Great Real Madrid Post In The NY Times

July 5th, 2009

Mostly discusses how the club is doing under new/old president Florentino Pérez…the authors are spot-on by calling him “the George Steinbrenner of international soccer.”

This is actually a really good Reader’s Digest version on the history of Real Madrid whom, I’m proud to say, are destined for some sort of greatness this year….More »

Chelsea FC is Now On Twitter

April 6th, 2009

The Stamford Bridge Boys are keeping up with the Jones and have launched a Twitter page at twitter.com/stamfordthelion

From what I’ve seen so far, Chelsea seems to have more of…More »

Why I Haven’t Blogged In A While

April 2nd, 2009

I blamed it on being busy at work. That’s true but there’s more to the story…More »

Why I Love Jose Mourinho

April 2nd, 2009

josestripper

The look on his face says it all. The London Sun has the whole story and a video….More »

I Got My Tickets For Chelsea – AC Milan!!!!!!!!

April 1st, 2009

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Haven’t blogged in a while but as you can see, I have good news to share…More »

Maddox Jolie Likes Liverpool

February 27th, 2009
Maddox Jolie Likes Liverpool

Courtesy Splash News

Gonna get back to blogging in a little while with an explanation of why I took a break. But for now…

Maddox rides with the Merseyside Kings and apparently, he’s been a fan for a while now.

Courtesy of the Kickette ladies….More »

How World Football Federation’s Are Broken Down

February 10th, 2009


An excellent article courtesy of Martin Banks at Soccer Lens. Retaining the knowledge spewing from this article is an absolute must if you want to understand how the game works.

It is brilliant posts like these are why I continually read Soccer Lens, a Coolsite….More »

Some Football Clubs May Go Bankrupt

February 10th, 2009

Roman Abramovich
Good article that mentions Bayern Munich (whom it seems will be OK) and Chelsea (whom may not be okay). The lower leagues, not surprisingly, have taken the biggest financial hit and are the most ripe for bankruptcy.

Again, I’m of the belief that Chelsea will be okay. The club owes money to Roman Abramovich, not banks. Big difference.

Courtesy euFootball.biz….More »

FIFA Releases African Football Retrospective Online…THIS IS BIG

February 6th, 2009

FIFA - 50 Years OF African Football

 

In case you want to know what I’m doing this weekend…More »

My 100th Post…What I’ve Learned

February 6th, 2009

There were a few moments there when I thought I’d get bored with everything related to both this sport and this blog. But I couldn’t have been more wrong as it turns out and am proud to write this, my 100th post. Time to reflect on what knowledge I gained on the way here as well as discuss how I’ll blog in the future…More »

Dutch Coach: My Main Madrid Players Need More Madrid Playing Time

February 6th, 2009

Netherlands National Football Team
He’s talking about Huntelaar and Rafael van der Vaart. He needs to be worried about Real Madrid as a whole…More »

The New Chelsea Kit (maybe)

February 5th, 2009

Chelsea Kits
Kinda Buck Rogers-ish. Personally, I’m happy with both my 07/08 Drogba jersey and my old school Umbro one with the Emirates logo.

Courtesy Carefree Chris via CFCnetMore »

Michel Platini Weighs In On The Beckham Crap

February 5th, 2009

Michel Platini
The football legend, UEFA boss and leading footie control freak puts his two cents in. And he’s right…More »

REALLY Good Post On The Beckham/MLS Fiasco

February 5th, 2009

David Beckham This is good…More »

An Open Letter Apology To Nicolas Anelka

February 5th, 2009

Nicolas Anelka

I’ve hinted that Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka is a horrible player. He’s the current leading scorer in the English Premier League. Since I publicly dissed him, I now need to publicly make amends…More »

Barca Getting Rid of Henry?!?!?!

February 4th, 2009

Thierry Henry
And the “Dumba** Of The Day” Award goes to……More »

A Good Fan Post On Chelsea’s Problems

February 4th, 2009

Roman AbramovichAnd unsurprisingly, most of the blame gets placed on the owner…More »

Kobe Bryant Is A Barcelona Man

February 3rd, 2009

Kobe BryantDon’t be surprised by this…More »

A Follow-Up To My Transfer Window Post

February 3rd, 2009

Sir Alex FergusonFIFA and some Premier League bigwigs have now weighed in, including Sir Alex Ferguson…More »

Could Obama Help Bring The World Cup To The States?

February 3rd, 2009

Barack Obama

Sure he could. Does he have the time? Nope. Should he do it anyway? Maybe….More »