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Nick Dorrington
Nick is a soccer and motor 
sport fan, video game junkie
and appreciater of all things
Japanese, trapped inside a
mundane office job and looking
for a way out.

Any offers? Send them here...
or check out his LatAm futbol
blog here.

Articles by this Author
» Life To The Extreme
By Nick Dorrington | Published 10/17/2007 | International Motor Sports | Rating:  printer version


Rally car driver Colin McRae lived a high-speed life. When it tragically ended in a helicopter crash it left family, friends, and fans stunned and saddened. ASM's Nick Dorrington has a look at the life and times of one of the greats of rally car.

» De Rússia con amor
By Nick Dorrington | Published 09/23/2007 | Soccer , Atomic Sports Media | Rating:  printer version


Like Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase before them, a slew of young South American soccer players are harshing the frozen tundra to conquer a new land...Russia.

» The Premier Event
By Nick Dorrington | Published 08/10/2007 | Soccer , Atomic Sports Media | Rating:  printer version


While Americans are busy studying minicamp performances to get an edge in fantasy football drafts, they're turning their eyes to football across the Atlantic. We're not talking Cowboys-Colts, we're talking the English Premiership, and ASM's Nick Dorrington has a preview. Never paid much attention to the EPL but interested in a primer? Go no further because here it is; every team broken down and everything you need to know for '07/'08.

» The Last Word On The Copa America
By Nick Dorrington | Published 07/25/2007 | Soccer | Rating:  printer version


The Copa America ended last week, with Brazil winning the final. Nick Dorrington muses on the tournament, the final, and the fantastic looking South American ladies that made the games eminently more watchable.

» Previewing The Copa America
By Nick Dorrington | Published 06/26/2007 | Soccer | Unrated  printer version


With the Copa America kicking off today, ASM's Nick Dorrington previews the tournament. It may not be the World Cup, the Premier League, or the Champions League, but the soccer will be first-class and there's at least one 40-to-1 longshot you should keep your eye on.

» Missing The Forest For The Trees
By Nick Dorrington | Published 06/5/2007 | International Motor Sports | Rating:  printer version


Dario Franchitti's big Indy 500 win a week and a half ago only illustrated the shortsighted problems plaguing open-wheel racing. Unless the sport's decision makers start taking a long-term view, its demise may be at our door. ASM's Nick Dorrington offers up a perspective from across the pond.

» This Old House
By Nick Dorrington | Published 05/10/2007 | Soccer | Unrated  printer version

Arsenal's Highbury Stadium

In England, quaint neighborhood football stadiums are going the way of the dodo, as a recent Premiership trend has seen clubs move into new, larger homes further away from their fan base. ASM's Nick Dorrington illuminates some of the disappointing and potentially disastrous consequences of this trend.

» Do Or Die
By Nick Dorrington | Published 04/5/2007 | International Motor Sports | Unrated  printer version


This Formula One driver may not be a household name in America, but if he doesn\'t have a great year and stave off the challenge of two youngsters from famous racing families, he might be forgotten in his native Brazil as well. Nick Dorrington enlightens us to the trial and tribulations of Felipe Massa.

» The Long Winding Mountain Road
By Nick Dorrington | Published 04/3/2007 | Soccer | Unrated  printer version


You may not know who Juan Riquelme is, but imagine Manny Ramirez on a soccer pitch and you're beginning to get the right idea. Nick Dorrington delves deeper into the saga of the erstwhile Argentine who is one of football's greatest talents.