Articles tagged with "player-news"
So What Are My Thoughts On Beckham As A Player?
By Laurie | January 24th, 2007I had the opportunity last year to see David Beckham play, live, when Real Madrid came to Seattle to play DC United. And from ...
Coppa Italia Prediction
By Matthew | January 24th, 2007Hi, new writer Matt here. I'm going to make a prediction on the upcoming coppa italia match of AC Milan against Roma. Milan will probably ...
Because Super Bowl Fans REALLY Care About Soccer
By Laurie | January 24th, 2007I tend to lose interest in the Super Bowl when my teams get knocked out. Which is usually before the playoffs. But I ...
Captain Claudio is Coming!
By Martha | January 24th, 2007This is in no way a proper introduction to this blog but since I'm late for work, it will have to do. •I have major, major ...
Beckham's Bucks: A Good Deal For MLS. No, Seriously
By Laurie | January 23rd, 2007So when is $250 million actually $2 million? When you're talking about David Beckham's five-year salary. Or at least the part that MLS ...
Checklist for Landon's Wedding
By Laurie | January 23rd, 2007And here we have the checklist for Landon Donovan's recent wedding: 1. Monique Lhuillier dress and custom-made tuxedo? Check. 2. Resort location? Check. 3. ...
New Writer
By Matthew | January 23rd, 2007Hi, My name is Matt and I'm a huge AC Milan and Azzurri fan. For the next while I will start blogging about my favourite ...
This is Me, Learning to Love LA Galaxy and MLS
By Laurie | January 23rd, 2007Hi, my name is Laurie, and I'm a recovering soccer Eurosnob. Yup, I'm sorry, but it's true. I love European soccer. I have serious ...
Transfer Time: Baros hopes the third time's le charme with Lyon
By Sam | January 22nd, 2007Just as both my index fingers suddenly come down with injuries (bagel slicing, you know), Lyon and Bordeaux go and decide to get active with ...
Laurie
By Laurie | January 22nd, 2007You know your favorite eccentric aunt? The one who lives in jeans and sports jerseys, and never misses a home game, and swears like ...
Frédéric Piquionne rejects Saint-Étienne shirt, whip marks on back
By Sam | January 16th, 2007It's a rule of thumb in professional football, at least in France. When a player cleverly compares himself to a slave under the totalitarian and ...
Matchday 20 - Lyon manages to lose against Toulouse
By Sam | January 14th, 2007O God, how the mighty have fallen! Olympique Lyonnais, leader of Ligue 1! Humiliated! With a slender lead of 14 points over second place, got ...
The Sam Awards: Here they are!
By Sam | January 12th, 2007The wait, the suspense, is over. Due to your numerous clamoring comments about needing to know the winners of the immensely sought-after Sam Awards, I've ...
Transfer Time: Lyon to buy Milan?
By Sam | January 10th, 2007Rid yourself of that puzzled look, especially you, Martha, I'm not talking about no Italian nothing, it's the guy I like to call The Wasted ...
My Coupe runneth over: All the big guns are still there, barely
By Sam | January 7th, 2007Not only in France, but everywhere, it's no secret that amateur clubs love Cup competition, it gives them a chance to earn some media attention ...
Transfer Time: From Russia with love, maybe
By Sam | January 7th, 2007Hola amigos, I know it's been a while since I rapped at ya, but I've been quite the busy bee of late. Here's more on ...
Transfer Time: Strikers A Go-Go
By Sam | January 3rd, 2007Dario Srna (Croatia), Frédéric Piquionne (France), Gonzalo Vargas (Uruguay), Paulo Cesar (Brazil), Luigi Pieroni (Belgium), Bakari Sagna (France), Nilmar (Brazil), Pauleta (Portugal), Nicolas Anelka (France)... Sigh. ...
Transfer Time: Meh, ManU won't notice if he's gone
By Sam | January 2nd, 2007Shh, it's a secret. Manchester United's left-back Gabriel Heinze, who's currently not having the time of his life riding the bench at Old Tratford, has ...
Transfer Time: Much ado about Ribéry
By Sam | January 2nd, 2007Sure seems that tabloids and footie magazines can't get enough of my buddy Franck Ribéry as the transfer window opens. Strongly expected to stay in ...
Ribéry to a Serie B club? Guess which!
By Sam | December 28th, 2006Only once in a few thousand blue moons will you hear a Serie B club go on about signing players such as Miroslav Klose, Florent ...
Midway Report: The Sam Awards
By Sam | December 27th, 2006At the end of 2006, it's of course the time to look back and comment on the issues that touched the soccer world. This year, ...
Matchday 19 - Lyon doesn't win. No, I mean it
By Sam | December 23rd, 2006It's been done by Toulouse, Rennes and Real Madrid. Monaco, now. That's the prestigious club of clubs (oooh) that have managed to not lose against ...
Matchday 19 - Cissé gets haircut, scores
By Sam | December 22nd, 2006Well what, you didn't expect him to keep the same hair for more than two games, did you? For his third game in bleu et ...
Hey, us Frenchies can score spectacular bicycle kick goals, too
By Sam | December 19th, 2006Christophe Landrin scored his first goal of the season, his first for Saint-Étienne, his first in the crazy atmosphere of Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, and it was ...
Barthez back in business
By Sam | December 17th, 2006As previously mentionned, retired goalkeeper Fabien Barthez has evoked an eventual return to Ligue 1. And here he is! On the French television show Téléfoot this ...
Ricardo Costa, Laurent Blanc, Gonzalo Higuain, Oh my!
By Sam | December 14th, 2006Mucho transfer rumours as we approach the winter window... Olympique de Marseille have seemingly found the perfect piece for the always-almost-finished puzzle that is their defence. ...
Paris-SG turns it on, finally, and what's this about Barthez?
By Sam | December 13th, 2006If you're going to win a game after a long and painful slump, you might as well make it a 4-0 win at home against ...
Paris wants you as a fan, Lyon wants you as an attacker
By Sam | December 11th, 2006The two richest clubs in the country are in two very different pickles lately. One is suffering a horrible season, is having fatal hooligan problems, ...
Matchday 17 - Djibril is back, Paris isn't
By Sam | December 10th, 2006Saturday was a big night at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, for many reasons. The home leg against Monaco has long been a feisty tradition in ...
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