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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Match Comments Post ? Barca vs. Granada
Not long ago, at the FC Barcelona General Assembly:� participating members voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding a referendum to decide whether a New Camp Nou should be built, or whether the Old Camp Nou should be renovated. A recent Dani Alves tweet: “Off to the stadium!! Bar�a v Granada, come on, courage and [...]
Individual errors costing Liverpool dear
Individual errors costing Liverpool dear - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Liverpool's early league position is disappointing, their performances don't justify their results. Instead, it has been a catalogue of individual errors.
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Ronaldo tips Real to be stronger
Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid will be stronger next season and feels they will bring rivals Barcelona “back down to earth”. Real were very much second best last term, with Barca securing the La Liga and Champions League double, leading some pundits to describe them as the best club side of all-time. Despite their Copa [...]
Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/uefa-champions-league/ronaldo-tips-real-to-be-stronger/
This Is What Being a Football Fan Looks Like?
…when your team loses a big one. Our pal Gary Vaynerchuk has always worn his heart on his sleeve when it comes to the New York Jets, so it’s little surprise to see this reaction from him after the Pittsburgh Steelers stomped his Jets for 30 minutes, then held them at bay just enough in [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/25/this-is-what-being-a-football-fan-looks-like/
Manchester United vs. Newcastle United: Youth players get League cup chance
Manchester United vs. Newcastle United: Youth players get League cup chance - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Manchester United host Newcastle United in the third round of the Capital One Cup, as the Premier League sides enter the competition for the first time. Arguably the biggest clash of the competition so far, the two United’s have a reputation for serving up some sensational encounters during their long, storied rivalry. Last season was...
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Soccer For Cartoons: How The Beautiful Game Was Made For Saturday Morning
Soccer For Cartoons: How The Beautiful Game Was Made For Saturday Morning - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
When you grow up in America, the phrase ?Saturday morning? evokes one indelible memory burned into sugar-addled minds by hours of blissful TV consumption: cartoons. For a brief window of time in our school age years, Saturday morning cartoons were like 52 little Christmas mornings a year, each one an orgiastic explosion of teeth-rotting cereal...
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Barca 2, Granada 0, aka ?Why must EVERYTHING be a lesson??
I rather imagine that we are going to be repeating this question a lot this season: What did we learn today? To start with, we learned that yes, an opposing player can be MOTM. “Tono” Rodriguez, a 32-year-old keeper formerly of Racing Santander, was spectacular today. No. He was absurd, that kind of head-smacking good [...]
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Join the Dave?s Football Blog Fantasy Premier League, Sponsored by SoccerPro.com
Have we reached the point in our civilization where our favorite football games exist only so we can play our own games on top of them? If the NFL lockout were still going on, would we have missed our fantasy leagues more than the actual league? Maybe, but who cares? Let’s play. Dave?s Football Blog [...]
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Celtic Launch 125-Year Anniversary Kit
Celtic Launch 125-Year Anniversary Kit - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
A replica of the kit worn by the Celtic players in the very first match of the club in 1888. Manufactured by Nike.
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Match Comments Post: Barcelona ? Spartak
Bring on the Champions League, everyone! It is time to get this tournament going and light up the Internet with lots of WE ARE SPARTA(K) jokes! Check out the lineups: Barcelona: Vald�s, Alves, Piqu�, Mascherano, Adriano, Busquets, Xavi, Cesc, Pedro, Messi, Tello Spartak: Dykan, K. Kombarov, Insaurralde, Suchy, D. Kombarov, K�llstrom, Rafael Carioca, McGeady, Romulo, [...]
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Abby Wambach scores goals even when she?s not trying to
As part of the U.S. women's Olympic victory tour, they played a friendly against Australia in Colorado that also served as coach Pia Sundhage's last match before returning to Sweden. Though the U.S. eventually won 6-2, the score was still even at 2-2 in the 53rd minute when Alex Morgan took a shot from just outside the box that deflected off Abby Wambach's foot, floated towards the far post as the keeper dove towards the near post, took a big bounce and spun its way into the goal.
Wambach appeared to be trying to get her foot out of the way of Morgan's shot when contact was made, but it was her touch that started the ball's unusual path to the net so she was credited as the scorer. And with that goal, she is now just 12 behind Mia Hamm's all-time record. She will likely score her next one while asleep at home on a non-matchday.
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Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/28/requiem-for-an-american-soccer-club/
Stephen Burbank Cancels 2011-12 NFL Season
The man in this photo is Stephen Burbank. He is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. You can see his faculty page here. His Wikipedia entry includes this bit of info: In November 2002, a federal court appointed Burbank�special master of the�National Football League. In that role, he resolves certain categories of [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/02/02/stephen-burbank-cancels-2011-12-nfl-season/
Match Comments Post: Barcelona ? Spartak
Bring on the Champions League, everyone! It is time to get this tournament going and light up the Internet with lots of WE ARE SPARTA(K) jokes! Check out the lineups: Barcelona: Vald�s, Alves, Piqu�, Mascherano, Adriano, Busquets, Xavi, Cesc, Pedro, Messi, Tello Spartak: Dykan, K. Kombarov, Insaurralde, Suchy, D. Kombarov, K�llstrom, Rafael Carioca, McGeady, Romulo, [...]
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DTotD: America-MG keeper delivers flying boot to striker?s chin, gets sent off
Early in the second half of a Brazilian second division match between America Mineiro and Bragantino, America goalkeeper Neneca did everything he could to keep to score at 0-0 by collecting the ball and then delivering a flying kick to an opposing striker's face. Except that backfired and he was sent off.
Neneca was shown a straight red and a penalty was awarded for the kick that laid out Diego Barboza, who later scored as Bragantino won 2-0.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
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Tottenham return to ?Chamber of Horrors?. Will United win AGAIN?
Tottenham return to ‘Chamber of Horrors’. Will United win AGAIN? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Saturday afternoon?s late kick-off sees Andre Villas-Boas?s Tottenham side travel north to Old Trafford to face the mighty Manchester United. Old Trafford may be the Theatre of Dreams but for Tottenham it has been a Chamber of Horrors, with Spurs without a win in 23 years at Old Trafford and 20 of their last 23...
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Friday, September 28, 2012
John Terry and everyone else are ?unconscious racists? says John Barnes
Two months after a court of law found Chelsea captain John Terry not guilty of racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand last season, an independent commission with a lower burden of proof has found Terry guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, resulting in a four-match ban and �220,000 fine from the FA. While Terry awaits the full written reasoning behind the decision before he considers appealing the decision, there is no shortage of opinions on the matter.
Former Liverpool and England player John Barnes has offered a more pragmatic conclusion than most, saying that John Terry isn't a racist, but he is an "unconscious racist." Which Barnes says most everyone is, including himself.
From the Independent:
"I would never, ever say John Terry is a racist, but I would say John Terry is no more or less racist than anyone else. I actually have a bit of empathy with John Terry. Ninety-nine per cent of us, me included, are unconscious racists, because we have an opinion on someone based on history, what we have seen, and what we've seen on television.
"If a man turned up in a turban to manage Liverpool when I was playing for them, I would question him. If a white German, who I've never met, turned up to manage Liverpool I'll question him ? but not as much as I would question the man with the turban based on the fact that 'he's from India ? so what does he know?'
"People say things without realising. I've had this discussion with a lot of old players from Liverpool and they all say, 'I never called anyone a black this or black that.' I understand that because people do not even realise they are doing it. If John Terry did it I think he probably would not even remember doing it where a conscious racist would remember."
Well, I suppose Barnes deserves some credit for being honest about his own biases, although in doing so one might question just how unconscious those biases are. It's also unclear what opinions about others "based on history" would have to do with the Terry-Ferdinand situation, but this point was far more interesting than those espoused by 99 percent of the other pundits out covering this.
New Era for Inter as Gasperini Takes Charge
Inter Milan have named the man who will attempt to reclaim the Champions League crown they relinquished last season. Former Genoa boss Gian Piero Gasperini has been handed the role of manager, becoming the fourth man to take the reins in just a year after Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez and Leonardo. Former Brazilian midfielder Leonardo [...]
Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/italian-serie-a/new-era-for-inter-as-gasperini-takes-charge/
Thierry Henry scores off the back post, directly from a corner kick
Thierry Henry scored the first and last goals in the New York Red Bulls' 3-1 win against Columbus Crew and he finished off his brace in spectacular fashion with a goal scored off the back post directly from a corner kick in the third minute of injury time (54 seconds into the video above).
Columbus' backup keeper Matt Lampson had just come off the bench in the 85th minute and Henry took advantage of that fact by duping him into thinking he was going to take a short corner. He lured Lampson in, then he launched the ball off the back post and in for an Olimpico goal.
Henry now has 13 goals on the season, fourth best in MLS, and the Red Bulls are just two points behind Kansas City in the Eastern Conference.
Here's a fan's view of his second against Columbus...
Previously: David Beckham's Olimpico from August
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Thierry Henry scores off the back post, directly from a corner kick
Thierry Henry scored the first and last goals in the New York Red Bulls' 3-1 win against Columbus Crew and he finished off his brace in spectacular fashion with a goal scored off the back post directly from a corner kick in the third minute of injury time (54 seconds into the video above).
Columbus' backup keeper Matt Lampson had just come off the bench in the 85th minute and Henry took advantage of that fact by duping him into thinking he was going to take a short corner. He lured Lampson in, then he launched the ball off the back post and in for an Olimpico goal.
Henry now has 13 goals on the season, fourth best in MLS, and the Red Bulls are just two points behind Kansas City in the Eastern Conference.
Here's a fan's view of his second against Columbus...
Previously: David Beckham's Olimpico from August
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
This Is What Being a Football Fan Looks Like?
…when your team loses a big one. Our pal Gary Vaynerchuk has always worn his heart on his sleeve when it comes to the New York Jets, so it’s little surprise to see this reaction from him after the Pittsburgh Steelers stomped his Jets for 30 minutes, then held them at bay just enough in [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/25/this-is-what-being-a-football-fan-looks-like/
Schadenfreude, Thy Name Is Sergio Ramos
There are times when Sergio Ramos is an absolutely brilliant footballer. Both Spain and Real Madrid keep him around in the hope that those moments of brilliance outnumber the moments when he’s a complete and utter klutz. Like this moment, for example. Real Madrid knocked off Barcelona, 1-0, in the Copa Del Rey final yesterday, [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/04/21/schadenfreude-thy-name-is-sergio-ramos/
Spanis Primera Division ? Table ? 26 September 2012
Below is the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) table through September 26, 2012. OVERALL � HOME � AWAY � � POS � TEAM P W D L F A � W D L F A � W D L F A � GD Pts 1 Barcelona 5 5 0 0 14 3 3 0 0 [...]
Source: http://www.the90thminute.com/soccer/2012/09/spanis-primera-division-table-26-september-2012/
Italian Serie A ? Table ? 26 September 2012
Below is the Italian Serie A table through September 26, 2012. OVERALL � HOME � AWAY � � POS � TEAM P W D L F A � W D L F A � W D L F A � GD Pts 1 Juventus 5 4 1 0 11 2 2 0 0 4 0 [...]
Source: http://www.the90thminute.com/soccer/2012/09/italian-serie-a-table-26-september-2012/
Join the Dave?s Football Blog Fantasy Champions League, Sponsored by SoccerPro.com
Right. I promised you a Fantasy Champions League competition this year, and that’s exactly what I’m going to give you. Dave?s Football Blog is officially opening its 2011-12 Fantasy Champions League Contest today. The winner of this contest will receive a $100 gift certificate from the good folks at SoccerPro.com. Last year, I was the [...]
Hillsborough Report Released: Police Action Led to Deaths of Supporters, Failed to Protect the Injured?PM to Apologize
Since the 1989 FA Cup Final “Scousers never buy the Sun” or so the saying goes, and I doubt that will ever change, but at least today the truth of what happened that day in the home ground Sheffield Wednesday have come to light. Over 400,000 documents relating to the tragedy, and subsequent cover-up by…
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Should the NCAA Tournament Be More Like the UEFA Champions League?
It’s NCAA Tournament week here in America, and as the college basketball-loving masses fill out their brackets in the vain hope of actually winning a few bucks, the press turns to head coaches from schools that just missed out on invitations to the Big Dance(tm). Angry coaches whose jobs hinge on these invitations often have [...]
Does The Europa League Matter Now?
I’ve written in the past about searching for meaning in trophies, and whether winning a competition — any competition — means more to top-flight clubs than the financial windfall that comes with finishing in a top league position. Fans, of course, want the trophies. Last April, I posed this question to a few Manchester City [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/12/08/does-the-europa-league-matter-now/
Anton Ferdinand, John Terry and the handshake heard around the world
Anton Ferdinand, John Terry and the handshake heard around the world - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
A London derby preamble which includes Anton Ferdinand and John Terry confronting one another.
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Wallets, watches and phones stolen from players at Chelsea?s training complex
In the latest episode of Law and Order: Cobham Mysteries, the Daily Mail's Neil Ashton reports that exactly "six wallets, nine mobile phones and several watches" have been stolen from staff and players during a training session at their Cobham complex, prompting a police investigation. And yes, it would be very easy to make a John Terry joke right now.
From the Daily Mail:
Players are now demanding to know how their possessions could have been taken during an hour-and-a-half training session.
A club spokesman said: 'A number of personal items were recently stolen from the academy dressing room area. The matter is currently being investigated by the police. CCTV footage is being handed to them and confirms the thefts were carried out by a lone intruder not connected with the training ground site.
'Other local premises near to the training ground were targeted that day and may be connected. Nobody at Chelsea FC is under suspicion.'
Although Chelsea insist the thefts are not an inside job, police have yet to make an arrest after they were called in last week.
This is just the latest in a series of strange happenings at Cobham. Earlier in the year, an internal investigation was launched after a smoke bomb went off inside the complex. Two reserve team players admitted to playing a part in it and the player who set it off, Jacob Mellis, was kicked off the team. Before that, Ashley Cole shot an intern with an air rifle and more recently, Chelsea security personnel broke one of the handles on the Champions League trophy while taking pictures with it.
Anyway, this petty theft business could just be the groundwork for when Fernando Torres gets "stolen" out of the complex so the club can cash in on the insurance. It's a genius plan.
Arsene Wenger doesn?t understand why Robin Van Persie left Arsenal
Arsene Wenger's latest Eurosport column is a glowing review of Robin van Persie brilliance as a footballer and a person. It's not the kind of thing you might expect a Premier League manager to write immediately after both being forced to sell the player in question to a major rival and watching that player instantly becomes that major rival's top scorer. But mixed in with all the superlatives and praise, Wenger also shares his unresolved feelings on the matter.
Wenger writes:
Now he's gone, don't ask the fans to understand what is not understandable. Even I do not understand, and I am deep at the heart of the decisions. You have to deal with it. That's life. We are here to help people to express their talents. A coach must have a positive influence on their players' lives.
I would have preferred Van Persie to sign for a club in a foreign country, in order to avoid playing against him several times per season, but it's a fine challenge for us to prove we can exist after such a move, to show we can score goals, play well and survive everything.
He puts a positive spin on the situation with those last lines, but its his dismissal of Van Persie's departure as something that is not understandable that's odd. Has Wenger already forgotten the statement from Van Persie himself that forced the move? In it, Van Persie clearly states "I personally have had a great season but my goal has been to win trophies with the team" and "we [he and Wenger] in many aspects disagree on the way Arsenal FC should move forward."
In Wenger's column, he describes Van Persie as a football obsessive who is on a "quest for perfection." So it would be reasonable to assume that a player on a quest for perfection and has stated his desire to win trophies would want to join a club that has won silverware more recently than seven years ago and has a manager who agrees with him on how a club should move forward.
Wenger says he doesn't understand even though he is "deep at the heart of the decisions." If it's true that he doesn't understand why his best players want to leave even when they put it in writing then that's very unsettling for Arsenal. But Arsene Wenger is, of course, a very smart man. He must know what is happening here, which means he just doesn't want to admit it and has somehow decided that portraying himself as confused is better than recognizing this indignity.
Anyway, Wenger is remaining positive (at least publicly) and it's easy to see why. While Man United had their attention on Van Persie, Wenger signed Own Goal away from them on a free transfer at the deadline. Plus Gervinho finally realized that Arsenal are paying to play football.
Liverpool and United need to focus on football and respect
Liverpool and United need to focus on football and respect - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Sky Sports 1 serves up ?Super Sunday? for punters this weekend, with Liverpool playing host to arch rivals Man United and high-flying Arsenal taking on title holders Man City at the Etihad. Boylesports�make United 2.75 chances to beat Liverpool, in a game which gets proceedings underway at 1.30pm and promises to be a real battle....
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CONCACAF Champions League ? TV Listings ? 25 September 2012
Below are television listings for all the CONCACAF Champions League matches on September 25, 2012. Monterrey v Municipal, 8:00 PM (USA EST) Galavision (USA) Herediano v Tauro FC, 10:00 PM (USA EST) Univision Deportes (USA), Fox Sports (Latin America) Aguila v Toronto FC, 10:00 PM (USA EST) Fox Soccer Channel (USA) Follow @jonfeyerherm
Source: http://www.the90thminute.com/soccer/2012/09/concacaf-champions-league-tv-listings-25-september-2012/
New Era for Inter as Gasperini Takes Charge
Inter Milan have named the man who will attempt to reclaim the Champions League crown they relinquished last season. Former Genoa boss Gian Piero Gasperini has been handed the role of manager, becoming the fourth man to take the reins in just a year after Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez and Leonardo. Former Brazilian midfielder Leonardo [...]
Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/italian-serie-a/new-era-for-inter-as-gasperini-takes-charge/
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Euro 2012 Twitter In Pretty Colors
Because that’s what it’s all about: pretty colors. (Or just colors.)
The visual data representation of the #euro2012 hashtag during…wait for it…Euro 2012. Sadly, not enough individual focus on Andres Iniesta.
[Link - with more pretty colors.]
The visual data representation of the #euro2012 hashtag during…wait for it…Euro 2012. Sadly, not enough individual focus on Andres Iniesta.
[Link - with more pretty colors.]
Source: http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-twitter-in-pretty-colors.html
Aquilani to Stay?For Now?and Other Midweek Notes
After twelve straight days of football, a break between the group stages and knockout rounds at Euro 2012 comes as something of a shock to the system?at least if you’re not a fan of the Finnish Veikkausliiga and getting set to watch FC Lahti take on Haka Valkeakoski. I does, however, mean that with attention [...]
Bent committed to Villa
Aston Villa’s Darren Bent has rejected claims that he could be the next high-profile name to leave Villa Park and has reaffirmed his commitment to the club. The England striker only signed for the Villains in January and helped the club steer away from the relegation zone and they eventually finished comfortably in mid table. [...]
Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/bent-committed-to-villa/
Reviewed: adidas F50 adiZero TRX Leather Soccer Cleats ? Messi Edition ? Metallic Silver with Infrared
Adidas released this sweet new pair of silver and orange F50 Adizeros last week, and they’re proving to be pretty popular new color on a great pair of soccer cleats. Adidas released a similar color in the last version of the F50 and I’m happy to see it make a comeback on the feet of…
Ronaldo to star in weight-loss reality TV show
During his playing days, Ronaldo struggled with weight even more than he struggled to shake off transexual prostitue scandals, but since retiring from the beautiful game last year, the legendary striker has ballooned in size.
In an attempt to curb his waistline ? and because reality TV is the only way famous people can overcome personal issues ? the three-time World Player of the Year is participating in a weight-loss reality TV show.
The Brazilian, who admits to having "a bad relationship with the scales," has already started filming the show, which will air in Brazil on the "Medid Certa" segment of the hugely popular "Fant�stico" show from Sunday Sept. 22. Eurosport translates quotes the big guy gave to iG Gente:
"I'm enjoying participating in the program, because it is an incentive for me to lose weight.
"Maybe if I didn't have the pressure of everybody watching me trying to lose weight then I wouldn't be able to do it.
"All I can say is that I will work hard, be persistent and not give up until I reach my recommended weight."
Ronny's main target over the next three months is to be fit enough to participate in a charity match with former teammate Zinedine Zidane in December.
In the first of 12 episodes, the two-time World Cup winner goes through a comprehensive�evaluation�of blood tests, measurements and electrocardiography procedures in order to give empirical data to support the hypothesis that he should eat less burgers and do some more exercise.
Young a big miss for Villa
Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph has conceded that the club will find it very difficult to find an adequate replacement for Ashley Young. The winger moved to Premier League champions Manchester United earlier this week in a deal believed to be worth around �20 million after joining the Villains in January 2007. Most people with [...]
Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/young-a-big-miss-for-villa/
Three Goals From This Weekend That I Can?t Stop Watching
Presented without comment, except to say, “Damn.” 1.) Heather O’Reilly, U.S. Women’s National Team v. Colombia. 2.) Darlington Nagbe, Portland Timbers v. Sporting KC. 3.) Steve Johnson, Geelong Cats v. Essendon Bombers.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Cagliari keeper Michael Agazzi makes a backheel save against Palermo
Cagliari scored in the 88th minute against Palermo to salvage a 1-1 draw, but goalkeeper Michael Agazzi's "dangerous" save early in the match was just as impressive as Marco Sau's late equalizer.
A swerving Fabrizio Miccoli free kick from considerable distance in the 27th minute caught Agazzi falling towards the post as the ball curled behind him. Agazzi reacted quickly though and managed to make the save with a falling backheel.
After the match, Agazzi had a sense of humor about it. From Football Italia:
"It's a save I study in training," joked Agazzi on Sky Sport Italia.
"I was incredibly lucky! Would I be able to repeat it? Certainly, but I'd wreck my knee! I already snapped one cruciate ligament in my career.
"It really was an incredibly dangerous save to make."
It wasn't quite Rene Higuita's scorpion save, but it got the job done. And Agazzi's knee is still in tact.
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Match-Fixing 2010: He Said, She Said
Alarming news coming out today: something involving FIFA might be corrupt. Tis true.
A former security official for FIFA has said that the game between Greece and Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup was, at least at one point, under investigation for match-fixing, which would be the first World Cup fixture ever. FIFA refutes this [...]
A former security official for FIFA has said that the game between Greece and Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup was, at least at one point, under investigation for match-fixing, which would be the first World Cup fixture ever. FIFA refutes this [...]
Source: http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/match-fixing-2010-he-said-she-said.html
Ronaldo to star in weight-loss reality TV show
During his playing days, Ronaldo struggled with weight even more than he struggled to shake off transexual prostitue scandals, but since retiring from the beautiful game last year, the legendary striker has ballooned in size.
In an attempt to curb his waistline ? and because reality TV is the only way famous people can overcome personal issues ? the three-time World Player of the Year is participating in a weight-loss reality TV show.
The Brazilian, who admits to having "a bad relationship with the scales," has already started filming the show, which will air in Brazil on the "Medid Certa" segment of the hugely popular "Fant�stico" show from Sunday Sept. 22. Eurosport translates quotes the big guy gave to iG Gente:
"I'm enjoying participating in the program, because it is an incentive for me to lose weight.
"Maybe if I didn't have the pressure of everybody watching me trying to lose weight then I wouldn't be able to do it.
"All I can say is that I will work hard, be persistent and not give up until I reach my recommended weight."
Ronny's main target over the next three months is to be fit enough to participate in a charity match with former teammate Zinedine Zidane in December.
In the first of 12 episodes, the two-time World Cup winner goes through a comprehensive�evaluation�of blood tests, measurements and electrocardiography procedures in order to give empirical data to support the hypothesis that he should eat less burgers and do some more exercise.
Roy Hodgson thought Steven Gerrard ?extremely unlucky? to get sent off for comical challenge
England salvaged a 1-1 draw in their World Cup qualifier against Ukraine thanks to a Frank Lampard penalty kick in the 87th minute. While Lampard scored his third goal in England's two qualifiers thus far, captain Steven Gerrard got himself sent off just one minute later after being booked a second time for trying to reach the ball by lunging between Denys Garmash's legs and falling on his back.
That prompted England manager Roy Hodgson to prove the lengths to which he will defend his players. From the Telegraph:
"Steven Gerrard is extremely unlucky to be sent off," Hodgson said. "The two fouls he was adjudged to have committed weren't worthy of cards. I thought all the yellow cards were very harsh. I don't think there were a lot of bad fouls, or fouls full stop. So I'm going to say there were far too many cards for the fouls committed."
This was the first time Gerrard has been sent off in his England career and it will keep him out of their next qualifier against San Marino. Which he can probably afford to miss.
Video of the challenge right this way...
Man City v Arsenal ? Match Preview ? EPL ? 23 September 2012
It’s a marquee match in the EPL, Man City v Arsenal, as both teams are unbeaten in the new season. Kickoff is set for 4:00 PM local UK time. The match will take place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on Sunday, September 23, 2012. Man City v Arsenal Preview Man City manager Roberto [...]
Source: http://www.the90thminute.com/soccer/2012/09/man-city-v-arsenal-match-preview-epl-23-september-2012/
New York Red Bulls fans the latest to have spelling difficulties at an MLS match
Wednesday night was not a good one for the few New York Red Bulls fans who attended their match against Sporting Kansas City. Not only was the 2-0 loss the club's first at home this season, but the best opponent slam banner they could come up with was a tired Wizard of Oz reference that was draped across the front row in prime position for the TV cameras. And to top it all off, the very first word of the banner was misspelled, so it read, "Yo're not in Kansas anymore!"
[ MLS Video: Taking the Lead: Jimmy Nielsen, Sporting KC ]
Of course, we all make typos sometimes and the New York fans responsible for this can take�solace�in the fact that they weren't the first to mess up a banner at an MLS match.�This Seattle Sounders banner (via SB Nation) from last season is still the best/saddest...
USA Eagles Earn First Rugby World Cup Win Since 2003
While most of you were paying more attention to the Philadelphia Eagles, a completely different team of Eagles beat the Russians 13-6 in New Zealand. That win was the USA Eagles’ first Rugby World Cup win since a 2003 victory over Japan. The USA is 1-1 at the Rugby World Cup thus far, after losing [...]
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Naming The 2014 World Cup Ball
In a move of ingenious foresight, adidas has handed over the task of naming the ball for the 2014 World Cup to the fans, so that when everyone complains that its flight is dictated by voodoo, they can just say, “Well you chose it.” Even if they only chose the name. And then everyone will [...]
Source: http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2014/naming-the-2014-world-cup-ball.html
The Pro Bowl Should Be Replaced, Not Saved
Once upon a time, NFL players cared about playing football in the Pro Bowl. This is what they did yesterday instead. Notice how nobody seemed all that interested in hitting anyone. There was no blitzing, no real blocking (it wasn’t really needed), and no tackling. This might have been the players deciding that they weren’t [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/31/the-pro-bowl-should-be-replaced-not-saved/
The Pro Bowl Should Be Replaced, Not Saved
Once upon a time, NFL players cared about playing football in the Pro Bowl. This is what they did yesterday instead. Notice how nobody seemed all that interested in hitting anyone. There was no blitzing, no real blocking (it wasn’t really needed), and no tackling. This might have been the players deciding that they weren’t [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/31/the-pro-bowl-should-be-replaced-not-saved/
Real Madrid?s bus got a parking ticket before Champions League match
How bad have things been going for Real Madrid lately? Well, their team bus can't even park outside the team's hotel before a Champions League match in their own city without getting a ticket.
The bus was waiting for the team to come out of the hotel and depart for the Bernabeu for their Champions League group-stage opener against Man City and while it sat there, a parking enforcement worker wrote out a ticket in front of the gathered press and stuck it under a windshield wiper. The team eventually boarded and left for the stadium, but the woman who wrote the ticket had to be a plant sent in by Man City. Noel Gallagher had to be behind this.
Somewhere Xavi is saying, "Why can't they get a fine when they park the bus against us?"
Rangers In FIFA 13 ? EA Confirm
Thanks to Creation Centre’s FIFA 13 update we were able to bring you the news that Rangers would indeed make FIFA 13′s line-up as part of the Rest of the World section and today EA have confirmed it. Here’s the EA press release: “EA SPORTS announced today that it has reached agreement with Rangers Football [...]
Source: http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/rangers-in-fifa-13-ea-confirm/
Brazilian manager protests expulsion by asking cop to handcuff him, resists when it happens
Like the players they oversee, football managers can also be prone to the dramatic arts. Walter Knario of Brazilian third division club Cambe was sent off for comments he made to the referee during his side's scoreless draw against PSTC, but the enraged manager refused to go. Instead, he dropped to his knees in front of a military police officer and held up his hands asking to be cuffed during the first half. When the officer obliged his request and pulled out his cuffs, Knario suddenly changed his mind and resisted the cop's attempt to shackle him.
Knario's own staff then stepped in and escorted him off before he got himself in any more trouble. The lesson here? Cops will call your bluff.
Video via The Offside
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Reviewed: adidas F50 adiZero TRX Leather Soccer Cleats ? Messi Edition ? Metallic Silver with Infrared
Adidas released this sweet new pair of silver and orange F50 Adizeros last week, and they’re proving to be pretty popular new color on a great pair of soccer cleats. Adidas released a similar color in the last version of the F50 and I’m happy to see it make a comeback on the feet of…
Match Comments Post: Barcelona ? Spartak
Bring on the Champions League, everyone! It is time to get this tournament going and light up the Internet with lots of WE ARE SPARTA(K) jokes! Check out the lineups: Barcelona: Vald�s, Alves, Piqu�, Mascherano, Adriano, Busquets, Xavi, Cesc, Pedro, Messi, Tello Spartak: Dykan, K. Kombarov, Insaurralde, Suchy, D. Kombarov, K�llstrom, Rafael Carioca, McGeady, Romulo, [...]
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2012 MLS Stretch Run Numbers
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Just a couple quickie numbers to throw out on this Monday morning. MLS is in it’s stretch run portion of the season and some teams have been red hot since the beginning of August, while others have been ice cold. Take a look. PTS Since 8/1: Chicago Fire 18 Columbus Crew 17 Seattle Sounders 15 [...]
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Welcome to Our National Holiday
So, are you ready for one last NFL game before 2012? I know, I know, it’s not the day to think about such things. It is indeed America’s sporting national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday, and as you might expect, I have�absolutely no hope of being objective today. My team gets to play in the big [...]
Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/02/06/welcome-to-our-national-holiday/
FIFA 13 demo released: preview FIFA 13 in advance
FIFA 13 demo released: preview FIFA 13 in advance - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Gamers and football enthusiasts alike will be delighted by the news that the demo of FIFA 13 has been released for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Anticipation and excitement over the latest version of the franchise has been growing in recent weeks and months, with a raft of new features sure to maximise the user’s...
From Soccerlens.com - Football News
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Even the Aztecs struggled with linesmen, apparently
Even the Aztecs struggled with linesmen, apparently - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
I would like to tell you a little story about a sport I discovered very recently.� It just goes to show that all sport regardless of time and place is beset with problems. ?BribeaBlatter? or ?Go Lime? was a sport played by the Aztecs.� ?Bribeab? is the Aztec word for lime and ?Latter? is their...
From Soccerlens.com - Football News
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Rangers In FIFA 13 ? EA Confirm
Thanks to Creation Centre’s FIFA 13 update we were able to bring you the news that Rangers would indeed make FIFA 13′s line-up as part of the Rest of the World section and today EA have confirmed it. Here’s the EA press release: “EA SPORTS announced today that it has reached agreement with Rangers Football [...]
Source: http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/rangers-in-fifa-13-ea-confirm/
Friday, September 21, 2012
Lyon?s Bafetimbi Gomis celebrated goal against Sparta Prague by sucking a pacifier
Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis scored the first goal of his side's 2-1 Europa League win against Sparta Prague and he celebrated by sucking on a pacifier. Gomis scored with a header off a corner kick in the 59th minute. He then pulled out a baby pacifier and jogged around with his teammates to celebrate his achievement (video here) before handing off his prop to a Lyon staffer on the touchline.
The pacifier celebration was a tribute to his newborn child, but let's review the facts: This is a grown man sucking a pacifier and wearing a 3D shirt. Clearly he is operating on another level.
Javi Martinez reportedly tried to sneak into Athletic Bilbao?s training complex to get the stuff he left
It turns out forcing a move from Athletic Bilbao to Bayern Munich was only the initial stage of the covert mission Javi Martinez thinks his life has become. Martinez (who will henceforth be known as "Javi Bond") apparently left all his personal belongs at Athletic's training complex and hasn't had any human interaction with anyone at the club since he fled Spain at the end of August when Bayern dumped ?4o million to trigger his buyout clause, so he of course had to retrieve his things in the most unnecessary way possible.
Marca has the details (which will be used as the screenplay for the Javi Bond thriller that will be in theaters next summer):
Athletic Club de Bilbao's training grounds, Ciudad�Deportiva, in Lezama. Two o'clock on Sunday morning. A weekend off at the club's training facilities as there is no activity until Monday. The gates are closed and there is no-one around apart from the security guard who is suddenly startled by the arrival of a car.
The guard watches with great surprise as someone gets out of the car and jumps over a small fence to get to the building's main entrance. The guard is on his way to stop the person he assumes to be a thief, when he realises that it is Javi Mart�nez, the ex-Athletic player, now with Bayern.
The international midfielder asks the security officer to open the door to the dressing room because he wants to get his things (boots, clothes and other personal items) that he was unable to retrieve after the buy-out clause came into effect to end his association with Athletic.
Javi Bond eventually persuaded the guard to let him into the dressing room, but when he got there, the stuff he left in his locker was gone! According to Marca, he was only able to salvage a single pair of boots that "had been discarded nearby."
Few people would be surprised by a club clearing out the locker of a former player who left his things behind and didn't tell anyone he'd be back (in the dead of night) to pick them up. But Javi Bond is one of those few.
UPDATE: Javi Bond tweeted, presumably in reference to his late night retreival mission, "It's amazing that there are people who believe that this story is true..." Of course, he could also be referring to the story about David Beckham and Alexi Lalas buying Malaga, so who knows.
UPDATE II: Bilbao paper El Correo has put together a diagram of Javi Bond's daring yet very direct mission.
Even Royal Whites Get the Blues
There are different kinds of sad. A. One kind of sad is from spending too much time happy. This is the kind of sad everyone feels at the end of the July festivities in Pamplona, when they gather in the town square singing ?poor me, poor me, the fiesta de San Ferm�n is over.? Then [...]
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Euro 2012: Czechs and Greece Advance, Group of Death on Tap
Also, WHAT? We’ve really been spoiled with the tournament so far, and Saturday only enriched an experience that’s provided plenty of dramatic moments to this point. I say that as a neutral—yesterday was obviously painful for those who had a vested interest in the success of Russia or Poland, and today will see two more [...]
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