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Why Fernando Frequently Fails to Fire
Useless. Flop. Goddamn waste of money. Adjectives are not too hard to come by when Fernando Torres is the topic of discussion. Few footballers have fallen as far and as fast as the former Liverpool hit man has in the past 2 seasons. Once feared by the world’s finest defenders and revered by Kopites the…
Jürgen Klinsmann trying too hard to Europeanize U.S. team
Thursday was the five-month anniversary of Jürgen Klinsmann’s appointment as head coach of the United States men’s national team. In that short time, he has presided over seven games and has a paltry 2-1-4 record. He has also instituted some controversial player-selection policies, in some instances preferring European-born players to Americans. This has led to…
What Now For Fernando Torres?
Fernando Torres, once renowned as one of the most feared strikers in world football now finds himself in a disastrous situation. Almost one year since his record breaking £50 million move to Chelsea, Torres has scored mere 5 goals i.e. cost £10 million per goal. The blues have been patient but not anymore as the…
A signed shirt from Robin van Persie, Lionel Messi, Maradona or Paul Scholes?
In the past and the present, football players have enjoyed a special place in a football fan’s life.
Top Christmas Football Deals
The best part about holiday shopping is the amount of discounts you can find. It is very important to go around the market before buying something because you never know, you might find it for cheaper elsewhere. Keeping that in mind, I looked around for quality presents with good discounts and picked, what I thought,…
Retro Football Kits
Throughout history, people have been kicking a ball but the earliest scientific evidence suggest that it was an exercise from a military manual in the second and third BC in China – it was called Cuju. Modern football took years in the making after the Chinese forgot about cuju. In 1872, the first ever international…
El Clasico showdown, Old Firm derby and lots of Man City action in December
There’s only one more month left in 2011, and it looks like the year will go out with a real bang from a football standpoint. December features several must-see matches, with a few that will have title implications on top of deciding bragging rights between fierce rivals. Watch the best of Premier League action this…
2011 MLS Cup Final Preview: Will Becks lead Galaxy past Davis-less Dynamo?
If Los Angeles Galaxy supporters needed an extra confidence boost ahead of Sunday’s MLS Cup final against the Houston Dynamo, here’s an interesting tidbit, which ESPN analysts happened to mention before I could: At both of David Beckham’s previous permanent homes, Manchester United and Real Madrid, he won a league title in his last season….
Capello takes a leaf out of Mourinho’s book
The anti-football of Mourinho and Capello can reap rewards, but more is needed for England to be contenders for EURO 2012. On the face of it, it was not overly surprising. The 7th best team in the world, England, beat the best team in the world, Spain, 1-0 at home in a friendly international. Bearing…
Lionel Messi’s 202 Goals For Barcelona – In 12 Minutes
All of Messi’s 202 goals scored for Barcelona (2005-2011), in a simple, no-frills video. After the constant adulation, it is still ridiculous how good is really is. Of course, when you’re playing with the likes of Ronaldinho, Eto’o, Henry and Iniesta, it gets a bit easier. But we tend to forget how the young Messi…
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