If you were talking about matchups in the week’s before Wednesday’s Champions League final, the main one that came up was probably Ronaldo vs. Messi. Sure, they’re different players, with different styles and goals and ideas about how to play on the pitch. For most, they’re the best and second best players in the world [...]
Archive for May 29th, 2009
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…