Archive for January, 2008

Azteca Graffiti - The Mythical World Cup Stadium Gets an Artistic Makeover

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

It is an iconic figure in Mexican culture, and a veritable monument in the history of soccer. It has hosted two World Cup finals (1970 and 1986), been witness to one of the most exciting matches in World Cup history (Italy-Germany semi-final, 4-3, June 19, 1970) and the Hand of God of Maradona. However like […]


MISN - Winter Lachine 07-08 game 14 (vs. J.S.S.)

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

MISN? What’s this?
Hello MISN,
On Saturday January 26th we played game nº14 of the Winter 2007-08 Lachine indoor league, vs. J.S.S.
After our victory against Boca Juniors last week, we were officially on a 2-match winning streak. One thing that was sure about our previous match is that we didn’t play well, in fact we didn’t play […]


UEFA Soccer Team of the Year 2007

Friday, January 25th, 2008

After 3.75 million votes were cast by 277,985 users, the uefa.com Team of the Year 2007 has been revealed last week.
After much thinking and a lot of videotape viewing (mostly Champions League matches probably), the UEFA writers have come up with 60 nominations, which were then submitted to the general public of the uefa.com website. […]


Inter and Juventus Face Off to A 2-2 Draw at the San Siro (Coppa Italia Quarter-finals, Leg 1)

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

WOW! What a game at the San Siro Wednesday night!! And to think that this was just a Coppa Italia match (and thus doesn’t completely earn the “Derby d’Italia” tagline, usually given to any Juve-Inter fixture), but boy… the encounters between Nerazzurri and Bianconeri are never completely ordinary are they, and today was no exception. […]


MISN - Winter Lachine 07-08 game 13 (vs. Boca Juniors)

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

MISN? What’s this?
Hello MISN,
On Saturday January 19th we played game nº13 of the Winter 2007-08 Lachine indoor league, vs. Boca Juniors.
This one has been a year of ups and downs for our team. We started off in October with 2 victories, which were unfortunately followed by as many defeats, and which capped off a first month not exactly […]