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Archive for January, 2010
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged African Cup of Nations, Algerian National Team, Andreas Bergmann, Angolan National Team, Arsenal, Bolton, Celtic, CSKA Moscow, David Gold, David Sullivan, Flamengo, Guti, Hannover 96, Italian Player of the Season, Kenwyne Jones, Liverpool, Mali National Team, Manchester City, Olympiacos, Olympiakos, Owen Coyle, Philippe Senderos, Real Madrid, Roque Santa Cruz, Science Fiction Guns Rock, Sunderland, Vagner Love, West Ham, Zico, Zlatan Ibrahimović on January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is playing simple football.” – Johan Cruyff
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on January 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
An interesting set of results all across Europe, and some further news about the US television situation punctuated a busy Saturday. In the Barclay’s Premier League, league leaders Chelsea and Manchester United were both victorious, while Spurs managed to get back into fourth position with a dour nil-nil draw with Hull City. Manchester City slipped to fifth after being thoroughly [...]
“The club has literally exploded.” – Ian Wright
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on January 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This is the first weekend when all the major Euro leagues are back in action, and it appears that the weather across the continent has eased enough to allow this to happen. This is a good thing. If nothing else, today’s lineup which includes matches with Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers, Celtic, Real Madrid, [...]
The Beautiful Game Can Help
Posted in General, News, Off the Pitch, Official Site Business on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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Your Weekend Preview: More History and Geography Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, La Liga, League One, Ligue 1, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, The Championship, The Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview on January 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
U.S. Lecce v. A.C. Ancona (Friday) What are the chances that the biggest match in Italy this weekend will take place in Serie B? Pretty good, actually. This is one of those “six point matches” you hear so much about and it happens to be between the first place team, Lecce (38 points) and second [...]
The Five Stages of a Grieving Fan (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Middle of the Table)
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Dammit Liverpool, Liverpool on January 15, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Plain and simple, right now Liverpool are in the best position to win the league. – Me, 8/3/09 Before I was a suffering Liverpool fan, I was (and still am; this has been a bad year for me on pretty much every sporting front) a suffering Cleveland Browns fan. Part of the mentality that goes [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged African Cup of Nations, Angolan National Team, Bundesliga, Calum Woods, Copa Libertadores, Corinthians, CSKA Sofia, David James, Dunfermline Athletic, Edwin van der Sar, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Liverpool, Malawai National Team, Manchester United, Miodrag Jesic, Paul Hart, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What you misssed while eating pickled pork trotters, paired with gelatinous strips of jellyfish in a light sesame-seasoned dressing…
Reviewing the U.S. World Cup Bid
Posted in World Cup Bids, tagged World Cup Bids on January 14, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Earlier this week, the U.S. World Cup Bid Committee announced the 18 cities that, should their bid be accepted, will host the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. The bid process was a little convoluted; you could vote for your city, but whether or not that actually ended up mattering isn’t clear. What is [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Something for Everyone Edition
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on January 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This week I think we have a little something for everyone. Sure, it’s still a little Euro-centric (with a few exceptions), but that’s an improvement over the weeks when it has been totally focused on England and Scotland, so you’re welcome for that. So, redeem yourselves from last week’s poor showing (I’ll cut a little [...]
