So here we are, another Wednesday, and now, we know the final eight in this year’s iteration of the Champions League. To review, we’ve got Manchester United [England], Arsenal [England], Lyon [France], Bordeaux [France], CSKA Moscow [Russia], Bayern Munich[Germany], Internazionale [Italy] and the defending champions, Barcelona [Spain]. You’ll notice that the field is now spread [...]
Archive for March 17th, 2010
Last Call – St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t mean we’re drunk already. We’re getting drunk as we go along!
Posted in Last Call, tagged Last Call on March 17, 2010 | 34 Comments »
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, Scottish Premier League, South America, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on March 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last week I asked you to find the names of the pair of people- one a footballer, one not- to which each clue referred. “Name” could mean first, last, nicknames or some combination of them. Before we go any further, let’s get one little bit of ugliness out of the way- I screwed up the [...]
Steward, Speed Bump, Same Thing
Posted in Champions League, tagged Chelsea, John Terry Behaving Badly on March 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
After last night’s Champions League loss to Inter, Chelsea players probably couldn’t get away from Stamford Bridge fast enough. Drogba wanted to be gone so badly he got himself sent off three minutes from time, Jose Mourinho went into the tunnel before the final whistle had even blown, and the crowd sure as hell didn’t [...]
