Due to Futfanatico´s strategic relocation to the land of Spanish-speakery, the viewing of futbol has increased dramatically, but internet access has dropped exponentially. Expect less photos, but more inappropriate false cognates. Ahem. Unlike the Yanks stuck on the mainland, I was able to see a cynical, clinical, tyrannical (pretend it rhymes) Brazil embarass Argentina on [...]
The transfer deadline produced two moves which will shake the world little, but rocked the US national team boat. The good news: Freddy Adu and Heath Pearce appear primed to get minutes. The bad news: they must bravely navigate the backwaters of Europe. Heath Pearce signed for Turkish Club Bursaspor, which my sources assure is [...]
I don’t know who to trust least – goal.com or Douglas Pingisi. Pingisi, the longtime advisor and agent of one sulking Nicolas Anelka, had claimed that Chelsea would soon open talks about a contract extension. Goal broke the story. Emphasis on broke. The Guardian, however, has revealed that Chelsea will only discuss contracts at the [...]
Edgar Castillo. Arturo Alvarez. Francisco Torres. What do these young men have in common? They are all moderately successful hispanic players that were born in the US. This alone is a major accomplishment given the anglo-angled pay-to-play Olympic Player Development (OPD) program. Yet sadly, slighted by the mainstream, victim to horrendous
The good news is, the community shield is not encrusted in diamond and gold. The bad news? Chelsea comprehensively outplayed United in the second half and exposed their bare deficiencies, but for a rare moment of brilliance by Giggs and Rooney. And an inattentive linesman. So what ailed United, you ask? 1 – Vroom Vroom [...]
