Since Ruud van Nistelrooy’s retirement from the Dutch international team at the end of Euro 2008, the former Manchester United striker has played a grand total of sixteen games (and twenty three minutes total this season) for his club, Real Madrid. Under normal circumstances, we would be writing a eulogy for the 33-year old striker’s [...]
Archive for December, 2009
So Where’s Ruud van Nistelrooy Going in January?
Posted in Transfer Rumors, tagged Arsenal, Blackburn, Chelsea, Dutch National Team, Fenerbahce, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Roma, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tottenham on December 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »
A Quick Fantasy Premier League Update
Posted in English Premier League, tagged English Premier League, Fantasy Premier League on December 14, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Just in case you weren’t aware, there’s a midweek matchday this week in the EPL. Meaning that your fantasy team gets another free transfer, and it’s probably best to double check your lineup as a couple of teams are off for the week. Fulham, Stoke, Hull, and Everton don’t play this week, so if you’ve [...]
Match Fixing Sucks, But So Does Chinese Soccer
Posted in Match Fixing, tagged Chengdu Blades, China League One, Liu Hongwei, Match Fixing, Qingdao Jonoon on December 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Let’s go back to the 2007 China League One season. China League one is the second tier of Chinese soccer; promotion from there takes you into the Chinese Super League. On September 22, the Chengdu Blades were facing the possibility of promotion in their match against Qingdao Jonoon if they were to happen to win; [...]
And the winner is…
Posted in Awards, English Premier League, General, Scottish Premier League, USMNT, Whimsy on December 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
…nobody. Everybody?
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged African Player of the Year, Algerian National Team, Andres Iniesta, Argentine Primera Division, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Banfield, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, English National Team, Everton, Glen Johnson, Jamie Carragher, KILLER JELLYFISH!, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Liverpool, Madjid Bougherra, Manchester United, Mark Hughes, Michael Essien, NCAA College Cup, Petr Cech, Rafa Benitez, Ryan Giggs, Samuel Eto'o, Seydou Keita, Sir Alex Ferguson, Spanish National Team, Stamford Bridge, University of Akron, University of Virginia, World Cup 2010, Yaya Toure on December 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while jellyfish were ruining the Coogee Island Swim…
“If you don’t concede any goals you’ll win more games than you lose.” – Wayne Bridge
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Arsenal, Liverpool, Sunday open thread on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Chelsea draws, United loses outright, Spurs lose, City draws. Apparently laughing at Wenger’s proclamations that the top teams would drop points was not the best plan. It’s really hard to fathom, quite frankly, how strange yesterday was in the Premier League. Chelsea was undefeated at the Bridge and had only conceded once. Everton put three [...]
“It’s slightly alarming the way Manchester United decapitated against Stuttgart.” – Mark Lawrenson
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on December 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Did you realise that we’re through one-third of the season in the Premier League? It seems like it’s gone by so quickly, but we now enter the time of the year when the fixtures start coming fast and furious. Between today and December 30th, each team in the Premier League will play five matches. For [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Managerial Information Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, The Championship, The Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview on December 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Manchester United F.C. v. Aston Villa F.C. (Saturday) Despite being a bit shaky in their pieced-together back line, United actually looked pretty good against Wolfsburg on Tuesday- Michael Owen especially. The spate of injuries at the moment may be making things a little difficult for SAF, but he’s certainly learning a lot about his fringe [...]
A Few Words on College Soccer and the College Cup
Posted in Commentary, Football Cup Primer, General, Ligue 1, MLS, USMNT on December 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Every year I force myself to sit down and watch the NCAA Men’s Division I “College Cup” final.* I say “force” because I hate the men’s collegiate game at the D-I level. I find that “big time” men’s college soccer lacks all of the things that I love about the Beautiful Game- technical ability, creativity, [...]
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