New England Revolution v. Chicago Fire S.C. (Saturday) Impotent. That’s really the only word to describe the Revolution’s offense. While they dominated their midweek match against Toronto, they never really came close to scoring. The 0-0 draw leaves New England with 11 goals from 15 matches- dead last in all of MLS. The draw also [...]
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Your Weekend Preview: Unbridled Pessimism Edition
Posted in Champions League, CONCACAF Gold Cup, English Premier League, Europa League, General, League of Ireland, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Russian Premier League, UEFA Cup, USL, USMNT, Weekend Preview on June 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Dipping My Toes into the Mill Pond
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Euro 2012, FA Cup, General, Homerism, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, News, Off the Pitch, Scottish Premier League, Transfer Rumors, Transfers, Turkish Super Lig, UEFA, UEFA Cup, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup 2010, World Cup Qualifiers on May 10, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Under normal circumstance I refrain from getting involved in transfer speculation and the rumor mill here on ATD in anything but the most light-hearted manner. At worse, I might report on what the rumors are around a given player or club, but I’m always careful to state that, in the end, they are only rumors. [...]
Your Weekend Preview: I finished this at 2am, please ignore the typos Edition
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, Champions League, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europa League, General, Homerism, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Russian Premier League, Scottish Football League, South America, UEFA Cup, USMNT, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on October 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Estudiantes de La Plata v. C.A. Vélez Sarsfield (Friday) This is probably the biggest match in Argentina’s Primera Division so far this season and it involves neither River Plate (8th place) nor Boca Juniors (10th place). No, it features first place Estudiantes and second place Vélez. The two teams are separated by three points, but [...]
The Droppies: And the winners are…
Posted in Awards, Bundesliga, Champions League, Commentary, Confederations Cup, English Premier League, FIFA, General, La Liga, News, Off the Pitch, Serie A, South America, The Droppies, UEFA, UEFA Cup, USMNT, World Cup 2010 on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the much anticipated second annual Droppies! Once again commenters from near and far have cast their ballots for the best of the best in ten different categories, including our newest category, “League of the Year.” The results and some insightful analysis from yours truly after the jump.
Your Weekend Preview: I Like This Kid Edition
Posted in Champions League, General, Homerism, MLS, NASL, Ross County, Russian Premier League, Scottish Football League, UEFA Cup, USMNT, Weekend Preview, Western Mass Pioneers, World Cup 2010 on July 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Clyde F.C. (Saturday) This match will mark the Staggies’ fourth preseason friendly and their first against SFL competition. Thus far County have faced three Highland League sides, winning all three matches and doing so without conceding a goal. As is always the case with preseason matches this meeting with Clyde will [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, Champions League, English Premier League, FA Cup, La Liga, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Cup on February 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As most of you determined, the groups listed below were all members of famous club teams, national teams, or in some cases, members of famous front or back lines. Oh yeah, and there were a couple that were, well, famous to me. Also, some of these groups went by multiple names The usual suspects- Andrew, [...]
“Group Think” or “Collective Wisdom”: You Decide
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, General, Hyundai A-League, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, South America, Swiss Super League, The Championship, Turkish Super Lig, UEFA Cup, Wild Ass Guesses on July 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The work here at ATD headquarters never stops. Our staff of trained monkeys works around the clock pounding away at the keys of their battered Smith Coronas until they produce something that we consider “site worthy.” When this happens, we post it immediately and take full credit for it with no mention of our simian [...]
UEFA Cup Final Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Werder Bremen
Posted in UEFA Cup, tagged Shakhtar Donetsk, Werder Bremen on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The UEFA Cup is a minor trophy to some clubs; most seem to prefer being knocked out of the Champions League Round of 16 (or, if you prefer, the Octofinals) to winning in the undercard tournament. Money’s a big part of that; in 2007, Sevilla earned a total of €6.25 million for winning the UEFA [...]
UEFA Cup: Semifinal Preview
Posted in UEFA Cup, tagged Dynamo Kyiv, Hamburger SV, Shakhtar Donetsk, UEFA Cup, Werder Bremen on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s Ukraine vs. Ukraine and Germany vs. Germany today in European action. None of the teams facing off today has ever played their opponent in European competition, and yet they should still be intimately familiar with the challenges each presents. The winners of these two-legged ties will go on to the UEFA Cup final; that [...]
Coming Out of the Closet with Fuse: Words you cannot pronounce Edition
Posted in Champions League, Commentary, Europa League, Football Shirts, General, Introductions, Off the Pitch, UEFA, UEFA Cup on September 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Every once in a while I just want a shirt- any shirt. Nothing specific, nothing special, just something interesting to flesh out my collection. This is how I often come to spend a great deal of time browsing the website of Subside Sports*. As is always the case when I’m in this kind of mood, [...]
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