How Are Those Transfers Workin’ Out for You, Real?

21Apr10

Adding insult to the injury of Champions’ League exit, Real Madrid had to watch summer sales fodder Wesley Sneijder (a personal favorite of mine) and Arjen Robben star in their European fixtures. Meanwhile, Kaka isn’t even making the bench, and los Merengues are resorting to Raul, their talisman who is now as still as a […]

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The Pragmatism of Bacary Sagna

09Apr10

This is one of those “intertwined” posts. The Arsenal fullback on his team’s mentality: Following their Champions League exit this week, Arsenal are now focused solely on the Premier League but, with a three-point gap to make up on leaders Chelsea and only five games remaining, Sagna wants to see his team-mates adopt more of […]

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Champions’ League Predictions

09Mar10

Arsenal 1 – Porto 1 Gunners are without Fabregas, down a goal on aggregate. Porto is never easy, and with Arsenal seemingly having a shot at domestic glory, I don’t see Arsenal having the drive to come back. Fiorentina 2 – Bayern 0 Fiorentina were screwed by, you guessed it, Tom Henning Ovrebo in the […]

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Hey, Here’s the Exact Opposite of How an Athlete Should Act

23May08

As reported yesterday, Chelsea FC lost to Man U in the Champions’ League Final on Wednesday. John Terry, center back defender, someone who I’ve never seen take a penalty in my years of watching Chelsea play, missed what would have been the clinching goal, slipping as he kicked it. Many wondered why Terry was sent up to […]

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Don’t Let Him Slap You, KG!

22May08

A crushing loss for me and my fellow Chelsea supporters yesterday, going down on penalties 6-5. While some may argue it was John Terry’s blown penalty that would have won it, you can’t blame him too much because he kept out a goal earlier. However, Didier Drogba, who has bitched all season after the firing […]

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