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Anton Ferdinand Doesn’t Shake Hands With John Terry & Ashley Cole
Posted on 15 Sep, 2012, by Vic in SoccerBesides the boring football match that went on in West London between QPR and Chelsea (0-0 after 90 minutes), the biggest question was whether Anton Ferdinand will shake hands with John Terry, who stood trial for racially abusing the centre back last season, eventually found not guilty of the charges. More
English Premier League – Match Week 4 Predictions
Posted on 15 Sep, 2012, by Peter in SoccerMatch week 4 of the 2012-2013 English Premier League season will kick off on Saturday with Norwich hosting West Ham in the opening fixture, while the champions Manchester City travel to Stoke, Manchester United hope to have it easy against Wigan at home, Chelsea face QPR in a London derby and a John Terry – Anton Ferdinand face off and Liverpool hope to get their first win in Sunderland. More
FC Barcelona – The Cost of Building the Current Squad
Posted on 14 Sep, 2012, by Riven in SoccerWhile most people view Barcelona as a club that mostly uses home grown talent (which is true, to an extent), the current crop of purchased players, beginning with Eric Abidal in 2007, the only pre-Guardiola player outside player still with the squad, cost €211.5 million to assemble, including David Villa (the most expensive signing in the history of the club), Cesc Fabregas and Dani Alves. More
Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United After Alvaro Vadillo, the New Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted on 14 Sep, 2012, by Peter in SoccerIt’s never enough to buy just one or two wonder kids, and Manchester United aren’t shy of packing their youth stables with talented players. Next on the shortlist? Alvaro Vadillo, the 18 year old Spanish winger who plays for Real Betis, already labeled as the new Cristiano Ronaldo, who made a move to Old Trafford at around the same age nine years ago. More
Real Madrid – New Champions League Kit Looks Like an Old Liverpool One
Posted on 13 Sep, 2012, by Vic in SoccerIt looks like Adidas haven’t been really working hard on giving Real Madrid a new and original look for their new alternate Champions League kit. In fact, especially with Xabi Alonso modelling the new outfit, it looks like something Liverpool, another Adidas club and Alonso’s former team, wore a few years back. More
Transfer Rumors 2012 – Ganso Leaving Santos to Sao Paulo
Posted on 13 Sep, 2012, by Peter in SoccerOne of the longest transfer sagas in Brazilian football is about to come to an end, with Sao Paulo offering $23.8 million for 45% of the economic rights to Ganso, belonging to Santos, while sporting agency DIS hold the rest of the 55% and will negotiate separately with the club. More
Liverpool FC – Aftermath of the Hillsborough Report
Posted on 13 Sep, 2012, by Riven in SoccerFor now, shock at how the rabbit hole goes. I mean, people knew there was some sort of cover up, but not at this magnitude. A cover up by the police and the emergency forces, simply sacrificing 96 Liverpool fans in name and memory, which is made worse by the fact that the report suggests 41 people might have been saved if not for the insane level of wrongdoing. More
Financial Fair Play – What About Chelsea, Manchester City & PSG
Posted on 13 Sep, 2012, by Riven in SoccerIn the list of clubs published by UEFA, we didn’t see the names of any of the continent’s big spenders, specifically not PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City, who stand out among the rest of Europe’s big clubs because of their inability (at the moment) to generate sufficient funds without the help of their owners dipping into their own pockets. More
FC Barcelona – Dealing With the Andres Iniesta Injury
Posted on 13 Sep, 2012, by Peter in SoccerThe next couple of weeks have Barcelona travelling to Getafe (this weekend), playing Spartak Moscow in the Champions League and at home against Granada. There have been tougher schedules, so the Andres Iniesta could have come at worse times, but the man who’ll fill his place, Cesc Fabregas, is the one some are worried about. More
Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo About Winning, Not Contracts
Posted on 12 Sep, 2012, by Riven in SoccerOne year it’s about winning and not scoring, this season it’s about achievements and not contracts. Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Real Madrid after the international break, putting the unhappy remarks and sadness behind him, focused on the matches against Sevilla and Manchester City, while addressing the fans, calming them down. More
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While the Dallas Cowboys are no longer the force they used to be in the NFL, the allure and prestige of being a Cowboys cheerleader is still a thing to envy for some girls (and maybe even boys), and is generally a pleasing thing to see when the ladies join forces to create a swimsuit calender, posing in bikinis on the Mexican island of Cozumel. More
