TweetThe In The Stands Goal of The Week comes courtesy of striker Fernando Llorente whose
Van-Basten-like volley helped Athletic Bilbao overcome Manchester United in the Europa League The
big Spaniard already has an amazing 22 goals to his name this season but none have been finer than
his first-time volley as Athletic Bilbao trounced Premier [.
In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu grabs a cold beer before looking ahead to another season of the UEFA
Champions League – the pinnacle of club football. We all know how the theme song goes as 22
players lineup prior to kick-off looking vacantly at the stands where some European football
bureaucrat in a grey suit, [.
Every week In The Stands will single out the pick of the week's UEFA Champions League fixtures
commencing with Matchday 1. Amongst the highlights of matches on the first day of the 2011/2012
UEFA Champions League clashes, there is a match pitting two European giants against eachother, a
return of former club heroes and an intriguing [.
In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu takes a satirical look back at Arsenal's 8-2 mauling at the hands of
Manchester United. Monsieur Wenger is seemingly an intelligent man, very philosophical in fact. So
upon mentioning the name Albert Camus, the belated Gunners boss will know exactly who I mean.
Albert Camus was an eminent 20th century [.
What's going on in Butt's Brain on this Champions League Tuesday... Carlos Tevez visits Marseille's
hotel and tells those players about Manchester United's weaknesses [Sport.co.uk] An interview with
Grant Wahl on the importance of changing FIFA [A Football Report] "There ... Continue reading →
Some mid-week news as we prepare for international friendlies and a big Premier League gameweek to
come... Fabregas to Chelsea? [A Football Report] Are the only people who read Football Corner
Liverpool fans? 62% of readers (currently) think Liverpool will ... Continue reading →
Football chants are the metaphoric glue that bonds fans together in banter. For some
players these are songs praising their talent, for others, well, it's best not to go there.
Unfortunately there are some offensive corkers we had to leave out, but the ones we left in are
equally class.
The results are in!...Last Monday we asked you, the readers to vote
for those you thought were the best Premiership players in 2010. Â So without further freddie-adu
here is In the Stands Premiership Team of 2010
Here's how much they won it by (Voting rounded up)
GK: Joe Hart 44%
LB: Leighton Baines 32%
RB: Bacary Sagna 29%
CB: Nemanja Vidic 28%
CB: John Terry 11%
RW: Nani 31%
LW: Gareth Bale 33%
CM: Cesc Faberegas 23%
CM: Samir Nasri 19%
FW: Dimitar Berbatov 16%
FW: Carlos Tevez 20%
So with this in mind, who do you think warrants the ITS player of the year Awards.
Well I have gone for a strange one this week, C-Ron's new advert for a watch company.
Why have I picked this? Purely because I miss Ronaldo and it's good to have him on my screen for
any reason...
From our buddies at In the Stands, this one is for all you lip readers out there. If this reaction
by SAF is any indication, it looks like Nani probably won't be in the running to fill C-Ron's
departed scoring boots this season.
[ via In the Stands ]
Ji-Sung loves Korean women, according to teammate Evra
Not much going on in the world of footie other than Gerrard being found not guilty and Zlatan
moving to Barca as we continue the (too long) summer break, but here are a few interesting links
from our Butt Buddies and others to keep you going on a Friday.
Two pre-season matches for Manchester United. Two goals for new striker Michael Owen. A solid ratio
so far - but will his anterior cruciate ligaments / metatarsals / insert other body parts here hold
up enough to allow Owen to feature (and produce) regularly?
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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England all but secured their place in Euro 2012 after a laboured 1-0 win over Wales at Wembley in
a display which raised more questions than answers. New Wembley, same old s*** is the feeling
coming out of the press and the mouth of pundits everywhere after a poor showing on Tuesday night
from the [.
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this simple guide to make you Football website a success... Ground work Use Wordress as a base.
Downloads the SEO Platinum and Google Analytics 360 plug-in's. It will make your life easier. Don't
have a .
We have all the inside knowledge and we can make your football blog a thing of beauty. Just follow
this simple guide to make you Football website a success... Ground work Use Wordress as a base.
Downloads the SEO Platinum and Google Analytics 360 plug-in's. It will make your life easier. Don't
have a .
 The time has come again for In The Stands to once again reveal the cream of
this month's goals with May's winner coming from a low-key second division Greek championship
match.
 Step forward Dimitrus Sialmas whose perfectly executed bicycle-kick, suitably preluded by an
amazing piece of skill by team-mate Manwlis Skoufalis, wowed the small crowd during PAS Giannina
second division match against Ethnikos Asteras in early May.
In The Stands'Goal of the Month section takes into
consideration all the finest strikes across the continent which deserves to be replayed over and
over again...
This month the winning strike comes from AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic whose sublime lob
from distance against Lecce in mid-January ensured his side earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the
Stadio Comunale Via del Mare.
Flying across the country today for the holidays so the posts will be sporadic this weekend, but of
course we'll make sure to pump out a weekend fantasy preview for all managers to check out on
Thursday or Friday... ... Continue reading →
A bit of what's going on in Butt's Brain from around the footie web: Balotelli, Rooney, Ashley
Cole, and others smoking cigarettes [FootballSup via Unprofessional Foul] Liverpool leave all star
players at home (Gerrard back, Torres fatigue / ... Continue reading →
Collects yellow cards like kids collected pogs in the 1990s - nonstop Good luck to
all Fantasy Premier League managers this weekend. Enjoy the clip above.
[via In the Stands]
Beckham learned a thing or two from Pato and Ronaldinho in Milan
Theo Walcott's girlfriend Mel has "shunned the WAG lifestyle" to continue her university
studies, yet still drives around London in a Ferrari. The winger is out for a month with knee
ligament damage [The Sun]
Walcott's young teammate Nicklas Bendtner is also facing a month long spell on the sidelines
after picking up a groin injury against Tottenham.
TweetAnd then there were eight. The UEFA Champions League chewed up eight more teams as the last 16
came and flew by but not before teaching us some very important things. Where to begin? Perhaps the
fact that England has been reduced to just one representative and that particular team being only
the fifth best [.
Simon Taylor, a professional footballer, give insight into his life inside the game. Every week,Â
exclusively for In The Stands...  Introduction to me, and my Diary Hi. My name is Simon
Taylor and I am a professional-footballer. Now, before I go into more detail, I am by no means
famous. In fact if you Google my [.
All aboard shut the doors please! It is that time soon when the helter-skelter known as the
transfer window deadline fast approaches with many clubs hoping to bolster their squad before the
clock strikes midnight. Will Sagna and Song be joined by Malouda by the end of today? We have seen
some blockbuster moves [.
 We at In The Stands could not resist a chuckle at what is perhaps the most
outrageous piece of football commentary ever from legendary Italian commentator Carlo
Zampa.Â
Zampa's moment of madness occurred after AS Roma fullback John Arne Riise scored Roma's winner
against Juventus during the rivals' clash at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino in 2010.
