Quick Recap:
The Colorado Rapids come out looking strong and ready to defend their championship. The Columbus
Crew looked like they were running around trying to put chewing gum on a leaky dike. In the end the
better team won, Colorado wins 1-0.
First Half:
Colorado came out and really looked like they were the defending champions for the first time in
a while.
Should Footballers Be Allowed To Chew Gum On The Pitch? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
At first glance it seems it could not possibly be true. A repeat viewing of the BBC's Match of
the Day programme, however, confirms the initial suspicion that Tottenham Hotspur's Benoit Assou
Ekotto took to the field against Wigan last month chewing gum.
So we're kicking off Mondays with a little bit more spunk from now an essential Blind Item and
Gossip post on our homie footballers! For those who aren't aware, a Blind Item is a story involving
people whose identities will not be revealed. Our inside sources have done all the
dirty work for you here so happy guessing!
Extra time Neil Warnock's big mouth has got him into plenty of trouble over the years, but never so
trivially as when he nearly lost his chewing gum before today's Premier League clash between QPR
and Aston Villa. The Hoops manager lost his gum while yelling in the general direction of Alex
McLeish. But showing [.
When the trademarked Special One was at Chelsea, I was an advocate of him. No doubt he brought
something interesting to the table that other foreign managers simply don't. Wenger, Benitez and
the rest are generally as dull as dishwater. And as much as we already had cause to dislike him for
his hop, skip and a jump down the Old Trafford touchline after being robbed by his lucky Porto
side, there was always that respect factor for a man that was achieving trophy hauls in what
appeared to be a new manner.
When the trademarked Special One was at Chelsea, I was an advocate of him. No doubt he brought
something interesting to the table that other foreign managers simply don't. Wenger, Benitez and
the rest are generally as dull as dishwater. And as much as we already had cause to dislike him for
his hop, skip and a jump down the Old Trafford touchline after being robbed by his lucky Porto
side, there was always that respect factor for a man that was achieving trophy hauls in what
appeared to be a new manner.
Pre-amble
. ITV's irrepressible Andy Townsend proffers the sort of arcane wisdom for which he has become
so renowned over the years:
'Well, first of all, right, this Barca are a top, top side make no mistake it's not just
about your Messis and your Xavis, they've got Puyol in there who's not afraid of gettin' stuck in,
Alves the right-back, and Iniesta's a crackin' little player an' all.
Another day and another Spurs player using inanimate objects to show off his
infallible talents. First Bentley punts a ball into a skip from the rooftops of Red Bull HQ, now
the howitzer from Heemskerk juggles a piece of chewing gum before popping it nonchalantly into his
gob.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Tottenham's Rafael VDV was caught playing keepy-ups with his chewing gum during a pre-match
warm-up. Under normal, sanitary circumstances, we would've thought this juggling display was a
fantastic feat. However, the sight of Sylvie's husband popping the grimey gum back into his mouth
for further chewing caused a prompt regurgitation of our happy hour beverages from yesterday.
Images: Facebook. Cheers Dielle!
Seems odd, but we don't take much notice of footballers on Facebook. Heck, we're seriously
demotivated when it comes to updating our own Facebook page. Yes, you know the one. It's covered in
moths, chewing gum wrappers and someone clever has written "Wash Me" in the 2 inches of dust that's
settled on top of it.
