Few Seattle Sounders games have proven the axiom 'you can't score if you don't shoot' more than
Saturday night's 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire. Whether it was David Estrada's shot that became an
own goal or the effective poach by Eddie Johnson, Seattle's goals did not come from pretty
attempts. Instead the goals were rewards for a boldness that rarely results in a tally on the score
sheet.
LONDON, England West Brom took an early lead through Peter Odemwingie, before strikes from Charles
N'Zogbia and Ben Watson gave Wigan a 2-1 lead at half time. But the Baggies rallied and a battling
second half performances was rewarded with a 79th minute equaliser through Fortune. A win for Wigan
would have take them [.
Man Utd v Liverpool: predicted 1-0 or 2-1 actual 2-1
Blackburn v QPR: 1-2 actual 3-2
Bolton v Wigan: 1-0 or 2-1 actual 1-2
Everton v Chelsea: 1-1 actual 2-0
Fulham v Stoke: 1-1 or 2-1 actual 2-1
Sunderland v Arsenal: 1-1 (1-2 next) actual 1-2
Swansea v Norwich: 2-1 or 0-0 actual 2-3
Spurs v Newcastle: 1-1 actual 5-0
The Tottenham home kit was leaked here a few short days ago, but it's now been officially
released:
1/5 Stars
Oh how I rue shirt sponsorships. The plain-front version of this shirt was at least classy; the
sponsored version looks flat out cheap. The lack of any secondary design or trim whatsoever
draws unwanted attention (at least in the eyes of everyone outside of Autonomy - the parent of the
Aurasma technology) towards the sponsor.
The Tottenham home kit was leaked here a few short days ago, but it's now been officially
released:
0/5 Stars
Oh how I rue shirt sponsorships. The plain-front version of this shirt was at least classy; the
sponsored version looks flat out cheap. The lack of any secondary design or trim whatsoever
draws unwanted attention (at least in the eyes of everyone outside of Autonomy - the parent of the
Aurasma technology) towards the sponsor.
It was two years ago that this very site did something bold. Bold isn't always good, though. No,
this bit of boldness was met with collective displeasure we'd only gone and drawn parallels with
Antonio Valencia's style of football with that of ... Garrincha's. Alegria do Povo,
himself.
This wasn't how the New York Red Bulls wanted to start their 2012 campaign. Facing a tough task at
Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, up against one of MLS' most talented and organized sides, RBNY
didn't come close to measuring up and now find themselves 0-2 on the young season. Through two
games the Red Bulls have shown many of the same weaknesses that plagued them in 2011 - mental
errors, defensive lapses, disorganization and a toothless midfield that seems incapable of linking
play.
A footballer came out of the closet last weekend. Anton Hysén, as you will likely have read
over the last few days, gave an interview with the Swedish football magazine Offside in which he
confirmed his sexuality. Hysen plays for Utsiktens BK in the fourth tier of the Swedish league
system (which, in a manner similarly confusing to that in England, is called Division Two) and, if
this were any other matter, the biggest aspect of any story concerning Anton Hysén would be that
his father is Glenn Hysén, the former Liverpool defender and captain of Sweden (who, for the
record, has already expressed his support for his son publically).
Torres in Blue First impressions of Fernando is a post from: Just Football
by Joe Steppel
How do you solve a problem like Fernando? The question itself sounds like the foundation upon
which a melodramatic Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show would be based. Roman Abramovich sitting on
his gilded chair, stroking his white cat as he casts his gaze over Stamford Bridge; his finger
hovering over the eject-o-button with Carlo Ancelotti's name emblazoned across it in the colours of
il Tricolore.
