It often seems these days as if there is nothing that professional football won't seek to either monetise or somehow turn into some sort of event, and if the thinnest veneer of an abstract notion of democracy can be applied to it, then the perpetual desire of clubs to keep throttling a golden goose can be set aside in favour of a momentary feeling of benevolence.
Jon Bounds is a member of the National Council of Football Supporters' Federation (FSF), a founder member of STAR (Supporters' Trust At Reading), and writes for the Reading FC fan-site The Tilehurst End, and last night he was at the Professional Footballers Association annual awards ceremony that has kicked off yet another storm in the press today.
Luis Suarez is surely not the best footballer ever, but the most stupid footballer ever, yes. That said, I would like to give him a helping hand, so I have some suggestions as excuses he can use to defend himself about his latest outrageous behavior: 10. "Ivanovic put his body into my mouth on purpose!
While we are waiting for some confirmation on Cazorla, RvP etc. I thought we could enjoy the
controversy surrounding the Spuds and their miraculous medical team. Gareth Bale was close to death
earlier this week after the Liverpool player Charlie Adam had the temerity to tackle him during a
pre-season game.
Adel Taarabt is never usually too far away from controversy. QPR fans have to watch his fleeting moments of sheer brilliance sprinkled amid a lot of frustrating and baffling displays. But he can rarely have been quite as frustrating is in the closing stages of yesterday's 1-1 draw with relegation rivals Wigan.
Former Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson's wife has gone on Nigerian TV to claim she used black magic to sabotage his career and make him impotent. Adelaide Tawiah said her evil powers were used to make Kingson's life a misery between the sticks and between the sheets. She said: "I messed up Richard's life ever since [.
Chelsea never seem to be more than a stone's throw away from controversial incidents, once again we find ourselves under the negative spotlight.
Don't believe what they say folks, not all forms of publicity are good publicity.
So, late on in the semi-final League Cup tie against Swansea, ballboy Charlie Morgan decided to time waste by keeping the ball away from Eden Hazard as he was trying to retrieve it.
After a thorough investigation, the FA have found Mark Clattenburg not guilty of racially abusing Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel.
This is the full report taken straight off of the FA's official website;
The FA has concluded its investigation into alleged misconduct by Mark Clattenburg during the match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United FC on Sunday 28 October 2012.
Match officials are usually only thrust into the limelight when they make poor decisions, but linesman John Brooks is set to gain cult status (at least one letter apart from the status fans usually afford linesman) after commenting on Arsenal ticket prices within range of a TV microphone. Brooks could be heard telling Manchester City [.
There were fireworks both on and off the field for the US Women's National Team who defeated
Colombia 3-0 on Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. Abby Wambach has called for the Olympic Committee to
review and discipline the Colombian player who "sucker-punched" her during the game. And after the
match Hope Solo went pubic on Twitter [.
Emerson's brace sparked a famous Corinthians victory over six times Copa Libertadores champions
Boca Juniors. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw. It was the first Libertadores title for
Corinthians in the 52 year history of the competition which has favoured Argentinian clubs (22
titles) over the Brazilians (16 titles) by quite some distance.
So by now you must have all heard the news, unfortunately Chelsea are right in the middle of another race row. Granted, this is a very sensitive and quite frankly unsavory subject, however i do feel it is important to look back at the allegations now that the initial frustrations from the game have died down.
"What the fuck were you doing?" Arsene Wenger shouted at Robin van Persie as he trudged off the
field, following his second yellow card, soon after the second half kicked off with Arsenal a goal
down against Southampton. It was the end of February and van Persie's sixth ever start in the
league, after usually being kept on the bench late in to the game before replacing Robert Pires or
Freddie Ljungberg.
"What the fuck were you doing?" Arsene Wenger shouted at Robin van Persie as he trudged off the
field, following his second yellow card, soon after the second half kicked off with Arsenal a goal
down against Southampton. It was the end of February and van Persie's sixth ever start in the
league, after usually being kept on the bench late in to the game before replacing Robert Pires or
Freddie Ljungberg.
Roberto Mancini seems to be able to joke about the Carlos Tevez fall-out that almost derailed his side's title challenge last season. The Manchester City boss has claimed that his Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho should consider sending Cristiano Ronaldo on a six-month sabbatical to help them win a second successive La Liga title.
For all the Carlos Tevez fans here is a great video compilation of the star footballer, all set
to some nice music by Emeli Sande song title title is Heaven. Carlos Teves the Argentinian striker
is without a doubt a very skilled player but he does seem to surround himself with some
controversy, so lets forget all that and just enjoy some of his skills, highlights and some great
music.
Controversy seemed to have started to slip away from the Philadelphia Union in recent weeks,
excluding questions surrounding Freddy Adu and his ability to handle a benching. It was, however,
simply a calm before a storm.
The Philadelphia Union and Jorge Perlaza chose to mutually part ways yesterday, according to a
report by Philly.
Some brief video thoughts on a lacklustre display Saturday past by Toronto FC at home versus
Houston Dynamo that saw TFC go down to defeat 2-nil at home. I also address the recent controversy
surrounding TFC Fromt Office staffer Earl Cochrane and take a look ahead to the possible debut of
Eric Hassli on Champions League night this coming Wednesday.
Recaps and reaction to Union's comeback win. Wambach on being sucker-punched. Another Hope Solo
controversy, hurray! Califf scores gamewinner. Lehigh Valley's FC Sonic NPSL national champions.
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A silence came over the crowd as they witnessed, in horror, the ball enter the back of the
Philadelphia Union's net, transitioning their thoughts from three points to only one in the matter
of seconds.
Keon Daniel's mistake, one in a long line of problems the Trinidad and Tobago international has
had during his defense of corner kicks this year, gave the Impact a lifeline to leave Philadelphia
with a point.
On this week's Gadsby's England, it's the first roundup since May following Euro2012 and the
Olympics. Gadsby just about remembers how to do it, with news that Rooney looks set to miss the
qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine with a knee gash, Hodgson courts controversy by talking
about problems at Brazil 2014, and which young players have staked a claim to be regulars in
Hodgson's England?
It's been several weeks since we've had a new post here on Two Touch Pass, and I've spent a week
or so contemplating my first post back. I suppose the reason we went away for awhile had to do with
our busy lives, full of new adventures, big moves, and the many distractions we have in life. But,
I'll be completely honest, my absence has been due to a post-Olympic hangover that has required me
to catch my breath (weeks later) after stressing for 3 weeks.
Okay, what's more offensive: the title of this blog, or the "controversy"--instigated by the
precious soul that is U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, who has never been in the center of a controversy
before, ever--regarding some of the U.S. women's national team members being drunk on live
television after having won gold in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
A stoppage time goal from Alex Morgan after the second period of extra time puts the US into the
gold medal match after an epic battle with Canada that was not without controversy.
The Olympics have created a lot of controversy ever since professional athletes were allowed to
compete in the Games. Many supporters feel they should be for amateurs only while others argue that
most of them are in fact professionals since they train for their chosen sport 12 months a
year.
Liverpool's Charlie Adam continued his mysterious personal crusade to obliterate the ankles of
Tottenham's Gareth Bale during a pre-season friendly in America. The Scotsman may have just been
unhappy at the Welshman's refusal to turn out for Team GB at this summer's Olympics, but given the
pair's previous something sinister could be lurking underneath the [.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticized Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam for a heavy
challenge on Gareth Bale in their goalless pre-season friendly in the United States.
Spurs and Liverpool played out a 0-0 draw at the M&T Bank Stadium, home of NFL franchise the
Baltimore Ravens.
In a game which marked the Liverpool debut of summer signing Fabio Borini, Villas-Boas was critical
of Adam who has previous history with Bale.
As soon as Gareth Bale took to the field to face LA Galaxy in the early hours of yesterday
morning, collective eyebrows were raised at the Welshman's inclusion. Having pulled out of the Team
GB Olympic squad last month, he wasn't expected to play any part in this US tour and his appearance
in the 1-1 draw sparked a chain of controversy.
Who would have expected that last night's draw between LA Galaxy and Tottenham Hotspur would have
created so much controversy? Gareth Bale, the man who was such a centerpiece of the Team GB
football Olympic squad, ruled himself out of ...
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It's been eight years since KC last lifted the trophy. That drought ended last night on penalty
kicks as KC won 1-1(3-2) on penalty kicks against the defending champion Seattle Sounders FC. The
game had plenty of talking points and a little bit of controversy especially late in the PK
shootout as Michael Gspurning saved Paulo Nagamura's PK but was called for being off his line too
early and Nagamura buried his second attempt before Eddie Johnson skied his effort to give the US
the title.
Make that four games without a victory for Real Salt Lake and nine for the Seattle Sounders.
Both Western Conference teams' winless streaks were extended on Wednesday night, as they played
to a scoreless draw in front of a soldout crowd at Rio Tinto Stadium.
There may have been no goals in the match, but there was some controversy after a second-half
finish from Alvaro Saborio was whistled back for offside.
The Serie A champeens revealed their much anticipated shirt it's a Jeep thing today and lo, no
stars whatsoever, putting the kibosh on the "two or three" debate.
Of course, they might just be courting more controversy by slapping '30 sul campo' - 30 on
the pitch underneath the badge.
Touted a future superstar after joining Manchester United from Le Havre in 2009, 19-year-old
midfielder Paul Pogba has officially left the Premier League club after struggling to make his mark
at Old Trafford, with question marks raised over is temperament.
Unfortunately I have to bring you yet more bad news in what has been a horrendous November for Chelsea Football Club. Before I go into the story, I must stress that John Obi is NOT being punished for making a claim against Mark Clattenburg, this is a separate incident.
It is understood that after the controversial United game Mikel stormed into the referee's dressing room and verbally abused the officials.
I am shell-shocked by this decision, I have to say i am SO frustrated with our clubs knee jerk decisions!
Absolutely ridiculous in my mind, the man has lead us to Champions League glory and the FA cup in a few short months, plus we are only a few point off of the top of the league!
Hope Solo: American Keeper in Danger of Becoming Personal Parody
Who cares, fellas? I hope someone wrote a post for bleacherreport.com about concerns with Ochocinco
becoming a self-parody, or Dennis Rodman, or Terrell Ownes, or LeBron James, or some other athlete
with a big mouth and huge ego who likes attention on them always.
Adrian Mutu's conflict and controversy filled career has led him to sign with Ligue 1 clube
Ajaccio, putting him back in the same league as former Juventus teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Though
the 33-year-old Romanian striker only scored eight goals for relegated Cesena last season, he
believes that he and Zlatan are engaging in a goal-scoring battle for the ages.
For those blissfully unaware, the Kickette F5 list tends to rage controversy and war across the
land. No matter that these "hot list" choices are entirely subjective and based on the mercy of our
whims and alcohol intake for the day; we remain braced for the inevitable threats, bribes, anger,
elation and tears from the [.
