What you missed while jellyfish were blockading Hanauma Bay…
- Gridiron-Soccer Convergence Story: Before Saints kicker Thomas Morstead attempted his onside kick in last night’s Super Bowl, kicking consultant John Carney told him to “bend it like Beckham.”
- We’ve got a trifecta of footballing legal issues to talk about: Paul Gascoigne was arrested on suspicion of drink driving, Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll was charged with assault after a night club incident, and Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller celebrated his side’s 3-0 win over Blackburn by getting arrested at a separate night club.
- Arsene Wenger has blamed his team’s relative youth for their loss to Chelsea; at some point, someone might consider also blaming the person who assembled a relatively young side to play against Chelsea.
- Liverpool Manchester United West Ham Tottenham Arsenal are looking to raise their average age with the signing of Marouane Chamakh.
- From the “loaned out players doing better than their clubs of origin” file: Robinho scored the winner for Santos in a 2-1 win over Sao Paolo (while Manchester City lost 2-1 to Hull City); also, Robbie Keane scored from the spot in a 4-2 Celtic win over Dunfermline (as Tottenham drew 0-0 with Aston Villa).
- American international Jozy Altidore scored his first goal for Hull in the above-mentioned win over Man City.
- Manchester United scored twice and Portsmouth scored three times in a 5-0 Manchester United win on Saturday.
- Kevin Davies feels that something personal between himself and referee Mark Clattenburg caused the official to disallow a goal in Bolton’s scoreless draw with Fulham; in other Bolton news, defender Gary Cahill will miss the rest of the season with a blood clot.
- Gerard Pique and Rafael Marquez were both sent off in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Getafe.
- China missed a late penalty in a goalless draw with Japan; the Chinese people presumably would’ve been pissed about this had the Chinese government allowed the match to be televised.
- Apparently Liverpool and Everton REALLY don’t like each other, even if their fans get along well.
- Chivas USA midfielder Jesse Marsch is retiring for a spot on Bob Bradley’s World Cup coaching staff.
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