It’s time to celebrate
Goal celebrations: PSP’s Ryan Pine rains on the parade of those raining on the parade.
La Liga
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Barcelona / Europe / La Liga / Real Madrid / Spain / World
The Special One + Los Galacticos = Look Out
With a series of impressive summer signings and his proven track record, Jose Mourinho has Real Madrid looking like a contender, both domestically and in the Champions League.
Barcelona / Real Madrid / Spain / UEFA / UEFA Champions League / World Cup - International
World Cup preview: Spain v Switzerland
We preview Wednesday’s match up between World Cup favorite Spain and easy to overlook Switzerland
Barcelona / La Liga / Spain
Lionel Messi is a vampire wizard
ell your kid to put away the Harry Potters and the Twilights – a better hero exists. Twenty-two year old Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored three goals on Sunday against Real Zarazoga, bringing his total for the past week to eight. It was the second straight league hat trick for the wizard, and he has leaped […]
Barcelona / La Liga / MLS
Thierry Henry Non-handball Story!
On Soccernet.com yesterday, Didac Peyret had an article about the rough year Thierry Henry has endured at Barcelona. The story is speculative, draws specious conclusions, and contradicts itself (paragraph 3 questions Henry’s spirit while paragraph 7 is a quote from the Frenchman in which he asserts his willingness to ride […]
English Premier League / France / La Liga
Woe To Managers Who Forget: Soccer Is A Team Game
Diego Maradona’s famous run against England in 1986 is probably the most famous play in soccer history (closely followed by the Hand of God). It’s a memorable play for many reasons, not the least of which is how it showcases one player’s ability to single-handedly change a game. Maradona’s goal […]
Barcelona / Daily news roundups / La Liga / UEFA Champions League
The old onion bag: Barcelona baby boom
Barcelona fans had much to celebrate the first week of May in 2009. First, on May 2nd, they kicked the bejesus out of Real Madrid 6-2, effectively ending any questions as to who would be La Liga champs. Then, on May 6th, Andres Iniesta scored a screamer of a goal […]
La Liga / Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo – Please Shut Up
The $80 million man was sent off for the 2nd time this season in Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Malaga on Sunday. Ronaldo saw straight red for an elbow to the face of Patrick Mtiliga that broke Mtiliga’s nose and will force the defender to miss about three weeks. The […]
FIFA / Real Madrid
Goal of the Year
Goal of the year has been awarded to Christiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese player currently at Real Madrid. His Champions League goal against Porto was deemed “Goal of the Year” giving him the yearly FIFA Puskás Award amongst several brilliant goals. Top Ten (from previous post)
MLS / Real Madrid / Union
European designated players for the Union
The inaugural Philadelphia Union roster has been taking shape over the last month, and fans have good reason to be excited. Via the expansion draft, they picked up a highly experienced (if a bit dive-y) striker in Alejandro Moreno, a tenacious forward ala-Dirk Kuyt in Sebastien Le Toux, and a […]
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