Choosing a team to root for in the English Premier League Bill Simmons, aka the Sports Guy, one of the best sports writers out there, is getting into soccer. He loved the World Cup, and has now set out to follow an English Premier League team for at least a season. He solicited recommendations from readers, and got hundreds. In this column, he gives an overview of his selection process and announces his pick. I particularly like his reason for not picking Manchester United:


Anyway, can you imagine knowing a foreigner in their mid-30s who was looking for a baseball team and announced, "I'm going with the Yankees!" Wouldn't you hate that person? I don't want to be that guy.

So true.

For the last few years, my team has been Fulham (of London), principally because they have two Americans (Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra) and are a bit of an underdog that doesn't have much money but tries to find creative ways to win.  ¶ 11:44 PM