We Meet Again

After taking a four-month break to cut swaths through Europe and, in Barca's case, drop points on the road with alarming frequency, Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola's Barcelona will have a little get-together on Saturday at 4 p.m. Light refreshments and occasional eye-gouges will be served. The proceedings will be broadcast on GolTV, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, and any one of a number of streaming Internet feeds of dubious legality. As I do every year, I will make an appeal for any college football fans who have been thinking about checking out a European footie match to spend some time on Saturday watching this match. SEC fans, just watch the reactions of the fans in the stands as the game progresses. The looks of sheer anger and exhilaration will be quite familiar to you. Plus, you will be watching the two best players and the two best teams in the world,* bar none and without any dispute. Come on, this is our first Saturday without college football and y...