +0000 http://geotypografika.com/2008/05/08/fifa-sepp-blatter-for-six-plus-five/#comment-1351 How about that hockey, eh?! I imagine your insight is especially valid there, given the influx of European players... Interessante! How about that hockey, eh?! I imagine your insight is especially valid there, given the influx of European players… Interessante!

]]> By: Dylan C. Lathrop http://geotypografika.com/2008/05/08/fifa-sepp-blatter-for-six-plus-five/#comment-1344 Dylan C. Lathrop Thu, 08 May 2008 16:27:40 +0000 http://geotypografika.com/2008/05/08/fifa-sepp-blatter-for-six-plus-five/#comment-1344 This is pretty interesting stuff. I've never followed football, especially in Eruope, considering the lack of coverage in this country. That being said, I think it's interesting to cross parallel this with American's past time, Major League Baseball. There has been discussion in major media about the lack of black/white player identity in an ever growing latino based sport. They are coming in younger and hungrier considering the background/countries they come from. There was a fascinating interview with Miguel Tejada on an ESPN show called E:60 that probed exactly how Miguel got into the majors. It has some very interesting aspects to it. The money that flows through Major League Baseball like wine is something also fascinating. There's a reason major market teams are always in the playoffs. In the words of Craig Finn "It took Connecticut Yankees to buy back the series" We are all really not that different. This is pretty interesting stuff. I’ve never followed football, especially in Eruope, considering the lack of coverage in this country.

That being said, I think it’s interesting to cross parallel this with American’s past time, Major League Baseball. There has been discussion in major media about the lack of black/white player identity in an ever growing latino based sport. They are coming in younger and hungrier considering the background/countries they come from. There was a fascinating interview with Miguel Tejada on an ESPN show called E:60 that probed exactly how Miguel got into the majors. It has some very interesting aspects to it.

The money that flows through Major League Baseball like wine is something also fascinating. There’s a reason major market teams are always in the playoffs. In the words of Craig Finn “It took Connecticut Yankees to buy back the series”

We are all really not that different.

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