Yesterday Norwich keeper John Ruddy gave us the crucial opportunity to wheel out a tired pun on his name and slightly more importantly, rue the fact that a broken finger sees the promising human octopus ruled out of Euro 2012. Truth be told, we are rather gutted by this twist of fate for the likeable [.

It's YET ANOTHER game we simply cannot afford to drop points in. Bolton have nothing really to lose and everything to gain and for Chelsea and AVB, a draw or defeat would pile more and more pressure on us in the battle to finish fourth.
Looking back to the game at The Reebok earlier in the season, Chelsea were on a high and playing fast, flowing, attacking football scoring five.

The man who played as big a part as any in making the Philadelphia Union a playoff team is now headed home.

Philadelphia and goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon mutually agreed to the Colombian's release Monday, clearing the way for the 40-year-old to end his career in his native country.

Photo: Earl Gardner

Editor's note: At the end of the 2010 season, we posted a series of season reviews of every Philadelphia Union player. Over the next several weeks PSP continues with a review of the 2011 season.

When the Philadelphia Union took goalkeeper Zac MacMath as their first round pick in the 2011 MLS Superdraft, many a fan and pundit were left saying "Huh?

Sonny Silooy was a terrific footballer who climbed to the pinnacle of world soccer with AFC Ajax and the Dutch National Team (that's him with Edgar Davids in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final). He also broke my finger on Tuesday. Well maybe, as the fallout from this most recent debacle has yet to be determined.