Episode 16: International Friendly Day

It sounds like a rather ridiculous holiday, like Love Day from the Simpsons, but no, Wednesday is going to be jam-packed with international football, and ...

The Offside Poll: Does David Beckham Deserve a 100th England Cap?

Fabio Capello will soon name his England squad for next Wednesday's game against France, and there's a chance David Beckham will be selected to win ...

Torres Finds Form and The Godfather Says, "Watch Your Back"

While waiting for the NASCAR race to restart, I remembered that my first duty is to write about Liverpool, so here we go... Torres seems to ...

Capello's English Better, Still Can't Understand Geordies and Scousers

England Boss, Fabio Capello, has recently said in an interview that he's happy with the progress he's made in mastering the English language, but has ...

Steven Gerrard Named England Captain

It's nice to see that the rumor mill gets one right now and then. Fabio Capello has stated that Steven Gerrard will lead England ...

New England Kit Unveiled, Literally

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=WQL1TasOHnQ[/youtube] With his first England squad all named and ready to go against Switzerland on Wednesday, Fabio Capello did his first bit of commercial PR work ...

Capello Doesn't Care What Beckham Wants

Fabio Capello knows David Beckham as a player -- he knows what he can do and obviously respects him, after letting the Englishman work his ...

Give Beckham his 100th Cap Already!

A month or so ago, the English papers were reporting that David Beckham would get his 100th cap next week in the Switzerland friendly. ...

Jose Mourinho Says "I'm on Setanta Sports"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TOh3WlXJg0&eurl=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/[/youtube] The "about this video" section on YouTube says: Puppet Jose Mourinho has a new "interactive phone-in experience/football discussio

Welcome to Work, Fabio: You're Doomed (And it's Wenger's Fault)

Practically every English paper today is celebrating Fabio Capello's official first day in charge of England with stories of the woe ahead for the national ...

Daily Dose 12.14.07

Something to read while you're waiting for the monkey police to arrive... How to screw up a counter-attack* (Who Ate All the Pies?) Carlos Queiroz to get ...

The Offside Fantasy League: Who Needs Fabio Capello Anyway?

The English FA have just started paying Fabio Capello something like £6 million a year to pick the England team. But why pay anyone at ...

Fabio Capello's England Phrasebook

Fabio Capello's appointment as the next England boss looks imminent. He seems to be the complete package: trophy cabinet fit to burst, willingness to crush ...

Domenech Does Not Approve

If you thought it was only everything about Italy that drove Raymond Domenech to do a bit of rabble rousing, think again. The France gaffer ...

If Capello is appointed as the next England manager, what will it mean to Liverpool?

Well, for one, I believe that the Liverpool captain will become the England captain. Steven Gerrard should always have been the England captain over John ...

Lippi and Capello Fighting it Out in England?

Now that Jose Mourinho has worked them into a frenzy just to turn them down (allegedly for the Milan job, but we'll try to ignore ...

Daily Dose 12.5.2007

Things to read as you hang that gun-toting fetus ornament on your Christmas tree. Fabio Capello for Liverpool! No, wait -- Newcastle! (Record, TWM) Freddy ...

Harry Redknapp Will Not Be Allowed To Talk To The FA

Portsmouth Chief Executive Peter Storrie has come out against the idea of Harry Redknapp taking the England job. "Hopefully they'll look completely the other way because ...

Don Fabio: Lessons On Coaching...And Being A Jackass

If your favorite team has yet to savor the luxury of having one Don Fabio patrol its sidelines (check your trophy cabinet, he tends to ...

Thursday Bullets

Hala Madrid! I should start every post with that. Yeah baby, just like that... Just a little something to start us off on the ...

CORRECTION: Wednesday Bullets

Real Madrid news from today's football headlines... (Day of the week corrected in the title above) Former manager Fabio Capello has finally vented against Real ...

Jornada 0.875 results and a Small Club's Manager is Out

7/8ths of the first Jornada are complete, but apparently it's never too early to start the coaching carousel a-turnin'. The first boss out for ...

Addition through subtraction?

Luckily for Real Madrid fans, players don't usually leave because they have ambitions for Champions League play or they're being scooped out by another big ...

For Sale By Owner: Antonio Cassano

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3--8s5PTC4M[/youtube] Continuing my fledgling career as a high-rolling agent, allow me to offer you Antonio Cassano. The 25 year old Italian striker joined his former Roma ...

Fabio Capello fired, Bent is better than Thierry

The big news coming from the Spanish capital today is that Fabio Capello, who just led Real Madrid to the title, has been dismissed. This ...

Another Year, Another Real Madrid Manager Sacked

Job security. It is a wonderful thing. You punch in at work, go through the motions all day, and go home knowing that ...

Crapello Likes Abidal

This is what Capello thinks of you

Isn't it beautiful? (from El Pais)

Deschamps Out! (We Think.)

Though nothing has been confirmed by the club, Italian TV is reporting Juve coach Didier Deschamps tendered his resignation this morning after a meeting with ...

Guti leads Real fightback

With leaders Barcelona winning 2-0 at Real Sociedad yesterday, the clash between second place Sevilla and third place Real Madrid meant that one of them ...