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Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Case of the Roja Directa
For all you anglophiles, RojaDirecta is the king of the Spanish-speaking pro soccer viewing online world. The website serves to organize links to various soccer related events. Often, the links merely point to justin.tv or a similar site. Still, major … Continue reading
Spanglish 104: Arbitrary Arbitroooo
Alright class, it has been brought to my attention from a group of cantankerous students that I have not taught you the darkest of arts- referee complaints. While normally I would bite my thumb at the mere hubris of a … Continue reading
A Clockwork Emmanuel
We know the three charges against Adebayor: 1) Stamping Van Persie, 2) Scoring the decisive goal, and 3) Taunting Arsenal fans. The defense pleads guilty to the first two, but the last raises questions. What did you expect? After an … Continue reading
The MLS Orphans
“Please Sir, I want some more.” Such spoke Oliver Twist, begging the cook at the orphanage for another spoonful of gruel. We KC Wizards fans ask for similar sustenance – a pro soccer specific stadium. And we are not alone. … Continue reading
Frank Finally Gets to Third Base with Badge
Nick Dunmore of the excellent Fisted Away has ever so graciously contributed a guest satirical piece on that lover of long-range goals, Frank Lampard. Enjoy! Love was in the air in SW6. It smelt the same as usual – it … Continue reading
EPL Glower Rankings
The last time we bothered ranking any teams, we went with raw, sheer, explosive power. POWER. But this time, we have shifted our focus from MLS to the EPL. We also have gone with a more subtle yet rhyming alternative: … Continue reading
World Cup Crawlifying
Last Wednesday was a buffet of soccerplayery, with several countries punching their ticket to South Africa. Here are a few headlines from around the world… England dominated Croatia 5-1 and guaranteed a first round appearance on the dark continent. Capello … Continue reading
The Ugly, Diving Duckling
Eduardo has been sentenced to a 2 game ban for “diving.” UEFA could not write a diving specific prohibition because the offense is too amorphous. Thus, Platini relied on an ambiguous and long unused snippet of statutory text. Technically, Eduardo … Continue reading
Pre-mature English Translation
So, it has been pointed out that my focus on filthy Spanish has left a gaping hole for the lovers for filthy English. Even more so, Fredorrarci at the wonderful sportisatvshow let me onto an unusual Irish term. That word … Continue reading