This is the first of a running feature we’ll be doing from time to time, where someone with little to no knowledge of the game watches a match. If you’re here you’re probably already hooked on the game, but at one point we were new to soccer. We didn’t understand everything that was going on [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Great, we created another Liverpool fan
Posted in First Timers, tagged Champions League, Liverpool, Real Madrid on March 18, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Tuesday’s Bells and Whistles
Posted in News on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was trying to come up with a clever soccer-related name to call this, but the best I could come up with was “Out to Touch”, and that sounds kind of perverse when taken out of context. Either way, these some of the tidbits I’ve found over the last couple of days that you may [...]
¡Viva Los Isleños!
Posted in CONCACAF Champions League, tagged Cruz Azul, Puerto Rico Islanders on March 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Northern Ireland’s own Colin Clarke sure had one hell of a St. Patrick’s Day. Yesterday his USL side, the Puerto Rico Islanders, went up against five-time CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul and walked away with an impressive 2-0 win. The first goal came inside of four minutes after Josh Hansen sent a nice little through ball [...]
Twittering the afternoon away
Posted in FA Cup, tagged Arsenal, FA Cup, Hull City on March 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There will be a live twitter of the Arsenal/Hull FA Cup match starting at 3:45 PM EST. Enjoy!
The Carlos Tevez Saga Drags On
Posted in English Premier League on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Be honest: you knew there was no way this would be over so easy. Yesterday, of course, brought news that West Ham and Sheffield United had come to an agreement to resolve the Carlos Tevez affair; the Hammers would make a £20 million payment to the Blades, the Blades would stop whining, and we’d all [...]
Monday’s bells and whistles
Posted in News, tagged News on March 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Some quick news and notes for this fine Monday. I have no words to describe this story regarding an Iraqi footballer shot dead as he broke in on the keeper. There are times when I wish our game set a better example than it does, that’s for sure.
So when is it okay to boo?
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Aston Villa, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Martin O'Neill on March 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I kind of feel bad for Gabriel Agbonlahor. The pacey Aston Villa and English national team striker and started off the season in fantastic form, including an early seven-minute hat trick against Manchester City. He’s scored eleven goals for Villa this season, a run of form that earned him two England call-ups and two caps. [...]
All Around Europe in a Weekend
Posted in Weekend Review on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I’m sure you’ve all noticed, I’ve switched it up a bit for this week’s review(s). I separated England from the rest, primarily because I wrote a lot for my England portion of the weekend, but also because we’re still new at this whole blog thing, and it never hurts to try something new. Feel [...]
What an amazing weekend in the Premier League
Posted in English Premier League, Weekend Review, tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur on March 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This was a good weekend for me, a very good weekend. Everything seemed to fall into place football wise for me. I had to work 12-9 on Saturday, not one of my favorite things to be doing with my Saturdays, but that really didn’t matter after the morning’s results. See, I work with about four [...]
