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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Juventus Interested in Mario Balotelli?
Playing in the Euro with your national team can change perspective and future wishes. Mario Balotelli wasn’t 100% settled at Manchester City as it was when the season was over, so there’s no wonder Andrea Pirlo, using media manipulation, is trying to convince his national team partner to join in Turin and play for the Serie A champions, Juventus.
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Wimbledon 2012 – Mardy Fish Hits Line Judge in the Face With His Serve
Tennis can be a dangerous sport if you’re unlucky. Just like in the Mardy Fish – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Wimbledon match in the fourth round, as a Mardy Fish serve nailed an innocent line judge in the face with his serve, just as she was calling it out.
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Euro 2012 Summary – MVP, First XI and Top Scorers
Once again, Spain. Some people thought Italy’s improvement during Euro 2012 meant that they would peak in the final, but it wasn’t to be. Many thought Germany, after a perfect group stage and four goals against Greece in the quarterfinals. Italy were in the way. Spain, ”boring” Spain, with the most dominating performance ever in a Euro final, because they simply have the best players, by far.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Santos’ Ganso Wants Out; Neymar Too?
A Euro kind of summer always takes the attention away from South American players and especially leagues come the transfer time, but that doesn’t last long. Paulo Henrique Ganso, one of the crown jewels of Brazil’s new generation (along with teammate Neymar, THE crown jewel), seems to be the first big name looking to leave Santos and make his way to Europe.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – Atlanta Hawks Trades & Other Rumors
The first big moves of the 2012 NBA free agency periods weren’t signings but big trades pulled off by the Atlanta Hawks, shipping All-Star guard Joe Johnson for no less than 7 players, to the New Jersey Nets, meanwhile sending Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris. Like the Nets, they’ve got Dwight Howard on their minds.
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Wimbledon 2012 – Roger Federer Won’t Win a 7th Time
It wasn’t just the fact that Roger Federer needed nine sets over the weekend to beat players ranked 29th and 75th in the world. It’s the evident fatigue, exhaustion and now an injury, that may haunt him further down the tournament, and keep him from winning the 2012 Wimbledon title, which has to go through Novak Djokovic anyway, making it a rather tough feat to accomplish.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Chasing Joao Moutinho
After impressing for most of the tournament, Joao Moutinho’s finale in Euro 2012 was missing in the penalty shootout against Spain. The FC Porto midfielder shouldn’t be too down as it turns out, with Manchester United and Alex Ferguson reported to be chasing the 25 year old.
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Iker Casillas Asks Referee to End Match at Euro 2012 Final
Respect for the rival, respect for Italy. Iker Casillas has drawn enough praise during his long and incredibly successful career, but the closing moments of the Euro 2012 final, with Spain already leading 4-0 and the referee adding needless injury time minutes, might have been his finest moments in the terms of sportsmanship, asking the ref to blow the whistle out of respect for their rivals.