Following the completely over the top (and, in retrospect, kind of funny) meltdown of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and the subsequent lambasting in the press done by Jose Bosingwa, the question most people had was whether or not a penalty would be imposed. Today, UEFA answered that question. ESPN’s Soccernet reports that Didier Drogba will [...]
Archive for June, 2009
UEFA Announces Chelsea Suspensions
Posted in Champions League, tagged Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Jose Bosingwa, Tom Henning Øvrebø, UEFA, UEFA Champions League on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MLS Pick’em: Week 14
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS Pick'em on June 17, 2009 | 6 Comments »
For the next couple of weeks, you’re not going to be seeing a lot of Chicago, Chivas, New England, or Toronto around here. That’s right: four of the most interesting teams in the league will be out on the road, competing in the North American SuperLiga. For New England in particular, that spells “fixture congestion”. [...]
Keep Alonso Away from Fabregas
Posted in Confederations Cup, English Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Rumors, tagged Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Spanish National Team, Xabi Alonso on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Liverpool and Arsenal met at the Emirates in December, Arsenal walked out of the match with a 1-1 draw and the loss of newly-appointed captain Cesc Fabregas to a right knee injury. The injury was inflicted by a hard tackle from Spanish national team mate Xabi Alonso; it was a fair play, but it [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Diego Maradona, Italian National Team, Manchester United, River Plate, Weird Shit in Kansas on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while trying to figure out what this guy was selling…
Fixtures released for England and Scotland’s Football Leagues
Posted in English Premier League, League One, League Two, Ross County, Scottish Premier League, The Championship, tagged English Premier League, Fixture List, League One, League Two, Scottish Premier League, The Championship on June 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Courtesy of the Guardian: Premier League ’09-’10 is HERE. Coca-Cola Championship is HERE. League One is HERE. League Two is HERE. The Scottish Premier League is HERE. And just for the mighty FUSE, Scottish League One is HERE.
MLS Power Rankings: Week 14
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MLS Power Rankings: Week 14 1, Houston Dynamo 2. Chivas USA 3. D.C. United 4. Columbus Crew 5. Chicago Fire S.C. 6. Colorado Rapids 7. Seattle Sounders F.C. 8. Kansas City Wizards 9. Toronto F.C. 10. Real Salt Lake 11. New England Revolution 12. Los Angeles Galaxy 13. San Jose Earthquakes 14. F.C. Dallas 15. [...]
Glen Johnson to Liverpool for £18.5 million
Posted in English Premier League, Transfers, tagged Glen Johnson, Liverpool on June 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
What the hell. Portsmouth have accepted an £18.5 million offer for Glen Johnson, Pompey’s 24 year old right back, from Liverpool. This all comes in spite of the fact that Liverpool: Only had a £20 million transfer budget to begin with Were previously targeting Gareth Barry, Carlos Tevez, and David Silva, all of whom we’re [...]
Gol TV: The Real Winners of Madrid’s Spending Spree
Posted in Financials, tagged Gol TV, La Liga on June 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Let’s rewind La Liga back to March 18th. Espanyol is in last place, Real Betis is above the drop zone, and Atletico Madrid in sixth place is still hunting for the Champions League spot they’ll ultimately earn off of Villareal, who are in fourth place. Valencia is so short on cash that they can’t pay [...]
Oh, hello Darling
Posted in English Premier League, Financials, tagged English Premier League, Financial Disasters on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Meet Alastair Darling. Mr. Darling may be partly responsible for reshaping the landscape of European football as we know it now. Why you ask? A 50% tax on all wage-earners in England who make over £150,000 per annum. This would include most, if not all, Barclay’s Premier League players. When this new tax was proposed [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Ahmed Al Muhamadi, Australian National Team, Brazilian National Team, Controversial Referee Decisions, David Villa, Egyptian National Team, Franck Ribéry, Juande Ramos, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Shaker Heights High School, Tottenham, World Cup 2010 Qualifiers on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while realizing that the Shaker Heights High School yearbook RULES!
