1. This was not exactly your typical Merseyside derby. In fact, it wasn't your typical any kind of derby. Too often these encounters are a constant poker game as the two sides try to work out what the other is holding. Four goals in the first 35 minutes proved this was anything but a nervy [...]
We continue our series of the Football League Championship clubs' matches of the past this
morning with Bolton Wanderers, and six matches from the years between 1954 and 2003. The first
match comes from 1954, and sees Bolton travel to the Manor Ground to play Headington United, who
were of course to later become Oxford United, on a snow covered pitch in the FA Cup.
I have read countless commentaries, posts, even complete blogs dedicated to finding a way to
¨fix¨ what is ¨wrong¨ with modern Football. Apparently many of the proposed solutions all have
one thing in common and that is their requirement to either change or adapt the Laws of the Game in
order to ¨improve¨ the likelihood of fairness and ¨eliminate¨ the hazards of referee
incompetence,bias or poor form and to promote a more ¨level¨playing field.
Manchester United defeated Fulham 3-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday, August 25,
2012. It is United's first win of the season while Fulham suffer their first loss of the
season.
Fulham started things off quickly with a third minute Damien Duff goal. It was on a free kick
which was a pass into the box that Duff  volleyed just inside the near post.
FC Barcelona dominated play but had no goals to show for it after a scoreless first half against
Real Madrid, but they broke through in the second half with three straight goals to erase a
Cristiano Ronaldo opener and take control of the Spanish Super Cup series.
Goals from Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi helped Barcelona jump out to a 3-1 lead before Angel
DiMaria pounced on a Victor Valdes blunder to give Real Madrid a valuable goal in a 3-2 Barcelona
first-leg victory at Camp Nou on Thursday.
KC's offense continues to struggle at home, as for the third straight game last night, KC couldn't
find the back of the net at Livestrong Sporting Park as the New England Revolution came in and
earned a point in a 0-0 draw. Sporting has now gone 325 minutes since Julio Cesar's goal against
Toronto, the last one scored at home by KC.
There was nothing on paper that said the Portland Timbers couldn't walk into the Home Depot
Center on Sunday and come back home with +3 points in their pockets against the LA Galaxy and, true
enough, in the first half they showed that they could make meaningful chances in the run of play
and control the ball.
The match started out with the USA being the more attacking side and Canada sitting back
defensively. Through the first 10 minutes, Canada rarely had possession in the USA's end and
usually relied on playing long passes to create chances.
The USA slowly started to assert themselves as the first half neared the 15 minute mark as Edgar
Castillo nearly scored on a long range shot as he volleyed a ball that dipped onto goal and forced
a tough save.
England fans will groan at this statement but Ukraine's disallowed goal in the final Group D
game has finally forced UEFA's hand and pushed them toward introducing goal-line technology into
the game.Â
Michel Platini's footballing boffins have been working tirelessly to find a way to introduce
goal-line technology that does something other than setting off a massive buzzer that electrocutes
the referee and forces him to blow for a goal.
Alan Gordon has made a habit of pulling off late-game heroics to salvage valuable points for the
San Jose Earthquakes. He did it again on Wednesday, only he did so in a manner that might come back
to haunt him.
Gordon scored an 84th minute equalizer against the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night, but it
was what he did in the dying seconds of regulation that left the Rapids irate and the Earthquakes
celebrating another late comeback.
While some of you are polishing off your morning coffee and maybe even a late breakfast, the
Chicago Fire will be kicking off a rare Noon matchup against the New York Red Bulls. As we have
stated previously, this match has huge implications on the Eastern Conference Standings. Both teams
will be facing sweltering heat in New York, with game time temperatures expected to be pushing the
100 degree mark.
Ask Dominic Oduro if goal line technology might change the game in a good way.
On Sunday, Oduro was the latest to be denied a score because the humans officiating on the field
could not keep up with a player on a breakaway and a deflected shot. While replays clearly showed
that the Chicago Fire striker had netted a goal, a sliding defender's late arrival was credited
with keeping the ball from crossing the line.
UEFA are to be flayed at the first light of dawn after being caught out splicing pre-recorded
footage of a German fan crying into their live broadcast directly after Mario Balotelli had scored
his second goal against Germany in the Euro 2012 semi-finals.
Good morning from Dublin where my full address is: Arseblogger, 7 Rainsville, Floodington
Crescent, Drizzletown by Deluge, Torrential Avenue, Cloudland.
Let's start with the Euros this morning and although it's never nice to see Cristiano Ronaldo
happy, in one way I have to thank him for saving us from another 30 minutes of that game.
TweetUkraine were left seething after Marko Devic's goal was incorrectly ruled out with television
replays clearing showing that the ball crossed the line. With England leading by Wayne Rooney's
solitary goal, Marko Devic managed to nip past the England defence before getting off his shot
which looped beyond Hart before being hacked away by John [.
TweetUkraine were left seething after Marko Devic's goal was incorrectly ruled out with television
replays clearing showing that the ball crossed the line. With England leading by Wayne Rooney's
solitary goal, Marko Devic managed to nip past the England defence before getting off his shot
which looped beyond Hart before being hacked away by John [.
I'm getting really early starts these days because of the new dog. I wake up and the need to go
back to sleep is outfought by the need to not clean up piss. It's a fairly basic human instinct, I
think. Luckily this dog is a quick learner and the house training is going well.
szólj hozzá: England - Ukraine Full highlights / Euro-2012
Wayne Rooney had the simplest of tasks left after Steven Gerrard's cross broke free with no
Ukrainian defender dealing with it sufficiently. Roy Hodgson's decision to start him paid off just
as it did with Andy Carroll against Sweden.
After a goal from Wayne Rooney (who else, really?) against Ukraine in the 48th
minute, England have booked their ticket to the quarter-finals of the Euro championships. Like
Spain, their victory has been marred by a bit of controversy Ukraine's Marko Devic
had a clear goal wrongly disallowed in the 62nd minute.
In the face of lowered expectations, England is excelling at Euro 2012.
Wayne Rooney marked his return from suspension with a goal as England, with the help of a
controversial refereeing decision, weathered a relentless Ukraine attack to claim a 1-0 victory,
first place in Group D and a date with Italy in the quarterfinals.
Ukraine scored against England on Tuesday evening, but the goal didn't count because the officials
ruled that the ball didn't cross the line. Except that it did. Slow-motion replays (and
photographs) reveal that Ukraine's shot, which hit England...
Did he? Didn't he? Cute finish? Botched control? Does it matter? The super slo-mo replays sure
don't do him any favours, but we're willing to give young Welbeck the benefit of the doubt on this
one cracking finish young man...
Group B should see on paper an outpouring of goals. But the Germans were no less profligate than
their Dutch counterparts when it came to missing out on scoring opportunities.
They had eleven of them but just when it looked like this would be a long evening for the
Germans, Mario Gomez was able to majestically elevate himself at the right time to put away Sami
Khedira's deflected cross past Rui Patricio.
Russia opened the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament with a victory 4-1 over the Czech Republic. The two
teams will have two more group stage matches against Greece and co-hosts Poland.
Play-By-Play
First Half
1′ The match begins with conditions better than expected as the rain has slowed down a
bit.
Submitted for your delectation; here's Marco Schneuwly of FC Thun scoring a marvelous, unique
volley against Servette in the Swiss Super League. We can honestly say that, to the best of our
knowledge, we've never seen this done before...
It's perhaps not overly impressive on first viewing, but keep watching the replays and suddenly
the fluidity of the technique and the audacity required to even try it start sinking in.
As we all know Chelsea lost the Community Shield to Manchester City 2-3 yesterday at Villa Park and
I have an important message to the Chelsea faithful - DO NOT JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON!.
We have to remember this is pre season and if you think about our pre season it hasn't gone well
has it!
A silence came over the crowd as they witnessed, in horror, the ball enter the back of the
Philadelphia Union's net, transitioning their thoughts from three points to only one in the matter
of seconds.
Keon Daniel's mistake, one in a long line of problems the Trinidad and Tobago international has
had during his defense of corner kicks this year, gave the Impact a lifeline to leave Philadelphia
with a point.
On a night when the Seattle Sounders were looking for their first league win in nine matches,
the Sounders not only found a way to beat an opponent in league play. They also welcomed back a
player who had been sidelined for far too long.
Goals from Alvaro Fernandez and Eddie Johnson provided the difference in a 2-1 New England
victory at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night, but the story of the night was Steve Zakuani.
Now I know it has been over a month now since Munich but I just can't help watching the Drogba
header (which is one of the best I have ever seen by the way!), the penalties and the celebrations
afterwards!.
I just wondered if any of you are the same as me?
Maybe I am turning into a scouser (living in the past) but to this day I love it and still get a
tear in my eye when I see the replays of us lifting the trophy!
I believe that soccer leagues around the world spending millions of dollars for electronic
goal-line technology that will be used only on rare occasions is NOT a good use of money at all.
That money can be spent on more players, and a fraction of it can be spent hiring more referees to
patrol the area at each goal.
Sebastian Coates scored his first goal for Uruguay during their 4-2 FIFA World Cup qualifier
victory over Peru in Montevideo.
There was confusion as to whose goal it was when Coates powered a header towards goal on 15 minutes
and his Liverpool teammate Luis Suarez appeared to have got a touch to the ball.
