Monthly Archives: December 2009

My New Year's Resolution: A Lot More Me

So, as the year ends (not the world…yet), I have reflected upon my nascent blogging career. I am incredibly grateful to Ahmed of Soccerlens and RR of Redrants for the guidance and help with the wordpress migration, akin to the … Continue reading

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Roy Keane Reflects on Fernando Torres, Etc…

Very few people realize that in addition to walking his dogs, managing lower tier English teams, and glaring at reporters, Roy Keane follows the Premiership avidly and is a keen reader of classic literature. Recently, he was impressed by a … Continue reading

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South Africa 2010- The Scandalous Jabulani

Yes. You know what this little fist means. I’m just gonna skip the Godpseed reference and say it – I wrote a guestpost for Fistedaway. Again. And this one concerns the Association of Soccer Stoppers – and their vociferous objections … Continue reading

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An Apt Adjective for Fabulous Fabregas

Song Credit – “She’s Crafty” by The Beastie Boys

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Junito: the Greatest Gift of All Time

Christmas time has descended upon my chaotic household like mist upon  a port city. Good cheer pervades every rincon despite the SAD-inducing perpetual overcast. We have casted away the false idols of Rudolph, Frosty, and the kinda creepy Keebler Elf. … Continue reading

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Dead Hungarian Wishes You Happy Holidays!

This morning I checked my email and an unread message warmed my heart. It was from Pusky! I hadn’t heard from Puskas (or been shaken awake) in about a month. Granted, in that time I had only received the occasional … Continue reading

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Filtering the Fascista Fashionistas

So it’s been a few months since Fredo last guestposted here at Futfantico, but a recent ESPN soccernet article lit the creative spark. After I made Fredo aware of such audacious fashion analysis in the name of big media, a … Continue reading

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Dollars vs. Sense: A Sign of the Times…

What did you want for Chrismas? A new Ipod? A new laptop? Well, the mid and lower table sides in the Premiership, nay, the world, really wanted something much simpler – a coherent enforcement mechanism to punish guilty parties.  If Justice … Continue reading

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In the Spirit of Stealing Content Part 5

So, you brushed off your espanol with last week’s thievery post, but now I have a bit of hazy-maze-puzzle for you. A feminist friend sent me a link lamenting that a women footy club in Naquera, Spain, faced with severe … Continue reading

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English Premier League Tower Rankings

The long and arduous Premiership journey has reached the halfway point, as a handful of teams gaze upon the summit and the rest fear a crashing fall back to Earth. But how can we quantify such a qualitative championship? With … Continue reading

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