Well not really, just wanted to pass along this nugget of info thats been confirmed by Unprofessional Foul. Fox Soccer has gained the rights to the Champions League starting in 2010-11, and well I’ll let them tell you the rest.
Archive for March, 2009
Avoiding the Drop! Up All Night
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week, the guesses get wild.
Posted in Wild Ass Guesses on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So another week, and more pathetic attemepts at predictions. On the plus side, I’m 1-0 in my MLS picks, on the downside I’m sure those will screw themselves up when more games are played. But lets just get into what it looks like this week, and how last week went.
Walcott Injured
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Arsenal, Theo Walcott on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you were hoping to see more of Nicholas Bendtner, you’re in luck: per manager Arsene Wenger, Theo Walcott’s knee locked when walking back from training yesterday. Scans today will determine the extent of the injury, but he’s definitely out for this weekend and next week’s England U-21 matches against France and Norway.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aalborg BK, Europa League, Gianfranco Zola, Grocery Store Spiders, Guus Hiddink, Manchester City, New York Red Bulls, Seattle Sounders, Steven Gerrard on March 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
We here at Avoiding the Drop are not above stealing good ideas from other blogs if we can get away with it; this is particularly true of ideas that were awesome and were eliminated for some reason. Enjoy. What you missed while learning you need to be terrified of your local produce section…
Your (Early) Weekend Preview
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, MLS, Serie A, Weekend Preview on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings football fans! This edition of the “Weekend Preview” takes us to a few new spots in Europe and, in a couple of instances, back in time. The focus is, once again, on the relegation battles, so get out the worry beads and the hankies. First, however, it’s a BIG day here in the States! [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 1
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS on March 19, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Everybody loves a good old-fashioned contest, and we here on the “Avoiding the Drop” staff are no different. So in honor of the MLS starting up tonight, we’re proud to announce that, for the remainder of the season, we’ll be doing a “Pick’em” of sorts for the MLS games. The rules are simple: for every [...]
Benitez Gets a Contract Extension
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Liverpool, Rafa Benitez on March 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Look, I promise not to turn this whole place into a Liverpool blog, but they’ve really provided us with interesting story after interesting story this week. Yesterday, Rafa Benitez ended his five-month long contract talk with Liverpool FC, finally agreeing to a five year extension that will keep him at Anfield until June of 2014. [...]
Any Catalan Speakers Out There?
Posted in Odd Soccer News on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I came across the following result in the Andorran Primera Division this weekend (the league’s final weekend?): UE Sant Julia 18 – 0 UE Engordany Please note the following: UE Sant Julia are the best team in the league UE Engordany are not the worst team in the league (they are 6th of 8 teams) [...]
They’ve Fallen And They Can’t Get Up: Notts County F.C.
Posted in They've Fallen on March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Club: Notts County F.C. High Position: 15th in the First Division (1981-1982, 1982-1983) Current Position: 16th in League Two I’ve always had a soft spot for Notts County. Maybe it’s because they’re the oldest professional club in existence, maybe it’s because Juventus’ classic uniforms were actually borrowed from County’s (look it up!). Whatever the case, [...]
