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• Nike present the Safari look for their Mercurial line

  In Features, La Liga, Uncategorized / 28 October 2010 / 3 comments

  

  The CR Mercurial Vapor Superfly has been one of the most popular boots in the world the past few years.  Nike has take the “Cinderella slipper” of football boots and begun tinkering with it once [...]

• FIFA shortlist for Ballon D’Or is pretty accurate

  In Features, Uncategorized / 26 October 2010 / 2 comments

  

  FIFA published their list of23 players that are in the running for this year’s award.  For the first time in a long time, we could agree on the players on this list. Although there are [...]

• EPL Week 9 wrap

  In Uncategorized / 26 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  Week 9 in the EPL gave us a lot to talk about. Like what was Mancini thinking giving a start to nineteen year old Boyata. With Lescott, Bridge, and Vieria on the bench it’s a [...]

• Does anyone want to win the title in Brazil?

  In Brasileirao, Brazil, Features, Uncategorized / 26 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  For the past three months we have seen teams go back and forth in the Brasileirao. They get hot and as soon as they look to be running away with the title, they begin their funk.

• Bad reffing and violence overshadow Copa Sudamericana

  In News / 20 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  We’ve seen moments where referees have been assaulted by fans.  This mentality in Argentina and in many other countries in which fans will do whatever it takes to “help” their has become part of the [...]

• The Beautiful Game showing its power in Amputee World Cup

  In Features / 19 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  I guess you could say that I am doing a bit of bait and switch after seeing the title that I used. Maybe not. Maybe some of you might have thought that I was going [...]

• The rebirth of Royston Drenthe

  In Features, La Liga, La Liga / 19 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  Little would have anyone imagined that Royston Drenthe would be considered the catalyst of a team about this time last year.   He was being used sparingly by Manuel Pellegrini and his time at Real [...]

• EPL Week 8 Wrap

  In Leagues, Scores and Standings / 18 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  Week eight in the EPL was highlighted with the two to nil derby win by Everton. Has Mikel Arteta returned? His cracking goal would lead me to believe so. I mentioned last week the top [...]

• The impact of being on the Clinton List

  In Features, Leagues / 15 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  For many teams in Colombia it is a term that is deemed worse than relegation. For many companies it is a term that would seem like default or bankruptcy seem like an upgrade. So for [...]

• Opinion: The End of Més Que Un Club?

  In Features, La Liga / 14 October 2010 / Comments are Disabled

  

  Sandro Rosell’s first 100 days have taken a turn for the worst as his administration implements one of the most controversial measures in the club’s recent history. Could “Més Que Un Club” be something of the past?

• Crazy fan tattoos jersey to show love for his team

  In Features, Leagues, News / 13 October 2010 / 1 comment

  

  How far would you go for your team? Well this fan made his chest a monument to his team.

• Itagüí: Cinderella story or cruel reality of Colombian football?

  In Features / 13 October 2010 / 15 comments

  

  David vs. Goliath Cinderella story. Whatever you want to call it, Itagüí FC has become the big story of Colombian football as they are just one step away from getting to the final of the [...]