I shouldn’t write up these posts so early in the morning. I miss things or forget things. Nevertheless, I do know that Chelsea won a very professionally contested FA Cup Final 2-1 over a game Everton side yesterday. Louis Saha scored the fastest goal in FA Cup Final history, but sadly, that proved to be [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Italians can’t win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians – Johann Cruyff
Posted in Weekend Open Thread on May 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yuri Zhirkov: Not a Blue Just Yet
Posted in Transfer Rumors, tagged Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Yuri Zhirkov on May 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Watching Fox Soccer Report last night, I was interested to hear that Chelsea had signed CSKA Moscow’s Yuri Zhirkov. The financial details weren’t disclosed, but that was understandable as the deal was relatively new. I was interested because, frankly, Zhirkov is one of the best left-side players in the game; he has the ability to [...]
In football, everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team. – Jean-Paul Sartre
Posted in FA Cup, Weekend Open Thread, tagged FA Cup, Saturday open thread on May 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s clear at this point that this Summer transfer season might be the most interesting of the last few years. With Florentine Perez in at Real Madrid, it will only take one domino push to get the entire thing going. Obviously, money will be an issue for some sides, as it’s clear that some will [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Shameless Name-Dropping Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, FA Cup, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, Serie A, Weekend Preview on May 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Chelsea F.C. v. Everton F.C. (Saturday) Say what you will about the Champions League, there are a lot of people for whom this is the biggest match of the year- every year. The F.A. Cup Final is the kind of match that makes life-long reputations for both teams and players. Fans of every club know [...]
Philadelphia Union get a gaffer
Posted in MLS, tagged MLS, Philadelphia Union on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Philadelphia Union continued to make news yesterday, as they named 44 year old Peter Nowak as the club’s first manager. He will also serve as the club’s general manager as well, and likely have final say over personnel. Nowak’s most recent position was with US Soccer as the head coach of the Under 23 [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AFC Wimbledon, Cristiano Ronaldo, DC United, Fernando Torres, Florentino Pérez, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paul Scholes, Peruvian National Team, Rafa Benitez, Real Madrid, Squirrel Pie, Stephen Ireland, Stoke City, Wimbledon FC on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while getting ready to make squirrel pie…
The Droppies: A Reminder!!
Posted in The Droppies on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Only three more days left to vote for your favorite football moments, people, and teams of the 2008-2009 season! That’s right, it’s almost time for the first annual Droppies! The rules are simple, one ballot per person and keep your editorial comments to a sentence or two! And remember, if you don’t vote the results [...]
If Messi and Ronaldo Were Cars
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Cars, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Even after yesterday’s Champions League final, the debate over who’s better – Messi or Ronaldo – is likely to rage on for a few years. Fortunately, the fine folks over at Castrol have broken it down for you in a way that might make it easier for you to understand: they’ve compared each player to [...]
