Hot off the news that Chelsea have appointed Carlo Ancellotti as their new boss, comes the breaking information that Real Madrid have sacked Juande Ramos and appointed former Villareal boss Manuel Pellegrini as their new gaffer. Ramos had only signed a “til the end of the season” deal with Madrid, and it was long believed [...]
Archive for June 1st, 2009
Apparently, it’s “new gaffer” Monday
Posted in News, tagged Real Madrid on June 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Europa League to Unveil More Officials
Posted in FIFA, tagged Europa League, FIFA, Referees, UEFA on June 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
FIFA and UEFA announced yesterday that they plan to add more officials to next season’s Europa League group stage. This move comes after a season when some questionable calls or non-calls were seen as deciding games, and is FIFA’s answer to fans clamoring for video replay. The extra officials (or “assistant referees; the terminology isn’t [...]
Your weekend postlude – no commenting ninjas here!
Posted in Weekend Review, tagged Weekend Wrap-Up on June 1, 2009 | 10 Comments »
So, this happened last night. Now, to be honest, why is that bit of news here? Well, let’s be truthful. The four authors on this site all met at Deadspin, and we get a fair few of the DS footy-heads here to comment (and if you’re not from the DS-crowd, it’s okay, we love you [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 11 Results
Posted in MLS, MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS Pick'em on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The schedule for MLS continues to baffle me. Some teams (the Crew, the Earthquakes, and the Fire) had two games in four days this week. For all three teams, there was one road game and one away game in this stretch of four days, and for all of them there was a significant distance to [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AS Saint-Étienne, Bafetimbi Gomis, Carlo Ancelotti, Celtic, Chelsea, Exploding Cows, Falkirk, LA Galaxy, Ligue 1, Rangers, Roberto Martinez, Scottish Cup, Steve Bruce, Sunderland, Wigan on June 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
What you missed while your cows were being detonated…
