Images: ONTD_Football.
Victoria Beckham, sole provider of Harper Seven's ridiculous wardrobe, covers the March 2012
edition of Numero Tokyo in a to-die-for turquoise leather trench.
To put things into perspective, this was the "highlight" of our weekends.
Saturday
- Former Paraguay striker, Salvador Cabanas, made his triumphant return to professional
football, two years after nearly dying from a gun shot to the head that's fragments are still
partially lodged in his skull.
Philadelphia Union
Sky Sports reports that Bolton manager Owen Coyle "claims no decision has been taken as yet
regarding a permanent deal" for Sebastien Le Toux.
Jonathan Tannenwald tweets, "A Union source says the team 'would not use Tim Ream as a
benchmark' in any negotiations over Le Toux regarding transfer fee.
Overcoming adversity: Three Extraordinary achievements by the modern football players -
originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Sports Illustrated and Gillette Odor Shield Sweat for Greatness contest is celebrating
extraordinary achievements of ordinary men and here on Soccerlens, we are going to look at
extraordinary achievements of modern day footballers.
There were lots of big friendlies this week with lots of big publicity Germany v Brazil and
Italy v Spain don't exactly happen every day. There was even a big friendly involving Mexico,
taking on their northern rivals, the US.
But perhaps the biggest was in Mexico City, where Salvador Cabanas, Paraguayan international,
enjoyed a friendly in his honor after being shot in the head in a bar some months back.
There were lots of big friendlies this week with lots of big publicity Germany v Brazil and
Italy v Spain don't exactly happen every day. There was even a big friendly involving Mexico,
taking on their northern rivals, the US.
But perhaps the biggest was in Mexico City, where Salvador Cabanas, Paraguayan international,
enjoyed a friendly in his honor after being shot in the head in a bar some months back.
By Chris Wright
Paraguay staged a friendly against Mexican side America in Mexico City yesterday to honour
Salvador Cabanas, the striker who was shot in the head at close range in a Mexico
City bar back in late January 2010 and miraculously lived to tell the tale with the bullet still
lodged in his brain.
Copa America 2011: Paraguay and an inspirational secret weapon is a post from: Just Football
Favourites they may not be, but if it's a dark horse you're looking for at this year's Copa
America then Paraguay motivated by special and heartwarming circumstances might be the one. Ralph
Hannah reports from Asunción:
Paraguay will kick off their 2011 Copa America campaign in
Argentina on Sunday afternoon against Ecuador in Santa Fe.
By Chris Wright
Remember the desperate plight of Salvador Cabanas, the former Club America striker that was shot
in the head from close range in a Mexico City bar back in January of last year?
Almost an exact calendar year after the near-fatal shooting took place, Cabanas has miraculously
taken to the field again training with Paraguayan club Libertad with the bullet still lodged deep
in the back of his brain.
STARTERSJose Jorge Balderas Garza the man accused of shooting Club America star Salvador Cabanas in the
head 12 months ago has been arrested in Mexico City.
dN
The LA Galaxy has announced that they have signed Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel to a new
contract.
Due to a problem with our host's server, the Philly Soccer Page was offline for
approximately an hour and a half on Tuesday night. We apologize for the interruption.
Union
The Union will introduce "a new team member" at Fado's on Thursday. Doors open at 11:30am with
the introduction scheduled for noon.
