While Arsenal fans are no strangers to injuries, it doesn’t make it easier to know that you’ve lost a key player. Nasri fractured his right fibula in training this afternoon and is expected to miss 2-3 months. At best it will actually be that length of time and he’ll be able to get back out [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Samir Nasri Out At Least 3 Months
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Arsenal, Arsenal Victimes, Samir Nasri on July 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Phoning It In
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Ajax, Awesome Penalty Kick, Jesper Olsen, Johann Cruyff on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Look, here’s the deal. I’m not 100% focused today, and I’m about to go into a training for a controller that will be insanely dull. That dullness will then be magnified by the intense head cold that I’ve got, meaning that this could very well be my last post (if “About Last Night” tomorrow is [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arsenal, Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Deportivo Cali, Franck Ribéry, Fredy Montero, Fulham, Ghanaian National Team, Girondins de Bordeaux, I'm Cool With Kids Getting High On Pseudoephedrine If It Means I Can Get Some Fucking Cold Medicine When I Need It, Liverpool, Manchester United, Marouane Chamakh, Olympique Lyonnais, Peter Crouch, Rafa Benitez, Russian Premier League, Ryan Babel, Seattle Sounders, Sigi Schmid, Sir Alex Ferguson, Stephen Appiah, Steve Bruce, Sunderland, Tom Tomsk, Vladimir Putin, Xabi Alonso on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while this stupid law (coupled with your expired driver’s license) prevented you from buying any cold medicine that actually works to clear up the demon cold from hell that your three year old gave you the other day when she slobbered her snot all over your face after sneaking into your bed [...]
Does “The Beckham Experiment” Prove Wahl’s Thesis?
Posted in MLS, tagged "The Beckham Experiment", David Beckham, LA Galaxy on July 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
As you may or may not have heard, Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl wrote a little book on David Beckham last week. The thrust of the book, put forth by Wahl in numerous interviews over the last week (including a spot on PTI and a week-long interview series on “World Soccer Daily”) is that [...]
Weekend Wrapup: Friendlies and Cups
Posted in The Weekend Wrapup, tagged Chelsea, Club America, Internazionale, Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle, Panama National Team, Seattle Sounders, USMNT on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend saw the start of the European preseason friendlies as well as the first knockout stage of the Gold Cup. It really seems that the offseason only just began a little while ago, which it really did, the final game of the season, The FA Cup Final was on May 30th. That’s just a [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 18 Results
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on July 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s time we talked about something, U.S. soccer fans. I’ve watched several televised domestic games lately, and have noticed a disturbing trend. This trend specifically effects the Gold Cup games, but it’s present in MLS games, too, and we need to talk about it. I can’t find a nice way to put this, folks, so [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Abby Wambach, AC Milan, Afonso Alves, Alex Frei, Bizarre Weddings, Borussia Dortmund, Canadian Women's National Team, Carlo Ancelotti, Carlos Tevez, Chelsea, Craig Bellamy, David Beckham, Emmanuel Adebayor, FC Basel, FC Sion, Frank Lampard, Freddie Ljungberg, Grasshopper Club-Zurich, John Terry, LA Galaxy, Liverpool, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Navata, Seattle Sounders, US Women's National Team, Villareal on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while attending the Kelly Hildebrandt-Kelly Hildebrandt wedding…
“I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me something different.” – Glenn Hoddle
Posted in CONCACAF Gold Cup, Weekend Open Thread, tagged CONCACAF Gold Cup, Sunday open thread, World Football Challenge on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[clears throat] Morning, everyone. It’s been quite some time since I’ve had as much fun as last night. Two matches, both of which were quite entertaining, being a part of Honduras-north, two crowd brawls, a smoke bomb in Sam’s Army’s section, vuvuzelas, and a truly rowdy atmosphere for the United States. It was a fantastic [...]
“It’s a conflict of parallels” – Sir Alex Ferguson
Posted in Gold Cup, MLS, USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged CONCACAF Gold Cup, MLS, Saturday open thread, USMNT on July 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The four of us were discussing what we would do this Summer at one point via e-mail. We knew we had a number of tournaments (Confederations Cup, Gold Cup, Copa Libertadores) and MLS to fill our time, but there was some concern about daily content and what we would talk about. This is me giving [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Spanning the Globe Edition
Posted in General, MLS, South America, Weekend Preview, Western Mass Pioneers on July 17, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Houston Dynamo v. Toronto F.C. (Saturday) This match has gained a great deal of importance since last week. After skyrocketing through the Western Conference table for a few months, Houston now has a legitimate challenger in the Sounders and cannot afford to start dropping points on a regular basis if they want to keep their [...]
