Using the word ‘ever' in a headline always risks taking hyperbole too far, but this example from
Marbella in Spain seems thoroughly justifiable. The famous holiday destination – synonymous with
celebrity yachts, tasteful English breakfast joints and drinking holidays disguised as football
tours should now only be remembered for one thing: a satin soft [.
After Dani Alves and Thiago Alcantara combined to help Barcelona thump Rayo Vallecano they were
feeling rather pleased with themselves. So pleased, in fact, that they couldn't contain the samba
rhythm within them. But their impromptu dance class was brought to a premature end when His Curly
Highness Carlos Puyol decreed that this was not [.
After Dani Alves and Thiago Alcantara combined to help Barcelona thump Rayo Vallecano they were
feeling rather pleased with themselves. So pleased, in fact, that they couldn't contain the samba
rhythm within them. But their impromptu dance class was brought to a premature end when His Curly
Highness Carlos Puyol decreed that this was not [.
In which, after looking up and seeing the Tijuana 'keeper pottering off his line, Tigres striker
Lucas Lobos lets fly with a thunderous shot from comfortably within in his own half we're talking
55-60 yards out only to see the ball thump the post (without so much as bouncing) and deny him a
truly remarkable goal.
Inter Milan made it 7 straight wins as they came from behind to beat Lazio 2-1 at the San Siro and
keep the pressure on leaders Juventus and AC Milan. Tommaso Rocchi shot Lazio ahead in the 30th
minute but Diego Milito – having found his scoring touch once again leveled things up on the
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AC Milan moved to the top of Serie A after a comfortable 2-0 win over Siena thanks to second half
goals by Antonio Nocerino and a penalty by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. After struggling to break through a
painfully defensive Siena backline in the opening 45 minutes, it was Milan midfielder Antonio
Nocerino who shot the hosts ahead [.
Inter Milan slumped to another home defeat this time to Udinese who shot themselves to the top of
Serie A level on points with AC Milan. In a match which saw two penalties and also two red cards,
it was Mauricio Isla's 73rd minute penalty which settled a bad-tempered affair. Javier Zanetti was
sent off [.
Juventus powered themselves to the top of Serie A after a superb 3-0 win over Palermo thanks to
goals by Simone Pepe, Alessandro Matri and Claudio Marchisio. Playing with the conviction of
potential champions, Juve tore into visitors Palermo before recording a fine 3-0 win. The victory
puts Antonio Conte's men at the summit of [.
Goals by Thiago Motta and a superb strike by Coutinho helped Inter Milan bag a much needed 2-1 win
over Cagliari. The win was the former champions' first victory in three matches and moves Claudio
Ranieiri's men up to 16th in the Serie A table on 11 points; ten behind neighbours AC Milan (who
were [.
AC Milan produced a marvelous display as Massimo Allegri's men trounced Catania 4-0 at the San Siro
to keep up their Serie A charge. Goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robinho, an own goal by Catania
defender Francesco Lodi and a Gianluca Zambrotta strike proved decisive as he reigning champions'
fifth consec climbed to third in the [.
Juventus sent out an ominous warning to everybody in Serie A that they mean business as Antonio
Conte's men won the Derby D'Italia 2-1. Could this be the year, the first year since 2003 when the
Old Lady reassumes her position at the summit of Serie A? It sure seems like it as Juventus [...]
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Goals by Mirko Vucinic and Claudio Marchisio gave Juventus a priceless 2-1 victory over Inter Milan
in the Derby D'Italia as Antonio Conte's men sent out a warning to the rest of Serie A. Could this
be the year, the first year since 2003 when the Old Lady reassumes her position at the summit of
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Saturday night in Serie A sees a mouth-watering 'Derby D'Italia' clash between Inter Milan and
Juventus at the San Siro and In The Stands looks back at five classic encounters between Italy's
most fierce rivals. Inter Milan vs Juventus was not nicknamed the ‘Derby D'Italia' by the late
Italian sports writer and novelist Gianni Brera [.
Champions AC Milan came back from 3-0 down to beat Lecce 4-3 with midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng
bagging a hat-trick. Related posts:Goal of The Week: Kevin Prince Boateng Goal; AC Milan 2-0 BATE
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Round-Up: Catania 2-1 Inter Milan; AC Milan [.
Juventus missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of Serie A as they were held to a 2-2
draw by Genoa at the Juventus Arena. The league leaders took an early lead through Alessandro Matri
before Marco Rossi equalized in the 11th minute. The hosts then shot themselves back in front in
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Newcastle United suffered at the hands of a top-quality Wigan on Saturday and it will be a big test
of their character to see if they can bounce back from that in Wednesday's match against Chelsea.
The weekend's defeat by a resurgent Wigan brought us down to Earth with a thump after a 6-game
unbeaten [.
Yesterday evening I attended a fan meeting at The Irish Bar. It was a bit weird being in the Irish
with 20-20 vision but once I got used to sobriety, we began discussing the items on the agenda. In
that meeting were some of the online elite of Newcastle United fan reporters. Malcolm Dix,
shiteseats, [.
I've spent much of the morning nursing a hangover after yesterday's debacle, and trying to organise
my thoughts and come to some decision on what on Earth happened in the past few months. Like all of
you, I'm racked with disappointment, anger, frustration but most of all betrayal. We pay our hard
earned cash for [.
With talk of Davide Santon to Newcastle seeming ever likely, the obvious question is where will he
fit into the squad? The 20 year old started plying his trade on the wing and gradually moved back
to his current position as full back, or to be more precise, wing back and despite being right
footed, [.
I've been thinking about Newcastle United's membership policy on away matches. Now, I'm sure you
remember our first match of pre-season, where a few morons decided to invade the pitch at
Darlington, inciting trouble between both sets of fans. If you can't remember what I'm referring
to, check out Thump's piece from July, when United [.
An early return for Arsene Wenger's side after our last meeting ended up, deservedly, with a share
of the spoils after Newcastle came back from 4 goals down a first in Premier League history. A late
5:30PM kick off for the Toon after an eventful first day of football. Bolton sit at the top [...]
In a match that seemed more suited to swimming trunks and armbands rather than a football kit,
Newcastle and Fiorentina braved the atrocious weather in order to win the final friendly of
pre-season. Plumes of water shot up from every foot fall, a wake of rain tracked the ball through
it's journey around the hallowed [.
It seems Newcastle United have decided that Wayne Routledge simply does not fit into the Newcastle
squad and have sold the lad to Swansea for a reported £2m. Wayne hasn't had much luck in the
Premier League and received criticism when he left Crystal Palace for Tottenham Hotspur from the
then owner, Simon Jordan.
A group of fans have hit upon a way to protest against Ashley, without damaging the team. It has
garnered a fair support so far with the likes of United for Newcastle (NOT to be confused with
NUSC) taking an active role in spreading the word and it may be worth considering if you're
interested [...]
The best moment today came after the game. I was cycling away from the ground when I spied a
young lad, blonde hair, maybe 9 or so, proudly presenting the world with a large white shirt:
DIARRA 19 it said on it. "Is that from today?" I asked him. "Yep," he beamed back, like he'd just
won the lottery.
The best moment today came after the game. I was cycling away from the ground when I spied a
young lad, blonde hair, maybe 9 or so, proudly presenting the world with a large white shirt:
DIARRA 19 it said on it. "Is that from today?" I asked him. "Yep," he beamed back, like he'd just
won the lottery.
Is there any thing more nostalgic at the moment for us Chelsea fans than seeing Didier Drogba
thump home a Frank Lampard corner delivery? Well, maybe Frank volleying home coolly at the back
post to round off another frolic against Bolton Wanderers. Talk about a total recall.
Get your ass to Mars
For much of the past two months, my face has resembled the one unleashed by Arnold in the
cinematic still above.
Is pissing off to the last degree. A few well-chosen hours of sunlight aside, the entire day in
this remote corner of Rajasthan is as bone-chilling as watching Overmars running towards you at
full-pelt. No central heating and no adipose have collectively ensured that that I indulge in glum
sighs and sad smileys galore at the turn of the New Year.
Have you ever had a live bat supersonic its way millimetres from your ear in the dead of night?
I am not a boy easily prone to fear, I have sat through many-a defensive set-piece with mouth set
and hand steady, but hearing a creepy chirrup and a sudden beating of wings next to my earlobe as I
was peacefully taking a whizz in my college lavatory scared the bejesus out of me.
Have you ever had a live bat supersonic its way millimetres from your ear in the dead of night?
I am not a boy easily prone to fear, I have sat through many-a defensive set-piece with mouth set
and hand steady, but hearing a creepy chirrup and a sudden beating of wings next to my earlobe as I
was peacefully taking a whizz in my college lavatory scared the bejesus out of me.
We learned today that Davide Santon was officially a Newcastle player and that, begrudgingly the
Daily Mail was correct. Again. Personal bias aside, the 20 year old utility man gave his very first
interview to nufcTV and discussed a few things. An interesting note is that, like many of the new
lads through the door, [.
With the new season just a few short hours from kick off, Toon fans everywhere take stock of the
events of the past few months and are no doubt wondering what kind of start we'll have given the
merciless squad upheaval. Since the transfer window opened Geordies have sat around with baited
breath hoping for [.
This is old news as we all know but there seems to have been an interesting development regarding
this outburst by a certain Barry McIntosh. In a slightly amusing twist of fate, and if North East
football correspondent for the Sun Steve Brenner is to be trusted, Mr. McIntosh doesn't even
represent the player!
Joey Barton's tirades on Twitter has been very well publicised, as have many other players comments
on the social networking sites. Jose Enrique, Wayne Routledge and countless others from teams
across the UK and this has prompted the Premier League to consider rules and regulations for it. Of
course, everybody is entitled to their opinion [.
Good morning to you. It's Friday. The sun is shining and I didn't drink nearly as much wine as I
did the night before. That's because I drank gimlets instead, but who's going to be pedantic at
this time of the morning? You, wise guy? Didn't think so.
So, last night at the Euros Italy went through to the final, beating Germany 2-1 with two goals
from Mario Balotelli, the kind of player who would make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass
window.
The two top teams met last weekend as did two of the biggest teams and given the Javan centric
nature of the country the focus was obviously on Persib and Persija. Played at the Jalak Harapat
Stadium in front of 30,000 fanatic Bobotoh the hosts scraped through 1-0 thanks to a controversila
first half pen by Miljan Radovic, his fifth goal of the season.
Inter Milan overcame Fiorentina 2-0 thanks to goals by Giampaolo Pazzini and Yuto Nagatomo to move
up to ninth in the Serie A. Inter Milan picked up a much needed win thanks to goals from Giampaolo
Pazzini and Yuto Nagatomo to gave coach Claudio Ranieri some early festive cheers after a wretched
few weeks.
