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The Consistency of Zanetti and Inconsistency of Del Piero’s Hair Styles
Javier Zanetti has been with Intter for 17 years. He has still yet to change his hair style from the mid 1990’s. Alessandro Del Piero has been with Juventus since 1993. He has yet to show up to each new season with the same hair style from the previous year.
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Porto’s Hulk is the Next Big Name on Transfer Row
Brazilian striker Hulk is about to complete his fourth season with FC Porto, winning the title for the third time in four seasons while scoring 16 goals this year for the club in the league. Despite not recieving any concrete offers yet, it seems Hulk is ready to move on to bigger and better.
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Falcao Thrives in Europa League Finals (Atletico Madrid vs Bilbao)
Radamel Falcao is no stranger to the Europa League final, having already scored in it and won the final in the previous season with Porto. One year later, and Falcao was up to the same tricks, scoring a fantastic double before Diego closed out the game much much later, setting up an impressive 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, winning the title for the second time in three years.
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Rajon Rondo Loses Last Ball; Loses Cool After Game
Rajon Rondo doesn’t usually strike people as the nicest player in the world. Maybe he actually is as arrogant and selfish as some describe him to be, in the locker room. He has that swagger and behavior about him on the court as well. After his turnover in the final seconds against the Hawks, he was clearly not in the best of moods.
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Larry Fitzgerald Agrees With Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell isn’t the most popular person among NFL players these days, but not everyone are against his severe punishments in the Bounty-Gate Scandal, with Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals supporting Goodell’s cause in suspending the four New Orleans Saints players.
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Bulls Keeping the Hope Alive Through Defense
Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer had to step up at some point. Playing without Joakim Noah in Game 5, facing elimination, they finally did, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 79-69 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, keeping the faith and hope alive, heading into Philly down 2-3 in a series that was supposed to go in a very different direction.
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Hitters Can Have Perfect Games Too (Josh Hamilton Four Home Runs)
Josh Hamilton makes a great story even if you put aside his ability and achievements on the field. A recovering drug addict and alcoholic, sometimes baseball and his ability to produce is the second thing people think of when they hear his name. But not on perfect nights like these. Not when he hits four home runs and breaks the AL record for total bases reached.
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Didier Zokora Kicking Racism (and Emre) Out of Football
Didier Zokora kicking Emre in the crotch isn’t exactly what your parents want you to learn when you watch football. But when racism can’t be plowed down by the Turkish FF or whoever it is that’s handing out punishments, sometimes the players, especially those suffering from racial slurs, take matters into their own hands.
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Novak Djokovic Hates the Madrid Smurf Turf as Well
Novak Djokovic is no different from Rafael Nadal when it comes to his hate for the new Blue Clay, nicknamed ‘Smurf Turf’ at the Madrid Open. The change the organizers made in order to help TV viewers with identifying the ball has clearly not been taken well by the players, who have blasted the decision in every opportunity they got.
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The Eden Hazard Question – Manchester City or Chelsea?
Eden Hazard won’t be playing another season for Lille in France, or for any other French club. He announced his plans to play in England earlier this season, and now has dropped a hit that narrows down his 2012-2013 option to two clubs – Manchester City or Chelsea.