The end of the Premier League season is upon us; unless you’re a fan of the Russian league, Ukrainian league, or MLS, that means you’re not going to get any good quality club football played for about two months in about a week and a half. Fortunately, the end of the playing season just means [...]
Archive for May 14th, 2009
Florentino Pérez Announces Candidacy for Real Madrid Presidency
Posted in La Liga, tagged Florentino Pérez, Galácticos, Ramón Calderón, Real Madrid on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today, Florentino Pérez finally pulled the trigger and announced his candidacy for the Real Madrid presidency; the post was vacated by Ramón Calderón earlier this season after Calderón smuggled in unregistered voters for a company meeting. Pérez is best known for being the architect of the (ultimately failed) “Galáctico” transfer policy, where Real Madrid would [...]
They’ve Fallen And They Can’t Get Up: Southampton F.C.
Posted in They've Fallen, tagged Southampton on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Club: Southampton F.C. High Position: 2nd in the First Division (top tier) 1983-1984 Current Position: 23rd in the Coca-Cola Championship (relegated and docked 10 points for 2009-2010) The story of the last generation or of Southampton’s history begins in 1980 with the signing of Kevin Keegan. While Keegan’s time with the club was short, the [...]
