Articles tagged with "pele"
Daily Dose: Nov 21st, 2008
By Daryl | November 21st, 2008Something 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 ...
Canal 100 Tuesday
By Bruno Romani | November 4th, 2008Last Sunday, Palmeiras beat Santos 2-1. Today, Canal 100 Tuesday brings to you another Palmeiras - Santos. This is the final of the 1959 State ...
Tulio Maravilha’s Delusions of Grandeur
By chris | October 23rd, 2008Ever 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 ...
Porto advances in Portuguese Cup with easy win
By j | October 20th, 2008Porto's Portuguese Cup hopes advanced with an easy 4-0 victory over lower division Sertanense. Jesualdo Ferreira wisely used the match as a general tuneup for tomorrows ...
Weekend Quiz Answers: Who Were Those Legends?
By Laurie | October 5th, 2008First, if you haven't yet done our Weekend Quiz, stop by this post to see if you can identify our players. So who were ...
Think Your Lawyer Is Bad? Try Pele's Going Rate.
By chris | September 15th, 2008For a club or country wanting some easy PR, hiring a footballing icon to simply attend your game is a pretty surefire way of going ...
Canal 100 Tuesday - WC Qualifying Edition
By Bruno Romani | September 9th, 2008Today, having in mind this Wednesday's World Cup Qualifying round, I'll bring a video of the best national team to ever step on earth. This ...
The End of the Mercato
By cathal | September 1st, 2008Can I begin this post by declaring that I feel like I have been hit by a very large truck? Ok, I just did. Now ...
Quaresma DEAL DONE for €30.6m
By j | August 31st, 2008Porto has officially announced the deal to send Ricardo Quaresma to Inter Milan is now complete. The club will receive a base-line €18.6m, plus Pelé who ...
Ricardo Quaresma deal today
By j | August 30th, 2008Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that the deal to send Ricardo Quaresma to Inter Milan will be announced today. The deal is said to be ...
the end of the Ricardo Quaresma saga?
By j | August 27th, 2008Per Gazzetta dello Sport the saga of Ricardo Quaresma will conclude within the next forty-eight hours, with Jose Mourinho getting the perfect winger for Inter ...
Back in the saddle again
By salvatore | August 5th, 2008Well it's back to reality today for me after a little holiday, so let's dive right in. In the last ten days it seems the ...
The World is Ours!
By Bruno Romani | June 29th, 2008Today, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our first World Cup. The only national squad to have Pele and Garrincha playing together. A team that ...
Pele Robbed at Gunpoint, Still Has All His Goals
By Daryl | June 23rd, 2008Could 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 ...
Shep Messing Loves Chewing Tobacco!
By Dave Martinez | June 21st, 2008This is priceless. Kudos go to the idiots (affectionately speaking of course) over at DCU's Big Soccer boards, as well as Metro11's post on ...
El Fenómeno Takes A Shot At Pelé
By chris | March 17th, 2008Way too much is made of the ramblings of past legends, whether it be Pele, Maradona, Johan Cruijff, or whomever. For some reason people seem ...
FIFA 08 - THE OFFSIDE CUP - STARTS MARCH 12!
By Dave Martinez | March 7th, 2008Thank you to everyone for their input and participation. I have received contacts from 20 of the 32 players. So if you havent emailed me ...
Sunday Morning Hangover, It's a Bad One
By Gianfranco | February 17th, 2008I can’t stop thinking about this Ronaldo situation; I am literally losing sleep over it. I hear people constantly talking about, and how he was ...
Pele's 1970 World Cup Final Shirt Auctioned Off
By Daryl | November 22nd, 2007The famous yellow number 10 shirt Pelé wore in the 1970 World Cup Final was auctioned off at Christies in London yesterday. It went for ...
Pele: Mr. Blatter, tear down that wall
By Bob | November 8th, 2007You know the routine by now. Every couple of months Pele emerges from the shadows, stands in front of a microphone, and pontificates on ...
The Return of YouTube Tuesday: Ibra is the King
By Martha | August 7th, 2007Really, not much needs to be said about this, apart from the fact that it's an ad for Mediaset Premium, a pay service on Italian ...
Rooney Gets Number 10
By Daryl | July 1st, 2007Did you know Manchester United had no number 10 last season? The shirt has been vacant ever since Ruud van Nistelrooy's unhappy Old Trafford exit. ...
Pele Taps Kaka as Best Player in the World
By Bob | June 18th, 2007Never one to shy away from a microphone or an opinion, Pele has thrown his two cents into the endless pub debate over who should ...
Pele says Barcelona will win. What now, suckas.
By Isaiah | May 16th, 2007"Barcelona is the best team, without a doubt." King Pelé has spoken. Barcelona will win La Liga this year. All you naysayers can just shush ...
Sunday Summary: English Ups and Downs
By Daryl | May 13th, 2007Most inevitable goal by an Argentine: Carlos Tevez Two important bits of defending by Yossi Benayoun, who's reputation lies more in going forward, and then that ...
Jesper Blomqvist is no Dummy
By Bob | April 6th, 2007A Friday before a holiday weekend is probably the reason why God invented YouTube and why the Guardian's video page exists. Among the finds ...
Ronaldinho, Pele and Maradona in the Movies
By Bob | March 28th, 2007There have been a number of movies made about football over the years with the vast majority being about as entertaining as Ishtar. The ...
The Poetry of Romario and Pele
By Bob | February 22nd, 2007Sometime in the next year it is likely that Romario will score his 1000th career goal and then fade into the sunset or more likely ...
Better Than Pele? Better than Maradona?
By Trent | November 22nd, 2006Arsenal Offside understands the crushing pressure of mountainous expectations brought about by a long and auspicious record of magnificence. Everyday milions of loyal readers ...
A 35-pound book about Pele that costs a mere $3,000
By Bob | November 21st, 2006If you are a huge fan of Pele you might want to start lifting some weights and cashing out your retirement funds. A new ...
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