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Archive for February, 2011
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Aris Thessaloniki, Arsenal, Birmingham, Brazilian National Team, Chivas USA, Eden Hazard, Edin Dzeko, Eidur Gudjohnsen, English Premier League, Europa League, FC Dallas, FC Schalke, Feyenoord, Gennaro Gattuso, Gold Coast United, Harry Redknapp, Heath Pearce, Heracles, Houston Dynamo, Hyundai A-League, International Friendlies, Joe Hart, Joe Jordan, LOSC Lille Metropole, Manchester City, Mathieu Flamini, Melbourne Victory, NASA Stuff, Newcastle, Raul, Roberto Mancini, Ryo Miyaichi, Samir Nasri, Scottish National Team, Shay Given, Sporting Kansas City, Teal Bunbury, Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA, UEFA Champions League, Valencia, Vedran Corluka on February 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In Australia, The Playoffs Go Counter-Clockwise: 2010-11 A-League Finals Series Review
Posted in Guest Post, Hyundai A-League, tagged A-League playoffs, Australia on February 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Editors note: This post courtesy of our good friend Andrew Bolte, known as Green Eggs and Fulham in our commenting section. Andrew is joining us in a contributor fashion as soon as we can get ourselves sorted out, and this is his first piece for us. Please leave him comments and kudos! The calendar says [...]
Chelsea Doesn’t Roll on Shabbos
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Chelsea, English Premier League, Fixture List, Whimsy on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The fixture list isn’t usually that interesting a topic; games come and go, an inevitable force moving forward towards the end of the season, and the order they occur in doesn’t typically matter. For Chelsea, however, there’s an interesting quirk: most of those games for the next month aren’t going to be played on Saturday.
Keeping it Classy in Blackpool
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Controversial Refereeing Decisions, Sian Massey on February 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Quick question: What was noteworthy about the Sunderland 0-2 Blackpool match from December 28th, 2010? Here’s the match report; the information isn’t in there. You can probably do some research and find the answer, but you’d have to look; it’s not a match that, typically speaking, really garnered much attention or raised many eyebrows (outside [...]
“I’ve matured since joining United, on and off the field.” – Wayne Rooney
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on February 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Newsy notes today, because I’m actually swamped: The Canadian Women’s National Team might be going on strike. [Star] Kenny Cooper was re-introduced to MLS in Portland. I assume people got excited. [East Oregonian] NASL has apparently been sanctioned back to second tier league status here in the States. [My SanAntonio] Jair Benitez of FC Dallas [...]
“The only thing that we cannot control is our supporters.” – Jose Mourinho
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Olympic S, Saturday open thread, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham on February 12, 2011 | 6 Comments »
It has been a week of off-field news this week in the Barclay’s Premier League. England defeated Denmark on Wednesday in the friendly, 2-1, behind the Aston Villa lads Darren Bent and Ashley Young. More importantly, no players sustained injuries, so we were spared the endless whining and moaning from the club managers over the [...]
For Your Reading Pleasure: Sid Lowe and Xavi
Posted in La Liga, tagged Xavi Hernández on February 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
As I’ve said before, I personally think that Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is one of the best players in the world. He’s not the “flash” player on any of his teams, I’ll grant you that; his speed is average, his height is nonexistant, and there are times where he may appear a little rotund. But [...]
