He's still got it. Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes showed he's still mistiming tackles just as well as he was doing a decade ago during last night's FA Cup third round replay victory over West Ham. Classic Scholesy. Via 101GG
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Wayne Rooney bursting onto the scene with a stunning first Premier League goal against Arsenal in 2002. A decade later Wazza is arguably still the most gifted player at England's disposal but continues to attract criticism for his form and fitness. Has Rooney lived up to his early promise [.
Wayne Rooney has suggested that as he gets older and loses some of his pace, he plans to play in
central midfield. Having played there a few times last season when United were hit by injuries,
Rooney grew to enjoy the role, although would still prefer to play up front for the time being.
"I did my bit by dropping into a central midfield role when the team got hit by injuries
last season," Rooney said in My Decade in the Premier League, which is being serialised by the
Daily Mirror.
" Then I remember - I drank a few bevvies while I was away. I'm stocky. I'm not like Ryan
Giggs, all bone and lean muscle."
So writes Wayne Rooney in his new book, My Decade in the Premier League. He now has problems
walking for at least a half hour the morning after a game.
The Mirror is reporting that Brendan Rodgers loaned Andy Carroll to West Ham, because he had
been promised by the board that they will bring in a Âreplacement.
Rodgers obviously wanted Clint Dempsey, but that didn't happen as Fulham revealed they had
rejected an offer of JUST £3million for him, and he went to Spurs for £5million.
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David Moyes has drawn parallels between his arrival at Everton a decade ago and the appointment of
Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool this summer.
Rather than going for a marquee name to replace the outgoing Kenny Dalglish, the five-time European
Cup winners opted to give Rodgers a chance.
Last season his Swansea team captivated the Premier League with their version of tiki-taka
football.
For the first time in more than a decade, England will play Scotland next year in a revival of
the game's oldest international fixture.
The two nations will meet on Wednesday August 14, 2013 in a friendly at Wembley to mark the FA's
150th anniversary celebrations. It will be the 111th time the two countries have faced each
other.
With the surprising departure of Harry Redknapp shaking things up in the English Premier League,
a clear front-runner has emerged to replace Redknapp and it's none other than Everton manager David
Moyes.
One of the most well-respected managers in Europe for his consistent ability to produce results
with a team that doesn't have the financial strength of its opponents, Moyes has spent a decade at
the Liverpool club, but with a year remaining on his contract, he could be tempted to make the move
to the big-spending London club.
Here we go again. Its that time again when we hope, wish and cross our fingers that Arsene buys
new players, but we have learned from past experiences to not expect much from Arsenal when it
comes to the transfer market.
Which in it's self is not good for any fan. Because Arsenal is a big club and we have two
Billionaire Majority share holders, One of them seems willing to invest heavily and the Other one
seems to only be interested in making a profit.
With slightly less than a month to go until the start of the 2012 European Championships, it's
time for us to kick off our previews of the sixteen nations that will be competing at this summer's
tournament in Poland and Ukraine. We're doing this in order of the groups drawn, so we'll start
with everything you probably don't need to know about one of this summer's co-hosts, Poland.
Title holders Germany are through to the next round of the U-20 Women's World Cup and boy, oh
boy, will they be facing an opponent worthy of the final match-up itself : Japan! The
German girls thrashed Norway 4-0 in Saitama, a squad that has been trying to replicate their 1995
Women's World Cup success for more than a decade.
Jermaine Jones has earned the reputation of a hard-tackling destroyer in central midfield, play
that has made him a bit of a card magnet for both club and country.
More than a decade into his professional career and at age 30, Jones is setting out to clean up
his act.
According to reports from Germany, Jermaine Jones is making a bet with Schalke general manager
Horst Heldt that he won't get more than five yellow cards this upcoming season.
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (June 14, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Zak Ibsen loves the beach.
Always has. He also always loved soccer. It was no surprise that Ibsen combined those two loves a
decade ago and used them to overcome a terrible drug addiction. Years earlier, Ibsen used what he
learned on those same California beaches to make it as a pro in Germany and later win two MLS Cups.
"Es Mas Facil Ganar en Mexico." – Landon Donovan Ladies and Gentlemen, we may well be living in
the early days of the Golden Age of Mexican Soccer. El Tri hold every Men's regional title, are
Olympic gold medalists, and are headed to the 2013 Confederations Cup.   The fact that they've
achieved this with an almost entirely homegrown player pool following a decade of American
dominance, and in the midst of a near civil war,.
Guts. Glory. Gentleman. "It can't all by Mai Tais and Yahtzee." -- Cameron Poe, "Con Air."Â Do
people still buy and watch DVDs anymore? Honest question. About a decade ago, maybe because I was
just getting out of college, I'd spend a decent amount of my new bi-weekly paycheck -- the fuck is
FICA?
Today is the 10th Anniversary of Brian McBride and the Goal, and Game that Changed Everything For
US Soccer. Here is a piece we wrote about that goal in October 2010. Nearly a decade before there
was Landon Donovan, Ian Darke and "Goal, Goal USA!", the United States Men's National Team took the
field at [.
Neil W. Blackmon Fresh off the most dominant performance of the Klinsmann era, and perhaps the most
dominant display by a U.S. MNT midfield in a decade Saturday against Scotland in Jacksonville, the
United States plays game two of what Jurgen Klinsmann last week called a "five game tournament"
tonight against a youthful, experimental but [.
England's win over Sweden was fantastic. No question about it. After arguably their best half of
football in a decade (going back to the victory over Argentina in the 2002 World Cup), Roy
Hodgson's men showed tremendous resilience in coming back to defeat Sweden and leave Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and his..
Faced with the Group of Death in the 2012 European Championships, Ireland captain and Los
Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane knows that his national team is in for a battle -- and that is
something that suits Keane and the rest of his Irish side just fine.
OTP gives you the lowdown on all the Euro 2012 teams. 10 word description: Not quite the same force
but still a decent side. Coach: Michel Bilek Not to be confused with his near-namesake German
midfielder, Bilek has been managing for just over a decade after a playing career that included
spells with Real Betis [.
Rafael Toloi is one of those names that pops up from time to time, linked to the biggest names
in European football, but probably destined for a Europa League-quality team until he can prove
he's ready for the big time. Unfortunately, You Tube isn't helping in that respect.
The Portuguese claimed his seventh league title in 10 years last week as he led Real Madrid to Liga
success over Barcelona. Is he now the best trainer to ever grace the game?
Ben Hayward writes of Mourinho's most recent accomplishments, and tries to gauge where he sits
historically now among the world's greatest coaches.
Members of the U.S. Soccer Supporters Club watch training from the side of the
field
All U.S. Soccer fans are invited to attend the U.S. Men's National Team public training session
Friday, May 25 from 5-6 p.m. at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Admission and parking are free and open to the public.
Members of the U.S. Soccer Supporters Club watch training from the side of the
field
All U.S. Soccer fans are invited to attend the U.S. Men's National Team public training session
Friday, May 25 from 5-6 p.m. at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Admission and parking are free and open to the public.
By Charles Boehm - WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 6, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Amid wins and losses, new
coaching regimes, and any number of other changes to the US National Team over the past
half-decade, goalkeeper Tim Howard remains a constant. A remarkably consistent touchstone for his
team, Howard is one of coach Jurgen Klinsmann's few unquestioned starters at this early stage in
2014 World Cup qualifying.
Soccer symbolizes Afghanistan's choices coming full circle as US forces prepare to withdraw from
the Central Asian nation more than a decade after they invaded it, says James Dorsey.
As we've done for nearly half a decade on this site, we're going to bring you the latest tips,
commentary, analysis and strategy surrounding the official Fantasy Premier League football game all
season long. And since the season starts in ... Continue reading →
Right back Tony Hibbert has famously never scored a goal in his 11 years and 308 appearances for
Everton. But on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, in a testimonial/preseason friendly against AEK Athens
to recognize his decade-plus of service, the 31-year-old actually scored a freaking goal.
According to the banking regulator of New York state, Liverpool shirt sponsors Standard Chartered
hid approximately 60,000 transactions worth over $250 billion that it made on behalf of sanctioned
Iranian banks and corporations over the past decade. The bank also sought to keep secret similar
but less lucrative schemes with Libya, Sudan, and Burma.
Over the past decade Sporting Clube de Braga, commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga,
has established itself as a top five Portuguese Primeira Liga regular. Featuring a...
Blackburn striker Yakubu has quit the club to join Chinese outfit Guangzhou Fuli but not before
inadvertently wading in on the Ewood Park soap opera. He said: "I thank Blackburn Rovers, the fans,
fellow players for making my one season there seem like a decade." OTP thinks Yakubu was attempting
to say that he'd [.
We continue to celebrate 3rd Degree's 15th year with our look back at the greatest goal in FC
Dallas history. Â Next up, the goal voted MLS Goal of the Decade for the 00's: Â Carlos Ruiz'sÂ
bicycle goal against DC United on 5/28/05.
The Brotherly Game is a soccer site, but it is also where I spend a lot of time throughout
the week. Due to the fact that I see this as an extension of myself, I feel it's prudent to post
the following.It is post about myself a someone I was lucky to spend almost a decade
around.I originally wrote it on Twitter, so I'm slightly ashamed of the lack of length in
terms of how much I talked about Max, but it's from the heart and I think that's the most important
thing when talking about him.
Of course ‘crime' is an emotive word – not least in the current climate where ‘innocent
‘til proven guilty' is, perhaps rightly, followed to the nth degree as a principle. Hence, events
of February 8 proved that a certain Serb is by no means a tax evader although he'll be grateful
that no members of our judging panel were called to jury service that day.
Nordic Football News names five leading players for the Veikkausliiga 2012 season. The playersÂ
represent both established names in the Finnish scene as well as talents who should reap their
potential this season and go on to even greater things.
Goalkeeper
Jukka Lehtovaara; Club: TPS; Veikkausliiga appearances/goals: 112/0; Year of birth:
1988
Jukka Lehtovaara has been one of the most highly rated goalkeepers in Finland for the best
part of a half a decade and already at 24 is one of the most experienced in the league.
For those of you that are a fan of our weekly 3 questions exchange, you are in for a treat this
week. We have not one, but two 3 Questions Exchanges due to our busy game week. For the first
exchange, I talked with Denzel Eslinger over at RSL Soapbox ahead of the Fire/RSL matchup tomorrow
night. This will of course be an extra special event as Fire legend and favorite CJ Brown will be
inducted into the Ring of Fire.
The thirty third installment in our Great Teams series sees us remain in the midlands. Nathan
Briant has recently blogged on the appointment of Roy Hodgson as England manager but here, he casts
his mind back to an entertaining Walsall side from just over a decade ago, one whom one member of
the TTU staff remembers with much anguish after an unhappy visit to the Millennium stadium.
