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It has been a while since I put one of these together. Bear with me.
Arsenal to lose their best shot at silverware this year [Guardian]
Tevez sick of Man U not giving him a contract [Guardian]
19 red cards, one match [The Spoiler]
Hucks homesick, it would seem [EDP 24]
Ashley Cole a child in a man’s body. Also a money-grubbing dick [The Sun]
Ashley young priced at £75m. That’s a lot of money for diving against Gillingham [Daily Mail]
England beat Scotland 1-0 [Gulf Daily News]
South Florida soccer columnist has tasted the Kool-Aid [Sun-Sentinel]
Finally:
MLS has an interesting new foe for American born talent: Mexico [SI]
Written by Darkvader on January 5th, 2009 with no comments.
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I’m guessing tomorrow’s posting will be light, or restricted to those who did not find their way to NYC for the holiday interim. Come by tomorrow to see who assaulted a DJ (my money is on LB).
Southern Football League Premier Division player sent off after 3 seconds [SI]
10 amazing red cars. No mention of the red card and reaction that brought this equals fail [Goal.com]
Jay DeMerit’s top XI he has played against in England. Safe, no surprises [NYT Goal Blog]
Ronaldo: I’m too fat. Rest of world nods in agreement [Soccernet]
Abramovich feeling the financial pinch [Luxist]
And, finally:
Player flattens manager in A-League. Seems it’s a repeat of an earlier altercation between the two teams [101 Great Goals]
Written by Darkvader on December 29th, 2008 with no comments.
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Embedded video of Phil Brown taking his team to the corner of the pitch at half time. He’s my hero of the day [BBC]
NSFW slideshow of C. Ron’s recent girlfriends. Wanker [Bild]
Barca coming back to US for summer tour to help MLS bid. We’re all wondering who Kevin is (seriously, we don’t have a Kevin) [La Liga Talk]
Oops. Forgot to add this at first. From the tipline: Some English league results from 1919 of Christmas Day and (!) Boxing Day fixtures. Pretty cool, I think. PDF Alert [NY Times Archive]
Super Frankie Lampard (not the DS commenter) and pops get into the best money-making biz in Britain: selling booze to an island of drunks [The Sun]
Stephen Appiah has been released from Fenerbahce. Is he coming to MLS? “LOL WTF !!!11!!1!” was his approximate answer [Goal.com]
Two things here. One, if you do not understand German, you should not do anything your teammates will not. Two, Schweinie is not a pretty girl. We’ll just declare Bild NSFW at all times, mmm’kay? [Bild]
And, finally:
More Germany tonight. I have no idea what the article says, but that is one hell of a tattoo. Also, that subject is pretty damn cut, but does he have moobs? Probably safe for work, but not if you work for either a religious or atheist nutjob. [Bild]
Written by Darkvader on December 26th, 2008 with no comments.
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Happy Holidays and all that. This may be the last time you hear from us until Boxing Day, so enjoy. Be safe, too. Holidays scare me because of the other idiots out there.
“Poorest player” in La Liga wins a share of the Spanish holiday lottery [The Offside]
Jermaine Pennant priced himself out of Real Madrid move. Will enjoy Wigan instead [Daily Mail]
Big Sam drops Robbie Fowler [BBC]
Ghana’s national team will be playing a friendly against DC United in February [All Africa]
Carlsberg unhappy with Liverpool’s new stadium delay [Guardian]
Why aren’t movie directors bigger sports fans? Is the best we can hope for as soccer fans Fever Pitch? [Oregon Live]
New ESPN columnist takes a look at the Club World Cup [ESPN, duh]
And, finally:
Scotland’s probably most important World Cup qualifier is in Norway on August 12th. Why is the SPL dead set on starting August 8th? [Telegraph]
Written by Darkvader on December 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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Thanks for the kind words in the birthday threads. I would personally like to thank jjf3 for beginning to follow Aberdeen. The season turned around when he threw a look their way. Anyway, it’s our birthday, and since Bigus failed to put in an Aberdeen badge in his work earlier today, I’m putting one with this post.
Nicklas Bendtner wants out at Emirates. Okay, say Gooners everywhere [Guardian]
This is what you car looks like when you run it off a bridge [The Offside]
I knew the number was this high, and it’s why I asked this question. Still, it’s startling how many Brazilians move abroad to play every year. American parents, get your kids playing futsal as soon as possible [SI]
And, finally:
Kevin McCarra takes Arsene to task, and not without reason [Guardian]
Written by Darkvader on December 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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I’m not even going to acknowledge the news that Cesc is out for three months. Oops.
Gemma Atkinson and Marcus Bent are kaput. Whatever. It’s a reason to run NSFW pics [Sports Crackle Pop]
How to make money in MLS without playing–be a Generation Adidas kid [Soccer Insider]
Becks got a chilly reception in Milan [Guardian]
Good riddance says former Becks-in-MLS supporter [Soccer Talk]
Adebayor has some choice words about Arbeloa. Mrs. ü75 wants you to know that she thought it was a dive too [BBC]
EPL has lost some of its magic [Guardian]
Why the UEFA Cup is important. By Dutch fan of impotent team [Soccernet]
And, finally:
Photo gallery of Becks’ unveiling in Milan [BBC]
Written by Darkvader on December 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Now, for real.
From the tipline: FA Disciplinary committee calls Man U a bunch of big, fat liars [Telegraph]
Liverpool’s boring Christmas party. WTF is Gerrard wearing? [The Sun]
SBI’s first mock MLS draft. Guy from Jackass goes in the 15th slot [Soccer by Ives]
RESPECT campaign moves north of the border. Will work just as well [BBC]
Wigan get some money back from the thieving police [BBC]
Things that will not happen. Number 1: this [Soccerent]
Bosses of Medellin club in arrest shocker. Okay, not really a shocker, but it’s hard to convey that you expect such an arrest to happen in snappy headline form. “arrest no-brainer”? “arrest expecteder?” I don’t know [Google]
And, finally:
Don’t mess with girls who play high school soccer in New York. They’ll punch you [Record Online]
Written by Darkvader on December 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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Why the Hispanic media ignores college soccer. Hint: the last point is “It Plain Sucks” [La Liga Talk]
Scotland’s best player Aiden McGeady punished by Celtic for butting heads with Wee Gordon Strachan [BBC]
Pele set to play Pele in animated film [Reuters]
Why has the 4-4-2 fallen out of favor? [Guardian]
And, finally:
Another FJM attempt at the Miami-Barcelona-MLS hookup. Both sides get pwned by the first comment [MLS Rumors]
Written by Darkvader on December 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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The Twelve Days of Scottish Christmas [Inside Left]
AC Milan players want Becks’ package for Christmas [The Sun]
Italian football and sex, linked forever in skeeziness. Sadly, this is not a Cassano story [The Spoiler]
Robbie Keane does not believe Lawro [Sky Sports]
Platini wants Sports Police. Well, Cheap Trick had Dream Police, so why can’t this work? [iGaming Business] (yeah, that’s a real site)
Closure in a Becks story we did not cover [E! Online]
And, finally:
Guardian’s The Knowledge is awesome. Here they write up some Christmas party shenanigans from years past [Guardian]
Written by Darkvader on December 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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What’s wrong with college soccer? [SoccerLens]
Another problem with college soccer–how their seniors are treated by MLS [Soccer America]
Hot Arsenal ladies action [Metro]
FIFA to allow Team GB for Olympics. Why doesn’t BBC capitalize FIFA? [BBC]
A banner year for Americans abroad? 2007 maybe [Yahoo!]
Away Milan fans storm TV station to demand entry into game [101 Great Goals]
And, finally:
US fans among most fanatical in the world. This is what happens when you use faulty surveys [Soccer 365]
Once again, don’t forget about our CL Draw contest
Written by Darkvader on December 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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