Category Archives: sports news

Life Lessons: Sit Down, Shut Up, Behave

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

Back in the fall, some Serbian hooligans caused a ruckus at the Marassi in Genoa where the Serbian and Italian national teams were to embark on one of the better fixtures during Euro 2012. And it really should’ve been one … Continue reading →

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Karl Lagerfeld Does Les Bleus

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin

France released their first away shirt in this Nike era via photo done by fashion maestro Karl Lagerfeld. And it is a painfully, painfully good looking shirt – it’s a wonder they didn’t drop adidas decades ago. [So Foot]

Posted in sports news | Tagged Bleus, Decades, FASHION, France, Karl, Karl Lagerfeld, Lagerfeld, Les Bleus, Maestro, Nike, Photo | Leave a comment

As You Were, Says FIFA

Posted on March 3, 2011 by admin

FIFA rolled out the changes in typical FIFA fashion today: there are none. The possibility for a shuffle of allocated spots at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was opened to the floor and CONCACAF, led by the all-powerful Jack … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged Africa, Asia, Brazil, Charting New Waters, Clout, Concacaf, Confines, Europe, Fashion Today, FIFA, Gripe, Jack Warner, Observers, Oceania, Population, says, Shuffle, South America, Were, World Cup | Leave a comment

Polkraine 2012: Standing Atop Special Stands

Posted on February 25, 2011 by admin

Of all the many things accounted for in the bid for Polkraine 2012, they probably didn’t include having to consider, or being asked for, a stand exclusively for gay and lesbian football fans. That’s changing. A movement of sorts has … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged 2012, Aggression, Atop, Bid, Euro 2012, Fan Club, Football Fans, Gay Fans, Gay Rights Activists, Harassment, Many Things, Milk Preference, Poland, Polkraine, Proposal, Rainbow, Religion, Risk, Sexual Orientation, Sorts, Special, Standing, Stands, Trybuna, Ukraine, Violence | Leave a comment

Ronaldo Given Fish In A Barrel For His Selecao Sendoff

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin

Ask and you shall receive. Well, so long as you’re one of the greatest players to have ever graced a football pitch with your otherworldly abilities. Ronaldo asked the Brazilian federation for a sendoff friendly with the Selecao, and they … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged Barrel, Brazilian Officials, Brazilian Side, Caucasus Region, Chechnya, Chechnyans, Fish, Football History, Football Pitch, Gaggle, Given, Government Website, Haidar, Local Players, Premier League, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Russian Province, Selecao, Sendoff, Separatist Violence, Terek, Wartorn, Winning Team | Leave a comment

Domenech Talks: It’s His Fault That It Was Everyone Else’s Fault

Posted on February 16, 2011 by admin

The last we saw of Raymond Domenech, he was immersed in a witness protection program masquerading as some sort of poker crash course. Now that the money’s dried up from that little venture, he’s back for more cash with his … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged Circumstance, Crash Course, curtain, Domenech, Else’s, Eric Abidal, Everyone, Excerpts, Extracts, Fault, Franck Ribery, It’s, Jeremy Toulalan, Journalism, Laughing Stock, Meltdown, Moron, Nuggets, Politicians, Pomp, Raymond Domenech, Sidelines, Suspensions, Talks, Witness Protection Program, World Cup | Leave a comment

Football and the Revolution in Egypt

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

While the protests in Egypt have subsided from their peak last week, hardy anti-Mubarak protesters still occupy Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo. While the world was enraptured with images broadcast by organizations able to avoid the secret police, such … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged Accra, Afcon, African Champions League, Al Ahly, Al Jazeera, Cardboard, Defensive Purposes, Demonstrations, Domestic Game, Egypt, Egyptian Football, Football, Hurlers, League Tie, Mubarak, Platters, Projectiles, Protesters, Protests, Quartermaster, Revolution, Secret Police, Zamalek Football | Leave a comment

A Name to Remember: Edson Montaño

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

The South American U-20 tournament is almost over, with Uruguay and Brazil fighting it out for the tournament win on the last matchday Saturday. Going into the tournament, it was always going to be the Neymar show, and with his … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged Belgian Club, Bet, Boyhood, Club Football, Clutch, Cotif, Ecuador, Edson, El Nacional, Equalizer, Final Group, Football Fan, Four Points, Game Winner, Group Stage, Hangover, Kaa Gent, Matchday, Montano, Name, remember, Scorer, Second Half, Tall Man | Leave a comment

Nothing Spices Up International Friendly Week Like Match-Fixing

Posted on February 12, 2011 by admin

France v Brazil? Portugal v Argentina? Germany v Italy? Bosh. The big game of the international friendly week was found far off in the corner of Antalya, Turkey, where Bulgaria and Estonia scrapped it out to a 2-2 draw. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in sports news | Tagged Antalya Turkey, Argentina, Big Game, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Friendlies, Friendly, International, like, Local Media, Manipulation, Match Fixing, MatchFixing, Mediterranean Resort, nothing, Portugal, Referee, Rumblings, Spices, Spokesman, Tackles, Typical Game, Vice President, Week, Whispers | Leave a comment

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