Dunga, fairly or not, is feeling the heat for the Selecao's performances the last couple of matches.  He decided to make some changes for the next two qualifiers.  The most obvious move was replacing Ronaldinho for Kaka.  The two AC Milan playmakers seem to be meshing well after their performance in the Rossoneri's 1-0 win [. Click to continue reading...

GROUP A: 1. Chelsea, 2. Roma, 3. Bordeaux, 4. Cluj-Napoca
The top two clubs should have no problem advancing here and will rack up four wins a piece of the group doormats -- who I don't know much about. Head-to-head I give the advantage to the Blues. Roma doesn't have the firepower to match the English side. Click to continue reading...

There is plenty to discuss regarding this weekend's match-up between the Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls, from the intense battle that wound up being decided by one mistake to the return of Juan Carlos Osorio to Toyota Park (there is also my 48 hours in Chicago, which I will get into later).

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Nerazzurri Fans may well ask who is this Portuguese wonder boy? What will he add to our club?  What is his style? and will he fill the boots of Luis Figo to become the next midfield magician for Inter?  Comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo is little surprise as Quaresma is yet one more from that current crop of outstanding Portuguese playmakers. Click to continue reading...

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Eurosport - Championship - Mahon: Foreign loan stars will shine

EXCLUSIVE! Queens Park Rangers midfielder Gavin Mahon has warned the club's Championship rivals that once the Hoops' on-loan playmakers learn the English game, they will be a force to be reckoned with.

Argentine Emmanuel Ledesma put in a sterling performance in the opening match of the season as QPR beat Barnsley, while Spaniard Daniel Parejo appeared from the bench. Click to continue reading...

Morning all,

hope you're fine and dandy this Sunday morning. Some bits and pieces to get through and there's a lot of chaff amongst the wheat today.

The Mail is reporting Newcastle have made a bid for Philippe Senderos but the whole article is so utterly rubbish I'm not linking to it.

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Morning all. That video is hilarious. If you don't know what it's from it's from the movie Step Brothers that just came out. I saw it last night and I didn't stop laughing.

So it's been a quiet few days in the world of Arsenal. No matches till Monday so I suppose they've just been training away. Click to continue reading...

is this the game that's going to eat at us? we had three points in our pocket and then had a complete mental breakdown in stoppage time of the first half. that allowed chivas usa to get a point at home. (they came at us strong in the second half, but we weathered the storm, which seems to be happening a lot of all of the sudden - the whole hanging on instead of collapsing. Click to continue reading...

Portugal looked like they didn't know what hit them after two clinical first-half goals from the Germans. The usual swagger was missing from Big Phil's side and their technical skills were poor. The Germans were a lot bigger, and a lot better. And Ronaldo cried a lot...

Richard Jolly:
Playmakers Portugal Put to the Sword

Scolari fumes as push topples Portugal
One Chelsea player fouls another to push coach from international stage


Bastian gets cozy with Mum & Girlfriend. Click to continue reading...

Welcome back. Having addressed the spine of the team and the appendages that make it move, we now have to shift our attention to the business end of this deadly beast--the nasty, big, pointy teeth if you will. The question marks here are big and bold in 36-point font with exclamation points, as the Godfather of Goals, Jaime Moreno, and the best player in the league over the last three years, Click to continue reading...