Articles tagged with "lionel-messi"
Barça players and the International Break: Spain, Argentina and the meaning of ‘friendly’
By Ade C. | November 15th, 2009So, yesterday was the first day of friendlies, World Cup qualifiers and playoffs of this maligned international break, and those of our boys who had ...
FIFA World Player Nominees and the Barça machine
By Ade C. | October 30th, 2009So, the list is out for the 23 male football players who are in the running to get the (second?) most prestigious footballing award, the ...
Castrol Unleash Rankings Which Provide Ammo Against Rankings.
By chris | October 29th, 2009Nothing wrong with this picture whatsoever. It's a novel idea - compile a ranking which will help determine the world's best player. Castrol did it for ...
We're the best of La Liga... but you already knew that, didn't you?
By Ade C. | October 27th, 2009So, in case we didn’t have enough of the sweet taste of triumph with our smashing 6-1 victory over Zaragoza this weekend, last night there ...
Sacrificing my integrity for the sake of TFC
By Mark | October 22nd, 2009Ok, in an effort to pump up the Seattle Sounders just enough for them to beat FC Dallas this weekend - which would effectively seal ...
A Ballon D’Or on a field blaugrana…
By Ade C. | October 19th, 2009To wash the bitter taste that this weekend’s match left in our mouths, and get in the mood for Wednesday’s return to the European matches, ...
The Two Faces of Messi: Argentina vs Barcelona
By Ade C. | October 14th, 2009The criticism of Leo Messi’s form with the Argentina NT, particularly when compared to what he does for Barcelona, has been so unrelenting lately that ...
Daily Dose: September 2nd, 2009.
By chris | September 2nd, 2009Jogi Loew has zero faith in Michael Ballack's ability to beat real people anymore. A bike for a season. (SoccerLens) An accurate description of Florentino's haggling methods. ...
UEFA Unveils Club Football Award Nominees
By chris | August 17th, 2009After spending three months laboring over the evidence, UEFA has finally reached a point where it could release the nominees for their yearly positional awards. ...
Ronaldo Livid Over FIFA 10 Valuations
By Sneakers O'Toole | July 31st, 2009Ronaldo, as one of the top players in the world, has connections that ordinary people don't have. One of those connections is a man on ...
LYON BRING-IN THE FIREPOWER!!!
By John | July 15th, 2009"LI-LO" Is Lyonnais, It's Official. Today, Lisandro Lopez was unvieled to the public in a press conference after his transfer arrival from ...
Joan Laporta Goes So Close, Yet So Far...
By chris | July 9th, 2009This had the potential to be one of those epic quotes shoved in the faces of Barcelona's most despised Clasico rivals for years and years ...
Turning Back The Clock: Remember When Ronaldinho Was Brilliant?
By chris | July 7th, 2009A commentator mentioned this game on television last night and it brought back a flood of memories. Memories from the days when Ronaldinho wasn't just ...
Daily Dose: June 25th, 2009.
By chris | June 25th, 2009Stuff to read while you witness some Cesc accusations with accompanying photo.... There have been some strange, and possibly unsanctioned, changes to the FIFA rankings. (The ...
Weekend Dose 06.07.09
By Laurie | June 7th, 2009Some news to read as you wonder who nobody ever brought you onto the pitch in a chariot: (via Dirty Tackle) Sombody is not happy with US ...
Lionel Messi & Andres Iniesta Celebrate With Beverages. And Lollipops.
By chris | May 30th, 2009I'd say if we were to rank the occasions where it's perfectly acceptable to get belligerently drunk, the ceremony just after you've won the Champions ...
Daily Dose: May 29th, 2009.
By chris | May 29th, 2009Stuff to read while you enjoy that tackling clinic from Paul Scholes in Rome..... Trying to explain Messi's header. (Studs Up) African ManU fan goes well overboard, ...
For your interest ...
By Sam | May 27th, 2009Goal dot com -- the footballing blog of The New York Times -- is doing a creditable job bringing the journalistic ethos (clear writing, hard ...
The Curse of the Ballon d'Or
By chris | May 22nd, 2009By now I'm sure you've heard the big news emanating from Brazil: Ronaldinho has been left off the Selecao callup list for the Confederations Cup ...
Transfer Talk: Funny Money Abound.
By chris | May 20th, 2009Man City have denied making a €150m bid to for one Lionel Messi, activating his buyout clause. A bid which wouldn't bat a solitary eye. You ...
The Art of Fantastische Dribblings
By chris | May 14th, 2009Andres Granqvist created a Related Videos YouTube monster, which brought about this little clip of some of the world's best dribbles. Most of the video ...
Chelsea v Barcelona Semi-Final 2nd Leg Preview
By chris | May 6th, 2009Chelsea (0) v Barcelona (0) Considering how things went in the first leg, can we finally say "this is the game we've been waiting for"? After ...
CL Prev: Enjoy the silence
By Jack | May 5th, 2009No, not Depeche Mode. I'm talking about that silence, that precious silence I'm going to enjoy -- well, all Chelsea fans are going to enjoy ...
CL Buildup: 'The Papers' Roundup
By Jack | May 4th, 2009What the English press is saying two days before Chelsea hosts Barcelona in their Champions League semifinal second leg at Stamford Bridge: Even Sid Lowe, with ...
Barca 6 - Real 2: The Best Team on Planet Earth.
By chris | May 2nd, 2009Real Madrid had won 17 of 18. They'd not lost since the last Clasico in December. They were, Champions League aside, the hottest team in ...
Barca 0 - Chelsea 0; Or, Guus 1 - Barca 0.
By chris | April 28th, 2009Barcelona 0 - Chelsea 0 Depending on how you look at matters - or what self-serving country you hail from -either Barcelona failed in their chances ...
Barca v Chelsea: An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Object.
By chris | April 28th, 2009Barcelona v Guus Hiddink in the Knockouts We've been drooling over Barcelona this season, and with good reason. They've played the sort of attacking football that ...
CL Preview: Chelsea v Barcelona
By Jack | April 27th, 2009"I have played this Barcelona game twice in my head. In my head I have never lost a game in the preparation." -Guus Hiddink, Chelsea manager Nothing ...
Unthinkable Words: We Want More Liverpool v Chelsea
By chris | April 14th, 2009The games had been compared to the most insipid events on Buddha's green earth: paint drying, grass growing and Rangers' UEFA Cup run last year. ...
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