Articles tagged with "world-football"
Daily Dose: 08.21.08
By chris | August 21st, 2008Stuff to read while you give birth to your own grandchild....... The miracle that is Darijo Srna. (Guardian Unlimited) Does Fabio need an umbrella too? (101 Great ...
The Story Behind Arshavin's "Slavery"
By chris | August 21st, 2008A couple weeks ago Andrei Arshavin's agent went on a bit of a tirade, joining the masses suffering from skewed perception and labeled his client ...
The Shock Heard Round The Prem
By chris | August 21st, 2008Let's just say at this point in his career, the only way Mikael Silvestre could've generated more press attention is if he was found nude ...
Sheva's Going Home. Unless He's Not.
By chris | August 20th, 2008And here we go: Sheva to Milan is back on. Again. After the early summer speculation and "imminent" move (the press does love that word), ...
Daily Dose: 08.20.08
By chris | August 20th, 2008Stuff to read while your gun shop gets held up by an 11 year old....... TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Cinderella story in the making. (SoccerLens) Did Rafa mastermind ...
Second Honeymoons Are Uncool
By chris | August 20th, 2008I have absolutely no evidence to back this up, but I'm guessing a second honeymoon lacks a bit of the zest and flair of the ...
Photo: Picture Perfect
By chris | August 20th, 2008Even when getting beat Iker Casillas is in perfect form. (Anders Debel Hansen/AFP/Getty Images)
Worst Transfer Window Ever, and Premier League Wealth is to Blame
By Daryl | August 20th, 2008Is it just me, or has this transfer window just been punch yourself in the head awful? There are less than two weeks to go ...
A Championship-Calibre Parachustist
By chris | August 19th, 2008Well, it's quite evident why this guy isn't doing these shows in the Prem. This is a member of the Red Devils, the British Army's ...
Photo: Ronaldinhosaurus
By chris | August 19th, 2008Ronaldinho mimics the facial expression of a dinosaur while an Argentinian performs an interpretive dance move behind him during the Olympics semifinal. (Fotonet)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By chris | August 19th, 2008The Good Brazilians in London: Yeah yeah, Portsmouth ain't exactly on their level, but Big Boss is going to be mighty pleased this season with Luiz ...
Daily Dose: 08.18.08
By chris | August 18th, 2008Stuff to read while you realize the resale value of public toilets is not all that wonderful..... Football with a basketball guy. (Unprofessional Foul) It's never too ...
Just Say No To The Back-Pass
By chris | August 18th, 2008Bruno of Brazil Offside fame found a wonderful clip from recent domestic action featuring a goalkeeper and the goalkeeper's worst nightmare: the back-pass. If done ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By Daryl | August 18th, 20081. Debut goals are easy When Arsenal debutant Samir Nasri scored just four minutes into his Premier League career, he set the tone for goalscoring debutants ...
Deco - Good at Football, Bad at Tackling
By Daryl | August 18th, 2008Deco introduced himself to the Premier League with a brilliant display for Chelsea against Portsmouth. Playing alongside Joe Cole and behind Nicolas Anelka he had ...
The Special One is Back!
By Daryl | August 17th, 2008The Special One might have found gainful employment with Inter Milan, but that isn't going to stop him from hosting another season of "I'm On ...
Julio Baptista + Super Mario Bros. = Great YouTube Video
By Daryl | August 17th, 2008There are approximately 50 million billion footballer highlight videos on YouTube right now. I know because I counted. A lot of them are great to ...
Daily Dose: 08.15.08
By chris | August 15th, 2008Stuff to read while you portray yourself as an adult video inspector..... Football questions you never knew you needed answered. (Metro) How to survive the relegation fight. ...
Prem 08-09: Fearless Predictions
By chris | August 15th, 2008And with the season upon us, it's time for more predictions which will almost certainly not come true because my crystal ball is dirty and ...
Prem 08-09: The Sack Race
By chris | August 15th, 2008The beginning of the Premiership season is upon us, and that means a few things: i. If you root for someone outside the Big Four, ...
Premier League Prediction: Final Standings 2008/9
By Daryl | August 15th, 2008The Premier League gets underway tomorrow, and I'm feeling brave. So brave that I've taken a (likely woefully inaccurate) guess at how the 2008/9 Premier ...
Mutu Owes Chelsea €17.17 Million. Does That Seem Fair?
By Daryl | August 14th, 2008It wasn't widely report at the time, but back in June FIFA decided that Adrian Mutu owed Chelsea €12 million (£9.6 million) compensation. Why? For ...
Photo: The Maestro
By chris | August 14th, 2008Can't tell if Pep Guardiola thought he was conducting a symphony or coaching a football game. Whatever he did it worked - Barca hammered Wisla ...
Poll: Goal of the Champions League Matchday
By chris | August 14th, 2008Self-explanatory, eh? Adrian Mutu: Fiorentina v Slavia. Christian Pander: Schalke v Atletico. Alessandro Del Piero: Juventus v Artmedia. Hatem Ben Arfa & Benoit Cheyrou: Marseille v Brann. Simao: Panathinaikos v ...
Daily Dose: 08.13.08
By chris | August 13th, 2008Stuff to read while you get robbed by Winnie the Pooh...... Stevie G's new £350,000 garden ornament. (The Spoiler) Franky Lamps is staying in London forever and ...
Steve McClaren Achieves YouTube Infamy
By chris | August 13th, 2008Question for all those who speak English as a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc language: Which is easier to understand, somebody speaking to you in normal ...
Former United Prospect Rakes In Record Injury Compensation
By chris | August 12th, 2008Ben Collett was at one point supposed to be The Future Guy for Manchester United. Even before The Gelled One, he was going to run ...
How to Keep Your Best Players, Playground Style
By Daryl | August 12th, 2008I recently (and more than a little prematurely) hailed Martin O'Neill as a genius for holding on to Gareth Barry via the tactic of quoting ...
Premier League Should Have Seen Man City Mess Coming
By Daryl | August 12th, 2008Despite all the rumours of human rights abuse, Thaksin Shinawatra passed the Premier League club owner "fit and proper test". Why? Because he had money. ...
Ol' Fast Legs is Back
By Daryl | August 11th, 2008Time really is a great healer. Turns out it can heal career-ending injuries. Because four years after retiring from the game with a dodgy knee, former ...
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