Heartbreaker, Record-breaker...
Once again Monday, it was Liverpool.
And given that Liverpool in some ways now represents the "English" hope as the home country
Premiership super club, perhaps it was again appropriate.
And again, the conductor was Clint Dempsey with the symphonic high note on a little flick of
his be-cleated baton.
On the unique situation of Mario Balotelli, many cathartically copious column (I love an
alliteration) inches have been ejaculated out into the fore of the blogging main in a futile
Haigian attempt to forward the tea cabinet of football understanding another 5 or so inches closer
to Berlin, [read more]
Arsene Wenger says Ryo Miyaichi should be ready in time for Christmas. We stand by our contention
that he was the right side of perfectly cooked in July. Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images
Europe.
You always know you've hit the midweek hump when Wham puns are acceptable post titles. Luckily
though, Arsenal's Adorkable babies were released from their playpen last night for the club's
Carling Cup fixture vs.
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Every week during the season, the languagecaster team will explain a football headline that has
appeared in the English-speaking press and this week we feature the European Championship qualifier
between Montenegro and England.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Hmm. Old Spice commercials are becoming rather popular at the mo, aren't they? Here's Is Chivas USA
midfielder Michael Lahoud having his turn. First spotted by our mates over at KCKRS.
Warning. This post contains references to malodorous marriage proposals, farcical fishing
frolics and an alarming amount of alliteration.
Image from http://www.ussoccer.com
I know, I know...it's called football. I'm with you all on that, but sometimes doesn't a spot of
alliteration just sound good despite it's accuracy to the sport that we love? Ok, you're
right...that was inexcusable and I apologize.
You may have read my post last week about my buddy and I planning our trip to the World Cup in
2014.
For several years now, New England Revolution fans have had to sit and watch while other teams
in MLS make major signings and bring in known quantities to bolster their ranks. Meanwhile, the
Revs have relied on the draft and unknowns from across the globe as they struggled to replace
departing top-level talent.
Arsenal 1 Birmingham 2
Fair play to the manager - he offered no excuses.
But there's no getting away from the fact that this is a deeply disappointing result - not so much
in that we didn't win the Carling Cup, but that the trophy drought goes on. Since we won the FA Cup
in 2005, we've lost three cup finals and three semi-finals.
Is that the worst title for a post ever? Alliteration aside (Oops... I did it again), there's just
no excuse for it. So let's forgo the usual long preamble (sorry, Neal) and just get into it, shall
we? The "Seven Premier League matches then your price jumps" theory was born out last night as
Szczesny's price doubled from 5.
Alliteration XI: F
The goalkeeping position in the "F side" is a battle between Newcastle owned Celtic loanee
Fraser Forster and Blackburn keeper and loanee to half the Football League Frank
Fielding. I've opted for Forster.
Schalke 04 centre-half Frank Fahrenhorst plays alongside former Villareal &
Argentina defender Fabricio Fuentes in the centre half positions with Sturm Graz's
Ferdinand Feldhofer and former West German international Franco
Foda (and now Feldhofer's manager at Sturm Graz) on both flanks.
Chris Baird (left) and Clint Dempsey. Admirable enthusiasm, but useful? No. (Getty Images/Daylife)
With the Kickette staff rueing the missed opportunity of having run a Festive Fail File
(alliteration is our second favourite thing in the world after peach schnapps, after all), we would
like mask our disappointment by starting 2011 as we mean to go on.
