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  • Luis Suarez Ain’t Enough for Happy Opening (Liverpool vs Sunderland)

    Luis Suarez’ goal wasn’t enough to spark Liverpool to a exciting and impressive display on the first day of the 2011-2012 season in the English Premiership. Sebastian Larsson’s fantastic goal gave Sunderland a 1-1 draw at Anfield.

  • The Dangerous Life of Being a Football Referee

    Being a football referee in lower league games, like the 5th division in Argentina, can be a hazardous job. Like this guy learned, along with his whole officiating crew, during a match between Union San Guillermo and Atletico Tostado. I guess you need to consider who to send off these days.

  • Not Much to Gain and Plenty to Lose for Barcelona, Messi and Guardiola

    Lionel Messi and the rest of his Barcelona teammates have won everything these past few years under Josep Guardiola, playing at a level and with quality never seen before (or just not for a very long time). Is this the year they fall, with Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho eagerly waiting for that to happen?

  • Samuel Eto’o to Russia?!

    Samuel Eto’o might be joining Anzhi Makhachkala of Russia. For how much you say? €20 Million a year. Making him the highest paid footballer in the world. Heck, besides Alex Rodriguez, he might be the highest paid athlete in the world in team sports. He’ll have famous company there, for example Roberto Carlos, who’s earning peanuts compared to what Eto’o has coming.

  • Benni McCarthy Calls Karren Brady ‘Devil With a Pair of Tits’

    After Karren Brady called him a “Big Fat Mistake” among other things, Benni McCarthy had to send some sort of nasty reply.

  • Real Madrid vs 109 Chinese Kids

    Real Madrid, wrapping up their Asian tour, played against 109(!!!) Chinese kids. Guangzhou children to be exact. Why 109, you ask? Because of the club’s 109 years of course. Real Madrid won, of course, like they did against the adults throughout their tour, but probably gave the children an experience they’ll always remember.

  • New Season, Old Habits (Manchester United vs Manchester City)

    Nani. It all came down to Nani stealing the ball from Kompany, and giving United their usual Community Shield win (their fourth in five years). Manchester United were the better side, but found themselves behind 2-0, mostly due to David de Gea lack of concentration. It didn’t matter. Alex Ferguson has the better team, the better players. But a team, first of all. Something City still can’t claim they are. And United proved in a wonderful second half, with Nani scoring twice, that they are still the best in Manchester, and England.

  • Bundesliga Day 1 Round Up

    Finally, we got our favorite sport back. Finally, a weekend where I can sit in front of the television from noon till late in the evening and watch my European football. The day began with the Milan Derby, in China of all places, and continued with the first day of the Bundesliga, following the season opener yesterday as Dortmund beat Hamburg, kicking off from where they left off last season.

  • Italian Football Kicks Off in China (AC Milan vs Inter)

    Wesley Sneijder scored what might be his last goal for Inter Milan, not enough against AC Milan who came back to win 2-1 and grab another title with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in charge, the 2011 Supercoppa Italiana.

  • Malaga CF to Challenge Barcelona and Real Madrid Dominance?

    Summers in the La Liga off season usually belong to Big spending by Real Madrid and Barcelona. This year, Malaga CF, thanks to a rich Qatarian Sheikh, are making just as much splash in the Transfer section. Champions League, anyone?