By now you heard about this whole Lando-to-Everton thing from everyone except for me and Tommy
Smythe. So hear from Tommy because I got nothin'.
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You know what's great about soccer? I will tell you what's great about soccer. That a man named
"Iygor" who is from Nigeria is concerned about a club in west London and has his questions answered
by an Irishman in Connecticut. You just do NOT get that in pointyball people.
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There's some really incredible stuff coming out of the Ireland-France World Cup 2010 Playoff game
slated for Saturday. I've no idea if this is a hoax or not --and there is a fat-Ronaldo sized
chance that it is-- but either way it's comedy gold. Read on about what could be the origin of the
Gaelic-Gallic soccer war at Irish Soccer Insider.
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Remember when a big, live concert broadcast was solely the domain of HBO and MTV? To quote Biggy,
"things done changed".
This Sunday night U2 will broadcast their show at Pasadena's Rose Bowl live and for free on Youtube
so if you didn't have the duckets, desire or luck to score tickets to the 360 Tour this is your
chance to "watch through the fence" so to speak.
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The Leprechaun says that if you bring it they will come, which I don't agree with. History --both
deep and recent-- is littered with friendlies that were failures at the gate. Hell as recently as
2006 I saw Celtic and CD Chivas of Guadalajara, 2 household names to North American fans, play in
front of a paltry 17K in Giants Stadium.
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It's funny how there is all this banter between the panelist when they are talking about dynasties
in other sports like the Lakers, the Yankees etc. But once Uncle Tommy brings up Manchester United
sh*t just gets sooo quiet; you knew he'd lose them once he dropped the word "gaffer".
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"One guy emails religiously calling me a scum bag and saying that my mother should have had me
aborted. I get a lot of sh*t."
Sure he can be a bit of an annoyance from time to time --almost anyone can-- but is The Leprechaun
really that loathed by ESPN's soccer audience? The Guardian seems to think so.
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What kind of world do we live in when Ronnie O'Brien can't find work in MLS? To quote the break
20th century humorist Christopher Rock, "first the Fay Boys break up, now this. There's just
nothing to believe in anymore."
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