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Archive for August, 2009
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Anderson, Atletico Madrid, Carling Cup, Debrecini VSC, Eyeless Underwater Crabs, Fan Violence, FC Zürich, Football Supporter's Federation, Hull City, Jose Mourinho, Jozy Altidore, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester United, Millwall, Olympique Lyonnais, Southend, Sulley Muntari, West Ham on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why Liverpool Fans Shouldn’t Worry (Too Much)
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United on August 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
After losing at home to Aston Villa yesterday, their second loss in 3 games this season, Liverpool fans are probably feeling none too comfortable about their hopes for a title this season. I don’t think their title hopes are as dashed as some might lead you to believe though. They’ve got a good enough team [...]
Dreams Tossed and Blown? Check.
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Liverpool on August 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Two posts were made on my Facebook wall yesterday. The first: Mascherano is such a hack!!! This was made by my friend Mark; I play on a couple of different teams with Mark; he’s a Blackburn fan, but we won’t hold that against him. I can take that critique; it’s mostly true, frankly, and I’m [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Two
Posted in MLS, MLS Pick'em, MLS Power Rankings on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The big moves this past week were made by New England- who have put themselves very much into the playoff race- and Kansas City and San Jose who both lost and made their already precarious situations that much more difficult. This week’s matches could result in the first team- New York- being mathematically eliminated from [...]
The Biggest Week of Freddy Adu’s Career
Posted in USMNT, tagged Benfica, Freddy Adu, USMNT on August 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Ever since he emerged on the scene, American soccer fans have been diligently tracking his progress for years; he’s been our golden child, the kid who could make it, the one guy we finally had that had that combination of technical ability, physical maturity, and instinct that’s impossible to teach. It’s not impossible to foster [...]
Weekend Wrapup: A Very Busy and Amazing Second Week
Posted in The Weekend Wrapup, tagged Bundesliga, English Premier League, Ligue 1, Serie A on August 24, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The past week has certainly given us our fair share of games to watch, ponder, pull our hair out over, or just genuinely enjoy. Just about every English team has played three games in the last nine days, Serie A just kicked off this weekend, and France and Germany are well into their seasons. Next [...]
WPS: Did Wishing Make It So?
Posted in General on August 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The inaugural season of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) ended Saturday afternoon with the championship match between Sky Blue F.C. and the Los Angeles. Sol. Although the Sol ran away with the regular season title and despite the circus that Sky Blue was off the field, Sky Blue F.C. upset Los Angeles 1-0 to win the [...]
Welcome back to 1987
Posted in Carling Cup, Commentary, News, tagged Carling Cup, Millwall F.C., pitch invasions, violence, West Ham United on August 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
West Ham versus Millwall. The stuff that movies are made about. A clash of two old London rivals in the League Cup, the kind of draw that sets tongues wagging and thoughts creeping back to the horrible days of hooliganism at virtually every English football pitch. Sadly, the violence and terror associated with the hooligan [...]
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