szólj hozzá: Spain vs Ireland 4:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Spain at their ridiculous best. Fernando Torres looking like the old Torres, eating up real
estate with each huge gallop and flourishing a trenchant finish. Can we anoint Andres Iniesta? And
did David Silva's eye popping goal bring a tear to your peepers?
Judging by the strident tenor and continuing strength of the ongoing, online, venting sessionÂ
emanating from the US Soccer fan and pundit communities, the 4-2 Gold Cup Final loss to Mexico
could be interpreted as the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
However, rather than it being simply "one loss too many," or even the fact that it was a loss to
the USA's most significant rival, there's something greater going on here.
An excerpt from Steven Goff's super-fine piece on D.C. 14 year-old Gedion Zelalem, who recently
spent 10 days training with Arsenal's prospects.
"Zelalem is not the first high school soccer player from the area to seek a pro career. Most
famously, Freddy Adu, a native of Ghana and a naturalized U.
I tend to consider tactics and Major League Soccer like an unabridged dictionary in a fourth
grade classroom. While the study and employment of tactics within MLS happens, there is less
tactical sophistication in MLS than in the more established leagues of the world.
I think we all can agree that, though it is still very early in his tenure, Andre Villas-Boas
has brought a certain level of sophistication to Stamford Bridge since his appointment over the
summer. Though, in terms of age and experience at this level, the Portugese is still a pup, he
exudes the culture and class of a seasoned, well-versed professional.
Kickettes, we're disappointed to have to tell you that intial reports regarding the GPS Player
Tracking Device *may* have exaggerated the device's sophistication and efficacy. In that it
actually comprises a piece of string that is tied to the relevant player's leg and can be followed
if one wants to know where they've gone.
With his luscious locks, silky football skills and penchant for acting, David Ginola is synonymous with a bit of glamour and sophistication. Yet of late, you'll find him grinding out a coaching badge in Wales and throwing his managerial hat in the ring for FC Halifax Town. When asked at the weekend whether he fancied [.
The French have often been linked using a particular amount of style, sophistication, class and
luxury. Be it their clothes or their architecture, their information within the fine arts or their
excellence in audio; there is certainly no denying that the French know ways to do factors, the
most effective way.
When I began this blog over five years ago I honestly thought there were no active A-League blogs.
I soon discovered I was wrong and wrote a reasonably comprehensive review of the amateur blogs
which focused on the A-League at that time.
One of the things I was hungry for from the beginning was high quality, football-knowledgeable
analysis of the games.
According to the Metro among others, as Man City's leading example of austerity and demure
sophistication, 'Mario Balotelli: Party Liaison' has stepped forward and duly volunteered himself
to organise Man City's Christmas shindig this year.
It doesn't take much to bring out the obsessive in many men of any age, and this is something
that advertisers and hawkers have been aware of for a long time and acting upon this sort of
impulse with greater and greater sophistication in recent years. Football supporters, of course,
can be amongst the worst for obsessive behaviour, and one of the more obvious manifestations of
this comes in the form of football programmes.
DOHA, Qatar Japan are the Asian champions for a record breaking fourth time, taking the crown in a
thrilling battle over a gallant Australia with a brilliant extra time strike from substitute
Tadanari Lee who volleyed home a cross from Yuto Ngatomo in the 109th minute of a scintillating
Asian Cup final.
