Andre Villas-Boas After his rebuilding job was undermined by impatience at Chelsea, there was a
feeling that Spurs was a more natural fit for the Portuguese manager, but the problem with
following the media's darling is that any slip-ups will be criticised ferociously. There was
nothing criminal about losing to a Newcastle side that were [.
Last Wednesday Bradley Wiggins' big yellow Tour de France victory parade passed near to a town
synonymous with its greatest ever champion – Mourenx, site of the coming of age of the
indomitable Belgian, Eddy Merckx. From the moment his breakaway victory there on the 17th stage
of the 1969 Tour, people spoke in hushed tones about Merckx's achievement.
Twitter lit up today when it was reported that Christian Sivebaek had been waived by the
Sounders. It should be noted that there has been no confirmation on this. Joshua Mayers has
reported on Twitter that "the Sounders have no comment, but I didn't see [Sivebaek] at the end of
practice" While we wait for confirmation regarding the fate of the big Dane, we can at least
analyze the implications of this potential move.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Mario Gomez spins into the hearts of a stunned Germany" was
written by Marcus Christenson, for The Guardian on Thursday 14th June 2012 18.41 UTC
There was a moment during Germany's press conference after their win over Holland when Bastian
Schweinsteiger suddenly started laughing.