by Minter Dial | May 27, 2008 | Sports
Robert Fahey is a name that many of you will not know. But in the annals of sports, he will surely have to feature prominently for his latest exploit. He has accomplished the outstanding feat of 9 consecutive world Real (or Court for the Americans) Tennis championship...
by Minter Dial | May 25, 2008 | Sports
Olympique Lyonnais double up on PSG in the Coupe de France 2008, but is the French Ligue really competitive? Having watched the Manchester United vs Chelsea in the European Champions Cup Final this week (prior post here), this Olympique Lyon (OL) v PSG Coupe de France...
by Minter Dial | May 22, 2008 | Sports
In Moscow last night, it was high drama as Manchester United downed Chelsea FC in penalties 6-5 in the European Champions League Final last night after a 1-1 game (regulation and overtime). Man U won when they should not have. Although they scored first and dominated...
by Minter Dial | May 16, 2008 | Sports
Feeling penned in, Philadelphia Flies the Coop to live another day…winning Conference Final Game 4 by 4-2 The Philadelphia Flyers have had a great 2008 season when all is said and done and, regardless of the outcome of game 5 in Pittsburgh (the chances of a...
by Minter Dial | May 12, 2008 | Branding, Marketing, Sports
I had a marvelous marketing moment recently. I was walking down the Champs Elysées and, having just flown and enormously enjoyed Emirates Airline, I saw a photograph [left] on this storefront of a Paris St-Germain (PSG) football player wearing his uniform emblazoned...