So, in case you do not live in a cave with wax in your ears and a blindfold carefully tied over your eyes, Madrid has a bit of a big game. A reader reminded me that it has been ages since I last glanced into a magic ball via the assistance of David Bowie. Why? [...]
The time has returned for a long & rambling piece on the bigwigs at FIFA. The topic? Debt. DEBT. And, more importantly, deficit spending by successful teams. But let’s start where we start: FIFA’s reaction to the day the bubble burst in the world financial market. And first a revisionist and absurdly short take on [...]
When we view Alfredo Di Stefano in his current state at public events, we are reminded that the uncompromising currents of time leave no shore untouched. Di Stefano, the “Golden Arrow” from Argentina, was once the physical embodiment of footballing perfection. His tandem with Puskas inspired fear, respect, and admiration around the world. And the [...]
“Invierno Porteño” – Astor Piazzolla
Does anyone else get the feeling that the Guardian has prewritten the “Liverpool Sack Rafa” headline? During the match against Lyon, the head editor nervously scratched his chin and furled his eyebrow. After the Babel goal, he called Billy, the 90 year old newspaper cranker, and told him to stop the presses! However, after the [...]
Don’t let the shirt fool you, Little Ricky (Kaka) belongs to Florentino Perez. And, by way of agency principles, Manuel Pellegrini. But the question must be asked – what exactly have we purchased?
On the one hand, Kaka may be the typical enganche, an attacking midfielder that slots in behind the strikers. He enjoyed considerable success [...]
Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there. You just sneaked on us, Kaka and I, as we said our respective prayers. While I am Catholic and Kaka, as you may have guessed, is Evangelical, our Christianity unites us. Normally I prefer a papal-nonintervention policy when it comes to sports, but tomorrow, at the San [...]
I´m not sure which images depressed me more – United´s offensive forays, Juande Ramos´grimace, or the freezing and barren stadium in Moscow. Actually, I´m quite sure – United´s offensive forays.
Today is a day to scream for Platonic ideals among a world of Aristotlian reality. I am a geometrist first, and an architect second. I want [...]
For those of you who follow Real Madrid with a telescope so powerful it makes that Hubble hunk-of-junk look like your grandparent´s bifocals, you noted Kaka played only a few token minutes this weekend. Why?
A feud, perchance, between Pellegrini and the born-again-Christian? Unlikely. Pellegrini did not handle the Riquelme situation well, but he is no [...]
I´m all against sounding the premature alarm bells. This is, after all, a modest blog, not the Guardian. But where is the Liverpool side which pushed United to the brink and played a mesmerizing second leg against Chelsea?
Liverpool lost to Sunderland. They just lost at home to Lyon. More importantly, without their star toys Gerrard [...]
