If an extra ball enters the field of play during the match, the referee must stop the match only if it interferes with play. Play must be restarted by a dropped ball in the position where the match ball was at the time when the match was stopped, unless play was stopped inside the goal [...]
Archive for October, 2009
The One Where I Whine About the Refs
Posted in English Premier League, Refereeing, tagged Controversial Referee Decisions, Darren Bent, Liverpool, Sunderland on October 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“They didn’t change positions, they just moved the players around.” – Terry Venables
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged England is ridiculous, Saturday open thread, two yellows on October 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »
England makes my head hurt. Yeah, you read that right. England gives me agita, makes me crazy, never changes. Some background and context is in order, yes? Yes. England is a nation that thrives on water-cooler talk, that thrives on gossip, that thrives on talking points. It’s a nation fueled by tabloids and less-than-reputable journalism. [...]
Fantasy Preview: Yet another interlull return
Posted in Fantasy Premier League, General, tagged English Premier League, Fantasy Premier League on October 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
We’ve made it through yet another two week international break. The season doesn’t even seem like it’s been going on for very long, yet we’ve had two international breaks already. Seems a bit much, but hopefully we’ll have fewer interlull’s the rest of the way (I refuse to check the schedule to see if this [...]
Football Manager 2010 Demo Out!
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Football Manager, World Soccer Manager on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About two months ago, we told you about Championship Manager going on sale for only £.01 in a presale deal. So today, as part of our quest to provide equal time to the various (i.e., two) different football management simulation games out there, we’re announcing that CM 2010′s main competitor – Football Manager 2010 – [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Playoff Crunch-Time Edition
Posted in English Premier League, Europa League, Ligue 1, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, USL, USMNT, Weekend Preview on October 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Chicago Fire S.C. v. New England Revolution (Saturday) The Revolution have done everything possible to turn what should have been a relatively easy path to playoff qualification into a debacle-in-the-making. One win in their last three matches could have guaranteed an appearance in the playoffs. Instead, they have a draw and two losses to show [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged About Last Night on October 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just time for a quickie today, sorry lads. Rafa Benitez must just want to cut a bitch. Both Steven Gerrard and Nando Torres picked up knocks on International duty and will miss the Sunderland match. Seeded teams for the Euro World Cup playoff qualies are France, Russia, Portugal and Greece. Unseeded teams are Ukraine, Ireland, [...]
Flashpoint DC
Posted in USMNT, tagged Charlie Davies, Oguchi Onyewu, USMNT on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last Saturday night, many of us bemoaned the fact that the United States Men’s National team match in Honduras would not be televised. Rightly so, as it turned out, as the US qualified for World Cup 2010 with a solid come-from-behind 3-2 victory. All the pressure was now off. There was one match left to [...]
The Thursday Challenge
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on October 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I thought I’d go with some more traditional trivia this week, with goalkeepers as the theme. So, here are eleven (of course!) questions about those slightly “different” people who choose to wear gloves on their hands in a game called football. 1. What goalkeeper was capped by his country in two different sports? What was [...]
