Blackburn 0 – 0 Stoke City Fulham 1 – 1 Bolton Another anonymous game for Clint Dempsey in the Fulham midfield. Landon Donovan may be the consensus top U.S. player, but when Dempsey is in form, he lifts this Fulham team from mediocrity. He can do the same for the […]
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Portsmouth sack Paul Hart
Premier League bottom feeders Portsmouth have sacked manager Paul Hart. After missing out on 3 deserved points at Stoke on the weekend, Hart will not be in charge for this weeks visit from champions Manchester United. Former Chelsea coach, and current director of football at Portsmouth Avram Grant, is the […]
The Final Draw, Dec 4th 2009
Mark your calendar. The FIFA final card draw that decides the fate of 32 teams for next year’s world cup is being held in Cape Town, South Africa next Friday December 4th where fifa.com will host extensive live coverage of the event.The draw will attract millions of viewers from across […]
Come on you Royals!
Rants and raves (but mostly rants) about following a 2nd division team. Brendan Rodgers thanks the Reading faithful. Reading coach Brendan Rodgers called it “like winning the world cup” after Readingdefeated Blackpool 2-1 at the Madjeski on Saturday. Sure, Blackpool is off to a great start (4th in the league […]
The US National Team in South Africa
What do you think is the best line up and formation for the US National Team this summer with Charlie Davies and Oguchi Onyewu not available? My take. Team Roster: Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Spector, Steve Cherundolo, Jay Demerit, Edgar Castillo, Chad Marshall, […]
Wigan players to fans: "Our bad."
via i.telegraph.co.uk Wigan Athletic center back Titus Bramble shows where the ball ended up every time Jermain Defoe beat him on Sunday A large contingent of Wigan faithful traveled to White Hart Lane to watch their beloved boys in blue (actually, they wore day-glo orange) deal a blow to Tottenham’s […]