World Football
The Big Downside of 6+5
By: Daryl |
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Yesterday, I posted about Sepp Blatter’s determination for 6+5 (no more than five foreigners on any team, but you know that by now, right?) and how that was going to make greedy Premier League chief exec Richard Scudamore cry. I was sort of in favour of the idea, mostly because I’d love to see Richard […]
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Tags: Phenoms Taking Their Names Off The Market
By: chris | 1 Comment
It’s just the cool thing to do, apparently. Two of the biggest names in world football 25 and under in Samir Nasri and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar were supposed to go up for auction this summer, with The Artist Formerly Knows As G14 with be clamoring to get first in line, blank checks in hand. Or at […]
Category: World FootballThat 1.7 million’s Not a Bribe! It’s for Chocolate and Candies!
By: Daryl | 7 Comments
Hats off (if you’re wearing one) to Romanian champions CFR Cluj. The team won Romania’s Liga 1 yesterday, beating Universitatea Cluj 1-0 to claim the first championship in the club’s history and the first team from outside Bucharest to take the title in 17 years. Even better it looks like they’ve somehow managed to win […]
Category: World FootballNo Need For Real Players Anymore
By: chris | 1 Comment
That’s it, ladies and gents. It’s only a matter of time before Big Bucks Abramovich is swooping down in his helicopter and he’s buying up the best robots money can buy.
This is Goalias. He’s a robot designed by the University of Stuttgart in the mold of a goalkeeper (presumably after the home team’s Champions […]
Category: World FootballRonaldinho Has Left the Building
By: Daryl | 11 Comments
I’ve got some news for you. The Ronaldinho we knew and loved in 2006 is gone, and he’s not coming back. That Ronaldinho was young, happy and healthy. And the football he played was brilliant. For a while there it was as if YouTube existed purely to showcase his moves. But that was two seasons […]
Category: World FootballWhen Goalkeepers Score…
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_3W53ALyw
This magnificent strike is from Montgomeryshire Division Two in England, on April 26th. Montgomery Town goalkeeper Steve Goodwin was taking a free kick 78 yards away from the opposition goal, when his manager told him the opposition keeper was off his line. So he struck at goal and in it went. Beauty.
Category: World FootballGattuso’s Summer of Change
By: chris | 8 Comments
The big news of the week on the market front has been the less-than-shocking revelation that Mathieu Flamini is leaving the Emirates for Serie A - only mild surprise being it’s not for Torino, seemingly his destination, but for big bucks in Milan. Given that he signed a deal for (an absurd) 5.6m, it’s doubtful […]
Photo of the Day: Welcome to Euros
By: Laurie | No Comments
Oh, look! They even used the official ball! Isn’t that a nice touch?
This giant ball, adorned with the Swiss, French and European flags, is decorating the village of Chatel-St-Denis in Switzerland. Chatel-St-Denis is the location of the Lussy Stadium, which is where the French National team will be training in preparation for […]
Capello is Told that England WILL Make WC 2010 Semis. Or Else.
By: Laurie | 5 Comments
A quick check of my favorite fact source Wikipedia confirms the awful truth:
When it comes to the World Cup, England is a quarterfinal team.
Of the fifteen World Cups between 1950 and 2006, they’ve been champions once (1966) and made it to the semifinals once (in 1990, where they lost on penalties to West […]
DC United Signs with Volkswagen
By: Laurie | 8 Comments
The first thing I realized as I was writing this post was this: I did not know how to spell Volkswagen.
With an “e,” folks. You’ll need to remember this. Particularly if you’re a DC United fan.
Why? Because after weeks of rumors, Volkswagen has officially signed a five-year deal to […]
Arsenal Ladies Putting Arsenal Men to Shame
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0dgSlDGN_Q
Another trophy-less season for Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal men. But another trophy-filled season for the Arsenal Ladies, who beat Leeds Utd Ladies 4-1 at the City Ground last night to record a third successive league and cup double. Maybe they could gift a trophy to the men?
Young Leeds goalkeeper Carly Telford kept Arsenal out […]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose 5.05.08
By: Laurie | No Comments
Some news to read as you have more fun on Cinco de Mayo than I’m going to. (Just FYI, this is how Anglo Saxons celebrate the day.)
Clint Dempsey is going to stay with Fulham (My Soccer Blog)
Julie Foudy is now a blogger! Yes, THE Julie Foudy. (ESPN.com)
Scotland’s Tartan Army is supporting Poland […]
We Need a Name For This Type of Goal
By: Daryl | 18 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO8wYUiOrWs
Stefan Gislason scored this magnificent opening goal in Brondby’s 3-0 win over Nordsjaelland yesterday, but I can’t properly enjoy it until I know what it’s called. Is it a karate kick? Is it a scissor kick? Or should it be called something else entirely. All suggestions welcome. And if anyone comes up with an indisputably […]
Category: World FootballTitle Watch Update
By: Laurie | 5 Comments
A couple of titles were settled this weekend, and a couple of challenges got more complicated. Here’s what the Title Watch looks like after this weekend’s games:
Italy: Serie A
In an odd turn of events, AS Roma were AC Milan’s biggest fans this weekend as Milan dispatched cross-town rivals Inter, 2-1. Roma beat Sampdoria […]
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