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‘General’ football news – stuff that can’t fit anywhere else.
Football News Roundup – September 28
You probably missed this bunch of news items and articles…
Football Links
Surprisingly, not much controversial news today, unless you’re a David Beckham fan (or a Chelsea-hater).
Yes, football is corrupt, but who’s going to do anything about it?
I’ve been quiet about the BBC Panorama affair so far, mainly because seeing the whole situation being played out in the media and handled so crassly just makes me angry. I’m wondering at the BBC’s angle here – what were they trying to achieve from a half-assed, laughable and ultimately unsuccessful undercover “sting” operation?
The G14 Mafioso — An Enemy Within
Last week, I met up with an old friend after work for a quick beer or seven. During the discourse of the evening, he began to lament the change the Political Correctness movement has had on life on the Britannia Isle.
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool – Same old problems for Benitez, no answers in sight
Less entertaining but eventually more important in terms of results, this Chelsea-Liverpool clash was going to determine whether Liverpool could mount a serious challenge to the Premiership title this year.
What you should be reading…
Everyone has been quoting from the Sunday Times interview of Roy Keane – in case you’re interested in reading the bloody interview itself, here’s the link: Roy Keane Sunday Times Interview
Robin van Persie’s “dive” raises more questions
Soccerlens has something of a ‘reputation’ when it comes to Arsenal and diving – my attacks on Henry during the World Cup were roundly criticised (by Arsenal fans, obviously), but the point still remained: In the current climate of football where diving has now become an accepted way of getting the better of referees and…
Champions League Matchday 1: The bleeding obvious
If nothing else, the first round of the Champions League group matches proved that after all the hype and over-reaction to form and one-off wonders, football is a game of constants (relatively speaking).
Football News Roundup – September 05
I’ll be travelling for the next week or 10 days, so you won’t be seeing the same level of posting here as usual. I’ll still try to cover the Man Utd games as well as provide regular news roundups. On to the news.
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