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Cristiano Ronaldo – The Best Form Of His Career
There’s a fire burning in Cristiano Ronaldo. Maybe it’s designed to lead Real Madrid forward, to a champions or even the Champions League trophy. Maybe it’s about himself – his goals, a Pichichi trophy, the Ballon d’Or, and proving that he’s better than Lionel Messi, once and for all.
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Jose Mourinho – Hypocrite and Someting of a Liar
Sometimes you expect managers for some greater sense of integrity regarding sportsmanship, but often you don’t get that from the biggest names and egos. Jose Mourinho has spoken many times against diving, but only when it hurts his own team. Ramires cheating his way to a penalty kick and saving Chelsea from losing showed just how much fair play is really important to the most famous manager in football.
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Premier League – Week 11 Results & Table
While the biggest match of the weekend hasn’t happened yet, two results meant quite a lot in what’s shaping up to be the title race: Liverpool had an easy 4-0 win over the falling apart Fulham thanks to a brace from Luis Suarez, and Chelsea dropped two points by drawing at home against West Brom thanks to Ramires diving and winning a made up penalty kick in injury time.
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Andre Marriner Helps Ramires & Chelsea Cheat Their Way Out of a Loss
On their way to a historic victory at Stamford Bridge, West Brom were robbed of two points as Andre Marriner mistook a blatant Ramires dive for a foul by Steven Reid, giving Chelsea an injury time penalty kick which was converted by Eden Hazard, with the match ending in a 2-2 draw.
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Lakers vs Pelicans – Anthony Davis Rising, Pau Gasol Disappearing
Despite the pre-draft exaggerations, Anthony Davis isn’t the kind of player that turns a franchise completely around. Still, his way to NBA greatness looks clearer with every game that goes by, and as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Lakers, he makes Pau Gasol like an old has-been as well.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Kevin Martin is Just What Kevin Love Needed
The most annoying thing for Kevin Love while being a member of the Dream Team in the London Olympics was being the only one on the roster without a playoff appearance. The arrival of Kevin Martin and a healthy Ricky Rubio might be the biggest reasons why that is finally going to change.
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Jazz vs Bulls – Luol Deng Couldn’t Get His Triple Double
While the Utah Jazz continue to look like the saddest thing around, the Chicago Bulls finally pick up a win after recent struggles, as Luol Deng needed one more assist to get a triple double and Derrick Rose continues to suffer from comeback disease, needing more time to find his way back to stardom.
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Celtics vs Magic – Worst Game of the Season, So Far
When two teams combine to shoot 37.6% from the field, there’s a good chance the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic provided one of the worst game of the season, which is expected from both teams considering their aspirations and quality of players this season. The Celtics still won, barely, 91-89, making it two in a row.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Finally Gets Andrea Bargnani to Help Him
A rough season for the New York Knicks got even rougher by losing Tyson Chandler, but it doesn’t mean all hope is gone. Carmelo Anthony, no matter what, is an elite scorer. It also seems that Andrea Bargnani might be doing better as the sole big man on the floor although it might have something to do with playing the Charlotte Bobcats and not a different team.
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Florida State Seminoles – The Biggest Winners From Oregon vs Stanford
Even though Stanford were the team that won the Pac-12 game of the year against Oregon, Florida State of the ACC are the big winners of that outcome, permanently moving up to the number 2 spot in the BCS standings, which means a ticket to the national champions game, as long as they don’t mess up in the road left for them to travel.