Firstly, congratulations to Stoke for improving upon their average goal tally at Reading. They
scored one whereas last season they managed less than one goal a game, scoring 36 goals in 38
games. And guess what the majority were from set plays (58% !!)
I must confess to liking Tony Pulis as a man, he is passionate, committed and honest (though
deluded!
Firstly, congratulations to Stoke for improving upon their average goal tally at Reading. They
scored one whereas last season they managed less than one goal a game, scoring 36 goals in 38
games. And guess what the majority were from set plays (58% !!)
I must confess to liking Tony Pulis as a man, he is passionate, committed and honest (though
deluded!
It seems that Footballs pantomime villain has returned to centre stage.
Carlos Tevez has always made a name for himself in the media eye, be it from switching his
allegiance from the red to blue side of Manchester, or deciding to go on a three month hiatus
because he felt "mistreated" at Manchester City.
Here is some rather amusing news that is funny just as much as it is shocking.
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciesh Szczesny has apologized to team mate Aaron Ramsey for some offensive
remarks he posted to his twitter account saying that Ramsey looked like a rapist.
Szczensy who was only joking when made the comments, has however apologized saying that he
crossed the line.
Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has publicly spoken out on the ongoing racial abuse
saga levelled against him by Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.
Suarez who still maintains his innocence, is now demanding an apology from Evra if he is cleared
by the FA . The Uruguayan striker who for the first time spoke out on the matter saying that the
damage had already been done and that the only logical thing that can be done is to bury the
hatchet regardless of who is right or wrong.
After suffering a terrible loss on Friday night that reduced their lead over arch rivals Milan
to just 1 point, Mourinho faces an uphill task when his side visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow night
for their return leg knockout fixture of the Champions League. Carrying a 2-1 advantage into the
match, Mourinho will be looking to break the hearts of Chelsea fans and ensure his side's
progressioin to the quarter finals.
This could be the end of Barclay's... So we pick our replacements. The business side of unleashed.
Marco Borriello's fascinations with GoldenMcNuggets' cannoli. Why English women have dirty
genitalia. Who the #$%@ brings a hatchet to a match? PSG fans, that's who. Where's the line between
football club and the law?
I know what you're thinking. 1. You don't want to revisit that wretched night in Moscow. 2. You
don't want to revisit that wretched night in Moscow. However, we're going to, not just because we
have a final coming up in three days and change but also because, dammit, it's time we extinguish
this nightmare from the memory once and for all.
'Twas in the darkest depths of Mordor I met a girl so fair.
Or, you know, where we met a young Portuguese manager on the cusp of receiving the sharp end of
Roman's gold-encrusted hatchet. This was, well, not good. Not good at all.
We've been putting off writing a recap of this match for a couple of reasons, the first being
that Devin and I simply are lacking in inspiration these days.
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is no stranger to controversy and judging by his recent
remarks, the Swede is far from burying his hatchet with Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.
Ibrahimovic was traded to Barcelona in the summer of 2009 after it became apparent that striker
Samuel Eto'o had become surplus to requirements in the Catalan dressing room.
It's Champions League Monday, which means the only things happening come in the form counting
the cost from the weekend and listening to a select few coaches sitting at a microphone, waxing
lyrical on whatever issue posed to them by the adoring media.
Sir Alex is one of the highlight, since he's always decent for a quote.
There was a moment just the one, mind you where I thought this one might go south. And it was
this: a clear handball on the line to deny United a goal. Should have been a penalty. Should have
been a red card. Given just how fragile TFC must be after their terrible start to 2012, that would
have been a death warrant for them.
A second division soccer league is on the verge of kicking off, a moment many U.S. soccer
observers thought impossible earlier this year.
With the NASL-USL hatchet buried (for the time being, at least), the 12 clubs that comprise the
USSF-run league will leave controversies behind and get down to the business of competing for a
championship.
A second division soccer league is on the verge of kicking off, a moment many U.S. soccer
observers thought impossible earlier this year.
With the NASL-USL hatchet buried (for the time being, at least), the 12 clubs that comprise the
USSF-run league will leave controversies behind and get down to the business of competing for a
championship.
I've had some troubles with them in the past and I understand what more troubles would entail, so
I'm hyper-sensitive (read: furiously gangsta-tiger angry) when someone goes at my knees. For this
hatchet attempt - which incredibly was not carded - I'm near to the point of wondering why Mario
Balotelli isn't under police questioning.
Joahim Low did not have to dig his nose to strike gold. Mario Gotze serves notice that he might
be the next best thing to Mesut Oezil who is already the best thing since Lukas Podolski, Miroslav
Klose, and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Then there is the small matter of Thomas Muller and Andre
Schurrle.
It's been months since we talked about players and matches, what with midweek dribble ball and the
invasion of the hatchet men last saturday, so here's a quick run down on this saturdays team,
before a quick review of the opposition and their semi-illustrated history. - Almunia Sagna
Vermaelen Silvestre Clichy (Eboue, Traore) Ramsey, Denilson, Ramsey, Cesc, Ramsey, Nasri [.
Last Sunday with only moments left in the match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Barcelona
MVP Lionel Messi was taken down on a hard challenge from unknown Atletico defender Tomas Ujfalusi.
Ulfalusi was red carded for stepping on the leading scorers ankle and Messi is expected to miss at
least two weeks of action due to ligament damage in his right ankle.
Good Day Espanyol With all the fuss and bother of one Barcelona v Madrid derby buzzing in the ear,
it was easy to overlook Espanyol's well deserved win against an entertainingly imploding Atletico
Madrid at the Vicente Calderon - the Disneyland of football. Although they were taking on a side
down to nine men, Espanyol looked dominant even when Atletico had their full contingent out on
field.
For those of you who love good literature and soccer, I have a serious question for you. If
Franz Kafka was still alive and a fan of the MLS, what club would he support?
My guess is that it would be the LA Galaxy.
Approaching mid-September, the LA club that doesn't suck has to be feeling like they are trapped
deep in a Kafkaesque moment.
Since we're in the middle of the SuperLull I actually turned to this match to try and get a quick
footy fix. And I must say, although I never got over the dreadful Giants Stadium turf, the three
goals from the assGalaxy were worth my 45-minute investment. It does astonish me, however, that
after over 12 years of operating, the league still cannot get at least a semi-attractive field for
its marquee weeknight match-up.
Both David Beckham and Landon Donovan have publicly stated that they sat down together and
buried the hatchet, but what if their feud continued through that little pow-wow?
97′ Beckham stops staring at his own tattoos and realizes there's someone else in the
room.
101′ Donovan puts on the captain's armband, spends an inordinate amount of time adjusting it
just to make sure Beckham notices that he's wearing it.
After seven long years of giving the BBC the silent treatment (for effectively calling his agent
son Jason a crook back in 2004), Sir Alex Ferguson has finally announced that he and Auntie have
buried the hatchet thus making him available for comment on Match of the Day, Radio 5 Live, Songs
Of Praise, Something For The Weekend, etc.
Quote: Originally Posted by Dr. Seuss, if he had been alive to watch the Sounders-Galaxy
game He said, "Do I like this?
Oh, no! I do not!
This is not a good game,"
Said our fish as he lit,
"And I do not like it,
Not one little bit!
DuNord did it as a convenience for you, the reader. I do it as a convenience for me, the me. When
I'm running short of topics, sure, sometimes the USSF does something agonizingly insulting to give
me a topic, but mostly I just bogart other people's topics. Works like a freaking charm.
By the way, I dunno if DuNord is officially back, but it's worth checking out his latest entry.
Yesterday over at Soccer by Ives, there was a discussion about which French club would be better
for USMNT player Oguchi Onyewu Olympique de Marseille (l'OM) or Paris St. Germain (PSG). A lot of
the talk in the comments centered around which club has the more violent fan base, with PSG fans
making [.
