Posts Tagged ‘Soccer’
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it’s not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys and roastings and tattoos and takeovers and no standing and agents and prawn sandwiches and rotation.
English newspaper The Times takes a stab at the “50 Worst Things about Modern Football”, or soccer as they call it North America. They also add “it could have been 500″.
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Tags: Added time, Autobiographies, Brazil, Champions League, Chelsea, Club Shops, Craig Bellamy, Electronic pitchside advertisement boards, FA Cup, Fans who complain when games are called off, Fat Bloke in Row P, Football, Formations, Fourth official, Gloves, Goal celebration music, Hi-Tech Dugouts, Injuries, Internet Message Boards, ITV, Joey Barton, Kaká, Kick-off Times, Let me Entertain You, Manager's programme column, Manchester City, Match of the day, Media training, Motorway service stations, Mutual Consent, New stadium, Official club websites, Official statements, Opinions, Points deductions, Premier League, Radio Phone-in shows, Referee's assistants, Robbie Williams, Rotation, Sky Sports News, Soccer, Squad Numbers, Statistics, Superagents, Takeovers, Tattoos, Technical Areas, Television, The Times, Trainline.com, Transfer Windows, Undisclosed transfer fees, Wembley Stadium
Posted in English Premiership, Player Profiles, UEFA Champions League, World News | 15 Comments »
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Fabio Cannavaro, Carlos Tevez, Michael Ballack, Michael Owen, Mark Van Bommel, Fred… these are but a few of the players whose contract is set to expire at the end of the season. And with the january transfer window practically at our doorstep, it is time to give these “old timers” a chance to prove they still are champion material. Time to make that zero-cost buy to win you that elusive trophy, cup, or championship title (or in the worst cases, save you from relegation).
In other words: it’s “Bosman Bonanza” time, with some real bargains to be made…
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Tags: Alberto Fontana, Bosman Rule, Boudewijn Zenden, Bundesliga, Carlos Tevez, Christian Panucci, England, English Premiership, Eugenio Corini, Fabio Cannavaro, Fernando Morientes, France, Francesco Toldo, Fred, Free Transfers, Gary Neville, Gazzetta dello Sport, Germany, Giuseppe Favalli, Hernan Crespo, Italy, Iván De la Peña, January Transfer Window, Jens Lehmann, Jerzy Dudek, Joan Verdú, Jon Obi Mikel, Juanito, Julio Cruz, La Liga, Leandro Cufré, Leo Franco, Ligue 1, Maniche, Marco Di Vaio, Mark Van Bommel, Martin Jorgensen, Michael Owen, Modeste M'Bami, Nicola Ventola, Olivier Dacourt, Omar Milanetto, Paolo Maldini, Pavel Nedved, Per Kroldrup, Robert Kovac, Robert Pirès, Roberto Stellone, Ryan Giggs, Serie A, Simone Inzaghi, Soccer, Spain, Sylvain Wiltord, Zé Roberto
Posted in English Premiership, German Bundesliga, Player Profiles, Serie A, Spanish Liga, Transfer News & Rumours | 11 Comments »
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
It’s that time of the year again. With the days fast approaching December 31, awards for the “Best XI” of 2008 are being handed left and right. The biggest one (at least as far as us Europeans are concerned) probably being UEFA’s Team of the Year (voting is still open on uefa.com here).
While we wait for the UEFA popular vote (winners announced in January), let’s have a look at what the main sports newspaper in France has in store for us this year. Here’s L’Équipe‘s All-Star XI Football Players for 2008.
And once again, don’t be surprised if Premiership elements are leading the way and Serie A is snubbed…
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Tags: All-Star Best XI, Cristiano Ronaldo, Daniel Alves, Fernando Torres, Franck Ribéry, Iker Casillas, John Terry, Kak, Kaká, L'Équipe, Lionel Messi, L’Équipe’s Best 11 Soccer Players of 2008, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Philipp Lahm, Rio Ferdinand, Soccer, Steven Gerrard, Xavi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Posted in Player Profiles, World News | 51 Comments »
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