Aston Villa's Petrov went on record yesterday to confirm he is now in remission from the disease
that left his footie career in limbo, acute leukemia. Although the Bulgarian footballer was not
able to greet the AV club masseurs who completed a 400-mile charity cycle ride (in honour ofÂ
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research) at the finish [.
It's a question that has no easy answer. The intangibles and the ever-rising feeling of
ambiguity plague the fans. But the thing that makes Andre Villas Boas' sacking most sobering is the
fact that Chelsea still look completely lost. They are lost not only in the sense that they cannot
find a rhythm on the pitch.
Does anyone remember Alex Song being a particularly disruptive, ill tempered, undisciplined
sort? Was he a wantaway? No, not really. These stories of him showing up late for practise and
mouthing off in the locker room could be a switch and bait from the real reasons. They were quite
well timed.
Touted as England's shiny new talisman only a year ago, Arsenal schemer Jack Wilshere has seen
his whole season pass by without kicking a ball in anger. While he was expected to be ready for the
start of the 2012/13 campaign, news that the youngster is to undergo yet another operation is sure
to have both Arsenal and England fans worrying about the midfielder's long-term future.
Day 3. Withdrawal symptoms showing. I'll survive this one. Sounds like something out of the
movies but it's not too far from what I'm actually experiencing at the moment. When they play every
week or sometimes twice a week, we feel like they've taken up almost all of our time.
The football world already has it all planned out: fans, players, ex-players, pundits and
journalists alike all want Harry Redknapp to replace Fabio Capello as England manager, following
the Italian's resignation yesterday evening.
Some were already looking beyond Euro 2012 Capello had already planned to retire after this
summer's tournament to the Redknapp era, convinced he would be the man for the job at some
point.
I No Longer Know The Arsenal Team I Support by Lorenzo Sallows. Another defeat. Three back to back
losses and we continue to drift in limbo, detached from the top four, hopelessly trying to sustain
a top half table finish. All but a single goal mustered from a poor display leads us neatly back to
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Within the last four years Liverpool have had four different managers; a fact you would never
have before associated with a club which has prided itself on being patient and allowing managers
time. A mantra synonymous with ‘The Liverpool Way'.
However it would be naive to not look past the surface of this fact and the events that have
surrounded this famous club over recent years.
According to the BBC, Liverpool are in talks with Gylfi Sigurdsson, who had looked set to make a
permanent switch to Swansea.
The 22-year-old playmaker enjoyed an impressive campaign during his season-long loan with the
Swans last season and looked all set to tie up a club record £6.
I love it when I tell myself "ha, look at that... you were wrong!".
England today (against Sweden) was nothing like this.
The Queen's squad managed to score first, take 2 goals in from the Swedes, tie, and score a
third one for a final match result of 3-2. Cheeky boys! I love it.
Alberto Aquilani should know by the end of the month whether he has a future at Liverpool or
whether he is free to move on.
The Italy international had hoped that a season-long loan spell at AC Milan would lead to a
permanent deal this summer.
He has, however, failed to make enough appearances to trigger a £5million buyout clause.
Tottenham's Summer Transfer Targets: Closing in on Vertonghen - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
For a club that won't be in the Champions League next season, which may struggle to keep its
best players and currently is unsure over who will be the manager when the 2012/2013 season kicks
off in August, Tottenham have been linked with an impressive calibre of
player.
When Giovani Dos Santos' proposed move to Sevilla was blocked by Spurs this summer, the Mexican
was anticipating more game time at the Lane as a result.
However, we are now half way towards another transfer window and that hope has yet to
materialise. At the time, Gio said,
"After such a long time without having any confidence in me I am now going to get my chance, which
makes me feel weird.
After an offseason wrought with back-room strife, the Major League – the state's top men's
amateur league – resumes its 2011-12 season Sunday afternoon with the start of its nine-game
spring schedule.
The league's status was somewhat in doubt over the winter, as the U.S. Soccer Federation Board
of Directors revoked the membership of the Wisconsin Soccer Association/Wisconsin Adult Soccer
Association as the adult state association for Wisconsin on Jan.
Right colour, wrong shirtIt's a Chile afternoon in Toronto! Great news for TFC
supporters and pun-lovers alike as The Reds officially announced the signing of Chilean
international defender Miguel Aceval today. The announcement concludes a signing-process that has
been rumoured since December but spent the last few days floating around MLS red-tape limbo.
At the end of the 2011 MLS season, one of Major League Soccer's veterans retired. After 14 years in
the league, Andy Williams chose to hang up his boots and pick up a clipboard as he joined the
RealSaltLake technical staff. After winning an MLS Cup, representing his national team and building
a life in Utah, the Jamaican is able to look back on his career with pride.
With the public sector strikes rattling on today across the country, we at Pies thought it would
be timely to have a little look at a run-down of some of football's industrial action over the
years some worthy, some really not...
Carlos Tevez was forced to train alone in footballing limbo on his return to Man City this
afternoon after serving a two-week ban and saw fit to plug his new 'Tevez 32′ clothing company
both before and after his solitary session at Carrington...
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- Birthday for Former QPR Captain (and Penalty Taker) Terry Fenwick
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comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and
off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The scene outside the Revolution locker room on Wednesday brought with it a
mixed bag of emotions.
As the players and coaches cleaned out their lockers and carried their belongings to their cars,
many were probably relieved to finally put the 2011 season behind them, head home, and relax after
tumultuous 34 games.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Whenever a popular coach departs, the accompanying emotions felt by his
former charges are usually sadness, disappointment, and empathy. And that has certainly been the
case with the Revolution in the immediate aftermath of Steve Nicol's exit earlier this week.
But, with a new coaching regime all but certain to bring about more change, another emotion is
beginning to creep into minds of the very same players the former gaffer personally selected over
the years: anxiety.
As the season draws near and the transfer window inches towards closing, Real Madrid seem
content to let Kaka go as they hope to make room for Luka Modric. His much talked about chance at a
return to his beloved Milan remains in limbo as the newly budget conscious Italian giants publicly
claim the move would be "almost impossible.
With Cairo's Tahrir Square role as a staging ground for revolutionary fervor in limbo, militant
Egyptian soccer fans who played a key role in toppling President Hosni Mubarak are focusing once
again on the beautiful game.
Stoke City and MLS had more negotiations on Cameron's transfer Tuesday, and a "formal offer" may
follow Thursday, according to a person with knowledge of the talks.
As you can surely deduce, we're in "Tequila Thursday" induced hangover limbo and in dire need of a
huge fry up and a manicure. Yet even with those difficult issues we are soldiering through with
these snaps of Raul and his abs on holiday (along wife, Mamen). Don't ever say we don't care about
you, [.
Jeremy Lin could easily play the protagonist lead in any Moneyball feature movie made on the
NBA.
As is general knowledge now in the sportsworld, the Oscar nominated Moneyball became a movie based
on a book written about how Oakland A's GM Billy Beane went against logic and put together a roster
to replace superstar players by lumping together average players who could reasonably compile the
same kind of production numbers.
Wilman Conde is likely to miss the New York Red Bulls' season opener, according to coach Hans
Backe.Â
The Colombian defender, who just made his return to action after nearly an 11-month absence from
the game, limped off the field Wednesday night in the midst of New York's 2-1 victory over the Los
Angeles Galaxy in the Desert Diamond Cup.
In this edition of Major Link Soccer, I Timm Higgins will try my best not to poke bears, cause
twitter outrage or other such nonsense. Lets all cross our fingers shall we?
The Philadelphia Union have been under fire from their fan base most of this off season.
Recently on their official website CEO and Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz pens a open letter of
sorts to the Unions fans.
Funk Seoul Brothers FC Seoul 3-1 Seongnam (23:10:11) Dominic Norris pushes the boundaries of European Football Weekends by
around five thousand miles to bring us a report from a match involving two of South Korea's
footballing heavyweights...
Travelling from the relaxed, curious hubbub of South Korea's single largest populated island,
Jeju-do, to the franetic, blurred motion of the nation's capital, Seoul, was enough of a shock
enough to leave me feeling somewhat in limbo.
