The Appeal of Hating a Great Footballer
By: Rob |
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Albert Camus, the philosopher, author and football fanatic, was once asked that if he had to choose between football and the theatre, which he would choose. He replied “Football, without hesitation.”
And it’s little surprise, football has everything theatre has, and more. It has a story, but is unwritten. It has all the characters, the protagonists, [...]
Category: World FootballJesper Blomqvist: Better Than Pelé. Sort of.
By: Daryl | No Comments
Our list of the 10 (Actually 12) Greatest Almost Goals of All Time yesterday featured the famous Pelé miss from 1970, where the Brazilian bamboozled Uruguay’s goalkeeper by running the opposite way to the ball, but pulled his shot just wide.
I doubt Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist would make too many claims about being better than [...]
Category: World FootballSoundoff: Which Current (or Recently Retired) Footballers are Future Legends?
By: Daryl | 53 Comments
This is a tough question, and it requires a few generalizations. But here we go:
There is a top tier of soccer players. No one’s 100% sure exactly who’s in there or where the cutoff is. But it features the likes of Pelé, Diego Maradona, Johann Cruyff, George Best, Ferenc Puskás, Eusébio, Garrincha (pictured), Alfredo di [...]
Category: World FootballOffside Rewind: Uphill Battle
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Bayern Munich fans spell it out
You’re saying it wrong! Common footballing mistakes
Of which “EPL” is not one
Eduardo joins the football diving hall of fame
Meet Nathan Rutjes. And his hair
What do Nigerian U-17 footballers and Joan Collins have in common?
Predictable poll: Pelé vs El Diego
Rob of Prem Offside and Champions League Offside fame will be here [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: July 7th, 2009.
By: chris | 4 Comments
Stuff to read while you play the ball…..
Roger Federer wore Arsenal 3rd kit this weekend. (Three Match Ban)
How Michael Owen snagged himself a ManU contract. (Studs Up)
Telling Michael Owen you don’t love him anymore. (SoccerLens)
A series on the legends of English football. (EPL Talk)
Wrong is right in Andalusia. (La Liga Loca)
Comparing supertsars to see whether [...]
Tags: Arsenal, Daily Dose, La Liga, Liverpool, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Pele, Premiership, Roger Federer, Sevilla, Spain, World FootballYou Can Prove Anything With YouTube
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
This clip from the mid-90s golden era of Fantasy Football League obviously predates YouTube. It even predates the internet as we know it, and in doing so makes me feel like a very old man.
But by compiling several glaring Pele misses to suggest (tongue in cheek of course) that “Pele Was Shite”, Frank Skinner and [...]
Category: World FootballRonaldo Likes Chips
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
As Ronaldo fat jokes go, that’s not a bad one. Could be worse, could be better. Visit Dirty Tackle for more deliberations on the Ronaldo fat joke (to do or not to do?)
Ronaldo scored two as Corinthians beat Santos 3-1 away, in front of Pele himself. And according to Bruno at SeetheCup, that’s eight in [...]
Category: South AmericaWeekend Junk Pile: She Said Yes! (Kind of. Maybe.)
By: Laurie | 12 Comments
A few items that caught my attention this week but weren’t worthy of a whole post.
Remember last summer, when France crashed and burned out of Euros, and coach Raymond Domenech sought to displace fan hatred by asking his amour/baby momma Estelle Denis to marry him on national TV in the post-match presser? [...]
Category: World FootballPele Throws Ronaldo & Robinho Firmly Under The Bus
By: chris | 9 Comments
More often than not, I want nothing more than for ex-legends to shut the fuck up and fade off into bolivian. Pele and Maradona are two prime examples. Diego, it seems, will be bombarding us with his self-promoting idiocy for some time.
Pele’s sort of pulled the reigns back a bit, but he unleashed a [...]
Category: World FootballDaily Dose: Nov 21st, 2008
By: Daryl | No Comments
Something to read while you dream of what might have been…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s alternative method for terrorizing fullbacks (Off the Post)
What did Marta mean exactly? (WPS Offside)
Dimitar Berbatov’s injury, in his own words (Dirty Tackle)
River and Chacarita fans overcome matchday transport problem (NBC Sports)
South Africa scared of empty stadiums at Confederations Cup (Reuters)
Could insoles really protect [...]
Category: Daily Dose Tags: ACL, Chacarita, Confederations Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo, Daily Dose, Dimitar Berbatov, insoles, Marta, Pele, Puma, River Plate, South Africa, William GallasTulio Maravilha’s Delusions of Grandeur
By: chris | 2 Comments
Ever heard of Tulio Maravilha? Me neither. Apparently he’s some Brazilian goal-machine, currently hanging out in their second division with Vila Nova. Tulio has this idea that he’s going to be the third person to reach that epic milestone: 1,000 goals. Pardon us while we scoff. Neither Pele nor Romario ever “really” scored 1,000 goals, [...]
Category: World FootballWeekend Quiz Answers: Who Were Those Legends?
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
First, if you haven’t yet done our Weekend Quiz, stop by this post to see if you can identify our players.
So who were the international legends in my quiz? Every one of them was guessed by someone among our readership, but all of them were not guessed by any one person. [...]
Category: World FootballThink Your Lawyer Is Bad? Try Pele’s Going Rate.
By: chris | 4 Comments
For a club or country wanting some easy PR, hiring a footballing icon to simply attend your game is a pretty surefire way of going about it. Have them sit in the owners box, drink some exceedingly expensive beverages, wave to the fans a couple times during the game, present something insignificant to someone equally [...]
Category: World FootballPele Robbed at Gunpoint, Still Has All His Goals
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Could you rob a legend? I definitely couldn’t. I can’t even borrow a teabag without getting cold sweats.
But 10 armed men in Sao Paulo had no such problems when they pointed guns and knives at Pele and demanded the Brazilian national treasure* hand over his belongings.
Pele had to hand over his gold necklace, watch [...]
Category: World FootballEl Fenómeno Takes A Shot At Pelé
By: chris | 1 Comment
Way too much is made of the ramblings of past legends, whether it be Pele, Maradona, Johan Cruijff, or whomever. For some reason people seem to think the wizardy with their feet translates to wizardy with their brain waves – which is often not the case. Example: Pele. Ronaldo, The Real/Fat/Injured One, appears to agree. [...]
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