This past weekend things finally began to sort themselves out in MLS. The first team- New York- was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and while three others still have a chance to make it- Kansas City, F.C. Dallas, and San Jose- only Real Salt Lake, Toronto F.C., and the New England Revolution have a realistic [...]
Archive for September 15th, 2009
The Playoff Rankings: Week Five
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
He’s Just An Excitable Boy
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Arsenal, Emmanuel Adebayor, Manchester City on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the first pieces I wrote for this here blog was a reaction to the booing of Gabriel Agbonlahor at Villa Park. Agbonlahor, after starting the season well, had tapered off, failing to score for a stretch that he only recently put behind him; after being subbed off against Tottenham, the fans at Villa [...]
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Preview: 9/15/09
Posted in Champions League, tagged AC Milan, APOEL FC, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Beşiktaş JK, Chelsea, FC Porto, FC Zürich, Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester United, Olympique de Marseille, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League on September 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
That’s right, boys and girls: it’s that time again. The wheat has been separated from the chaff, the cream has risen to the top, and what we have left is eight groups of four teams and more games than you can possibly watch in the middle of the week. Working against you this year is [...]
Better to Know a Champions League Group: Group D
Posted in Champions League, tagged APOEL FC, Atletico Madrid, Champions League, Chelsea, FC Porto on September 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The group stage of the Champions League starts tomorrow, you probably know some of the big names involved obviously, but who else is involved and do they even have a chance at advancing? Over then next couple of days we’ll find all that out. Chelsea From: England Last Season: 25-8-5, 83 points. 3rd place in [...]
Better to Know a Champions League Group: Group C
Posted in Champions League, tagged AC Milan, Champions League, FC Zürich, Olympique de Marseille, Real Madrid on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The group stage of the Champions League starts tomorrow, you probably know some of the big names involved obviously, but who else is involved and do they even have a chance at advancing? Over then next couple of days we’ll find all that out. AC Milan From: Italy Last Season: 22-8-8, 74 points. 3rd place [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Biotech Violins Rock, Chelsea, Diego Forlán, Eduardo, English Premier League, George Burley, Homegrown Players, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Scottish National Team, Sir Alex Ferguson, UEFA on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while your biotech violin was kicking the crap out of Stradivarius…
