You’ve probably seen the patches and logos on adboards around Champions League and Europa league matches. “Respect” is one of them; “My Game is Fair Play” is another. All of those signs are part of the Europa League’s Fair Play Assessment statutes. Instituted in the 93/94 season, the Fair Play Assessment states the following: The [...]
Archive for April, 2010
How the UEFA Fair Play Rules Might Help Burnley
Posted in The More You Know..., UEFA, tagged UEFA Fair Play Rules on April 30, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Your Weekend Preview: It’s almost over edition…
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europa League, General, Homerism, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, Swiss Super League, The Football League, Weekend Preview on April 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A.J. Auxerre v. Olympique de Marseille (Friday) In the last few weeks the Ligue 1 table has begun to sort itself out, but that doesn’t mean that the number of big matches has been reduced. First place Marseille have managed to open up a five point lead over Auxerre (and ten points on third place [...]
Another brief Ross County Update
Posted in General, Homerism, Matchday is for Homerism, Ross County, Scottish Football League on April 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
TicketMaster UK is reporting that tickets for the County section at Hampden Park for the Active Nation Scottish Cup Final on May 15 were the fastest selling tickets in the UK yesterday.
Europa League Semi-Finals Previews
Posted in Europa League, tagged Atletico Madrid, Europa League Previews, Fulham, Hamburger SV, Liverpool on April 29, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The Champions League final is all set. Some people seem to think it is cheapened because Barcelona aren’t there and that there are no English teams involved – oh I’m sorry I forgot how proud of a tradition Arsenal and Chelsea have winning all those European Cups compared to Inter and Bayern – but I [...]
MLS Pick’Em – Week 6
Posted in MLS, MLS Pick'em, Wild Ass Guesses, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FC on April 29, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Hard to believe that after this week, we’ll be 20% of the way through the 2010 MLS season. Once again, epiblast nailed 7 out of 8 games correct and I have forwarded his resume to the Golden Nugget’s oddsmaking department. (We should probably start a side pot on which week he goes 8 for 8…) [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Revenge of the Crests Edition
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on April 29, 2010 | 16 Comments »
For the second week in a row a commenter with altruistic tendencies has volunteered to provide me with a ready-made challenge, allowing me the extra time I need to reorganize my shirt collection. This week I will be putting them in order of mood, starting with “flippant” and ending with, “befuddled.” Here then, courtesy of [...]
Last Call: I’m Having a Great Day and Hope You Are Too
Posted in General, Last Call, tagged Last Call on April 28, 2010 | 61 Comments »
First, my birthday present finally arrived (one week after my birthday…courtesy of Iceland) from Fulham in the form of a Clint Dempsey kit complete with name, number, and Premier League patches! (Big thank you to my wife and kids.) The Champions League final is set, with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan set to square off [...]
A Brief Ross County Update
Posted in General on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Only moments ago Ross County defeated Ayr United, 1-0 at Somerset Park in Ayr. This result is noteworthy for several reasons. First, the “Honest Men” of Ayr United must win their final match against Greenock Morton and hope that Airdrie United lose to Dunfermline Athletic if they want to avoid relegation to the Second Division. [...]
