"...let us sit upon the groundAnd tell sad
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              ~King Richard, Richard II
"...let us sit upon the groundAnd tell sad
stories of the death of kings"Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
              ~King Richard, Richard II
Spain through to the final after Iberian penalty drama - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Spain booked their place in the Euro 2012 final on Wednesday night after overcoming a spirited
Portugal side on penalties. The Iberian rivals could not be separated after 120 minutes of
tightly-contested action, with Cesc Fabregas the decisive penalty-scoring hero.
Okay, suspension of disbelief for just a second here.
Not sure why he's pointing at the sky here.....he's the deity on the pitch.
Also, let's forget about a little thing called the Champion's League.
I'm taking a fleeting glance here at another Lionel Messi Master Class here as Barca digs a heal
into the necks of the Yellow Submarine's fans Yesterday it was Manchester United with a clinical
dismantling of Arsenal and Manchester City running rampant over the Rednapps.
Almost every country treats the release of the fixture list like a national holiday, crafting
the rumors, conspiracy theories, and potential outcomes months in advance just to spark interest.
Luckily for Spain, the press need not conjure up such ridiculous and outlandish stories since the
boneheads who run the RFEF do all the work for them.
In front of a crowd of over 70,000 people at Wembley last night, women's football in Britain was
given the perhaps the biggest boost that it could have been given. There has been considerable
huffing and puffing on the subject of teams representing the constituent parts of Britain being
represented at this summers football tournament, along with familiar cries that football in spite
of a long history that is usually overlooked when making such bold statements is somehow "not an
Olympic sport", but such considerations were put on the back burner yesterday evening as the
British womens team both beat and outplayed a Brazilian team that many prior to the tournament
would have considered to be amongst its favourites to win the gold medal in a couple of weeks
time.
In order for this match up to put its money where its mouth is, you'll need to visually prey on the
weak, naive and pouty. Images: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis. The luxury of the group stages is
over and last night, over nachos and peach schnapps, we watched Portugal engage in a war of
attrition against the Czech [.
Portland uses a lot of energy in the first half to get the early goal but can't come up with it.
The second half was a war of attrition as the humidity seemed to play havoc on the Timbers but they
eke out the draw because of a monster night from Troy Perkins. Another 0-0 draw.
First Half:
Portland came out with the almost the same line-up as the Columbus game except for Steven Smith
got the start over Mike Chabala.
Eight league games without a win. While positivity continues to pour out of the Union locker
room, the team—and the fans—need a win soon or hope will turn into anxious fatalism.
