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Nike Football's new Brasil uniform for 2012-2013 celebrates Jeitinho Brasileiro ("The Brasilian
Way") – the spirit that encompasses the resilience, creativity and relentlessly positive and
innovative approach that has helped make the Brasil National Team the most successful in the
history of football.
The Ajax Experience x Sid Lee Architecture
Aside from my unwillingness to experience an angry pre-match speech from Frank de Boer, the new
Ajax Experience museum is one of the freshest things I've seen.
The city is completely related to its club: Amsterdam is Ajax, Ajax is Amsterdam.
When Roy was at the club I took a big interest in football coaching. I wanted to understand what
he was doing and why it worked. So I did what I always do and read a load of books on the
subject.
Some of them were really useful so, reminded by a comment in the match thread below, here are
few that I think you might like.
Football is a game full of Arseholes, even Messi (especially Messi). Please don't exit page just
yet, I do go on to explain... Gareth Bale. He's a nice guy. He's dedicated to the game. He always
gives 100%. He doesn't drink. And he never draws any bad press. But when he was younger, he was
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Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has reiterated his desire to return to the English Premier
League after his spell at Real Madrid is over.
Mourinho told BBC Radio Four's Today programme last week:
"I am very, very happy to be in Real Madrid. It is a great experience for me.
The more and more I see Mikel Arteta play in an Arsenal shirt, the louder I laugh at the fact some
people out there called him a 'panic-buy'.
When he signed for us I was over the moon.
I loved watching him play when he was at Everton, and I love him even more now he wears the shirt
of Arsenal.
The story of Pelé life, in art - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
A sense of nostalgia sets in when thinking of Pelé, arguably the best footballer of all times,
and the one that gave "Futebol bonito" to Brazil and to the rest of the world. Pelé's memorable
moments include the bicycle kick, winning three world cups for Brazil out of their total of five,
and being one of the best ambassadors football could ever want and need.
I'd always thought that tartan in football strips was a mid 90s phenomenon restricted to Scotland's
Euro 96 team and Morton.
Yet it seems it's a trend that is almost as old as the game itself.
The 10th Lanarkshire Volunteers combined navy jerseys and red socks with Black Watch tartan
"knickerbockers" way back in 1884-85 while in 1888-89 Vale of Atholl adopted breeches fashioned
from the local tartan.
By Tony Attwood
Manchester City added another honour to their trophy cabinet last night by securing the most
expensive shot in the history of football. Their squad last night cost (including this season's
salaries) something in the region of £200m, and managed one shot on target an all time record.
After a few weeks off due to international breaks and facing sides nobody really cares
about—or ones we simply find too distasteful to bother talking to—Tea and Crumpets decided it
was about time to shake off the rust, so we headed out for a bite and a chat with Graham MacAree of
We Ain't Got No History, one of the more approachable Chelsea sorts out there and also our
boss.
Whenever somebody utters the name of Liverpool Football Club, it's synonymous with great managers
and great players. Over the years Bill Shankly has become an icon but many people forget the
achievements of his successor, Shankly began the dream, but it was none other than Bob Paisley who
ensured it continued.
If Andy Carroll is not good enough for England, should he continue to be at the heart of
Liverpool's plans.
England coach Fabio Capello picked Daniel Sturridge and Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, but left
out Liverpool striker Andy Carroll for friendly matches against Spain and Sweden at Wembley.
Kenny Dalglish claims Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is recovering well from an ankle
infection.
The Reds' boss gave a positive update on the England international midfielder, who was ruled out of
Saturday's goalless draw against the Swans at Anfield on Saturday and is set for another fortnight
on the sidelines.
You may recall that a month or so ago we shared a video of what was generally believed to be the
longest headed goal in the history of football. Jonas Samuelson had scored this header from his own
half in a Norwegian league match, leading to a well-deserved fifteen minutes of fame.
Well, he must be livid.
When we look back to try and trace the history of football on the television in Britain, there
are several dates that stand out as being of significance. The twenty-second of August 1964, for
example, saw the first episode of Match Of The Day, whilst the sixteenth of August 1992 saw
Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool in the first live Premier League match on Sky Sports.
The FA is currently 'investigating' Patrice Evra's recent allegation against Luis Suarez, but even
if the Uruguayan striker is found guilty, what difference will it make? It's highly unlikely he'll
be 'convicted' and banned; like every other instance of alleged racist abuse in top-flight football
over the last 30 years or more, it will be brushed under the carpet, and the vicious cycle of
prejudice will continue.
We have two posts making up our non-league videos of the week for this week, kicking off with
three matches from the Third Qualifying Round of this year's FA Cup. The clubs taking this part in
this round of the competition will take their place against those of the Blue Square Premier in its
final qualifying round, and should they win this match they will be have a chance of a live
television appearance and the sort of prize money which can make a serious difference to the
well-being of a non-league club.
Al Davis has died. The Oakland Raiders owner, who was one of the most influential people in the
history of football, was 82 years old. So far the Raiders haven't announced the cause of death,
however the team says they will give an update later in the day.
(Check out the Al Davis pictures below)
Davis has always been controversial mostly due to the fact that he was unafraid.
At the end of the second leg the Quarter Final of 1991 Champion League (or as it used to be called,
European Cup), Chris Waddle almost scored a historical "Maradonian" goal. Olympic Marseille was
already leading 1-0 vs. AC Milan,
That chance was not so historical and wonderful just for its brilliant dribbling and running skills
of it, that was the least part of it, it was a great moment by itself,
We are talking about 1991 AC Milan, when Milan dominated the world of football.
By Darshan Joshi
Hype is like a phoenix. It is afforded life, it blossoms, it blooms. It peaks. It dies down; it
turns to dust; yet it remains deathless. It is as immortal as it is intangible. Its hyperphysical
presence experiences a ceaseless resurrection; it evades an escape from memory.
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo has stuck his proverbial neck out by blasting his boo-boys who
he insists are ‘jealous' of him. The world's most expensive player in history came in for a
torrent of abuse during Real Madrid's narrow 1-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night but
snapped back with some choice words [.
Jose Mourinho has turned down an offer from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala that reportedly would
have paid him the the biggest salary in the history of football.
Spanish newspaper Marca claims Mourinho turned down an astonishing £22 million-a-year AFTER tax
to take the helm at the Black Sea club.
Jose Mourinho has turned down an offer from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala that reportedly would
have paid him the the biggest salary in the history of football.
Spanish newspaper Marca claims Mourinho turned down an astonishing £22 million-a-year AFTER tax
to take the helm at the Black Sea club.
With a World Cup on the way and the 2016 summer Olympics on the horizon, Brazil is gearing up
for a high-profile decade by hosting the planet's two largest sporting events. This brilliant
decade in Brazilian sports will kick off with the 2014 World Cup estimated to bring millions of
football fans into the country.
It feels like Stadio Juve or Juventus Stadium, Arena or whatever the hell it's to be called name
TBD has been decades in the works, and this week it will open as one of, finally, Italy's brand new
digs. It's nice, but for Italy it might be the equivalent of waltzing an iPod into a 20's night
club everybody look at that!
Since returning to Liverpool, Kenny Dalglish has brought 9 players to the club for transfer fees of
approximately £111m, and recouped £71m by offloading 14 players. After crunching the numbers,
this means that Dalglish has only actually spent £36m, which consequently means we got Andy
Carroll, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing for a mere £4m each.
I don't want to turn this blog into Barcelona blog, however, we are witnessing one of the greatest
teams in the history of football, if not the best of all of them, and I don't think I am
exaggerating.
We should not make big deal of a 5-0 victory vs. Villarreal, Real Madrid just won 6-0 vs.
By Fidel Leblanc
Arsenal fans, why are we so devastated by the protracted departure of Cesc Fabregas? Its not
like we haven't had three years to mentally and emotionally prepare ourselves for this, right? Yet,
the idea of Arsenal will at the Emirates and abroad without Cesc Fabregas in the squad, let alone
leading it, will seem very foreign, perhaps as foreign as it was not seeing Thierry Henry in the
starting line up.
Certain sections of the media have long had the mildly irritating habit of treating 1992 and the
beginning of the Premier League as football's Year Zero. In this world, "the history of football"
is substituted for "the history of the Premier League", as if nothing that happened prior to the
twenty biggest clubs cutting themselves free in the pursuit of all the television money to which we
can only say, mission accomplished and anything that happened prior to then is treated as at best
an relevance.
One thing I always like about the Mexican football, that they always manage to surprise you in
front of big teams. Yes, their National team still dreaming of reaching the semi-final of World
Cup, but when they face big giants they are up to the challenge. Argentina, Germany, Brazil, Italy
all either suffered of hardly passed Mexico when facing them in WC games (apart of Argentina 2010
game).
They are amongst the pillars of the English game. They were amongst the first bastions of
professionalism in the game, were founder members of the Football League in 1888, and their name
immediately conjures up something almost unfathomably romantic about the history of football in
this country. That said, though, Aston Villa can occasionally give the impression of being a club
that is plain damn contrary.
By Tony Attwood The Premier League has changed their rule on 'weakened' teams, probably the most
insane, inept, stupid and crazed rule in the history of football. (Well, ok, maybe not the most
the ability of countries to insist that all players except those named Giggs must play in
friendlies for the [.
Poetic Justice. After a grueling and dramatic race against Brazil, referees, and time, the USA
Women's National Team made unforgettable history. If you missed the match and your a sports fan in
even the smallest measure, then you missed the essence of sport. You better watch the replay, for
this will forever be one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the game.
Next summer I'm travelling around Europe by rail during Euro 2012, aiming to see as many matches
in as many different countries as possible. The tournament itself is being held in Poland and the
Ukraine (as the image above handily illustrates) and I'll go to a couple of actual matches there
but I want to watch the Croats play whilst in Croatia (with their fans), the Bulgarians whilst in
Bulgaria, the Latvians whilst in Latvia, etc.
Red rag to a Red Bull Violent conduct just got a lot less violent. New York Red Bulls striker
Thierry Henry was sent-off against Portland Timbers for the sort of friendly slap that has
accompanied just about every foul that's ever been committed in the history of football. In a bit
of a squabble with [.
Jamaica:Few days ago, a goal from Jamaica vs. Grenada caught my attention so much and I kept watching it
again and again. It reflects a lot of the beauty of the game, from bunch of guys who might not be
as good as the big fishes in the world, but they were not any less entertaining then them at a
moment like that.
Jamaica:
Few days ago, a goal from Jamaica vs. Grenada caught my attention so much and I kept watching it
again and again. It reflects a lot of the beauty of the game, from bunch of guys who might not be
as good as the big fishes in the world, but they were not any less entertaining then them at a
moment like that.
Following their fourth UEFA Champions League triumph on Saturday virtually every superlative has
been used to describe Pep Guardiola's current crop of FC Barcelona stars. The Catalans' 3-1 triumph
over Manchester United meant that Guardiola, in only his third full season in charge at the Camp
Nou, has won ten major trophies including the amazing Sextuple triumph from the 2008-09 season.
Following on from my end of the season thoughts, and given that posters and flyers all over NYC
are declaring Doomsday this Saturday, around 6pm, I thought I should sum up the best and worst of
the entire history of football, dating back to when I started watching and including only
games that I have seen.
This week is the first time in really long that we have NOT had a midweek match of any import
Citeh vs Stoke, the Manchester version obvisoulsy does not qualify as a 'match'. That's left our
football energy levels dangerously low, without its usual midweek adrenalin boost. Even United-lite
vs Schalke was fun, especially Anderson's massively-minimalistic, salsa-type,
whatever-the-hell-that-was celebration.
