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NFL Rumors: Philadelphia Eagles Re-Starting Michael Vick
After missing two games due to a hamstring injury, the Philadelphia Eagle seem intent on bringing Michael Vick back to the starting quarterback position, as the other options for the spot haven’t proven to be too reliable despite the promising start.
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NFL Rumors – Minnesota Vikings Not Benching Josh Freeman
Despite a horrendous performance on his debut as the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, Josh Freeman won’t lose that job in the next game as well, as his head coach believes that the problems featured in his passing are easily fixable even in the short time left for them to prepare.
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NFL Rumors – Cleveland Browns Don’t Want Jeff Garcia
Things seem to be going so badly for the Cleveland Browns that even Jeff Garcia, five years into his retirement from the NFL, thinks he has a shot to play for them. So far, no one from the franchise is actually interested in four-time pro bowler, but it just goes to show just how bad things have gotten (yet again) for one of the most poorly run organizations in the NFL.
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AC Milan – Kaka Still Has Some Magic Left in Him
At this point of his career, Kaka couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to show that the greatness that was once so closely associated with him hasn’t gone away for good, in an excellent comeback performance, combining the skills, sacrifice and vision that have made him one of the best players in the world at AC Milan during the previous decade.
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Borussia Dortmund – Robert Lewandowski Dirty But Great
In some circles, Robert Lewandowski might be considered the best striker in Europe. His scoring over the last three years has certainly been helping him in that argument, helping propel Dortmund to the elite of European football with Bundesliga titles and Champions League success. However, there’s is also something of a dark side to the Polish striker.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Not Trying His Hardest
When Barcelona play in an alarmingly slow pace, it’s quite clear that the team isn’t so concerned about winning. A Clasico coming up, a tough Italian opponent and Lionel Messi himself only now coming back from injury, there were more pressing issues that going all-out for the victory.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey Suddenly Not That Good
The fantastic start Arsenal have had in the league has been helped by a very soft schedule, and now it’s been proven that some stiffer competition from a team that might be superior makes Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil look a little less wonderful than all the praises they’ve been getting over the last month or so.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Back Where he Belongs
Despite the unimpressive numbers, Fernando Torres is the best striker Chelsea have. It might only show when the team is playing in Europe, but if it’s something that puts his team back in control of the group, I’m pretty sure Jose Mourinho doesn’t really mind it.
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On Alex Ferguson, Loyalty, Hypocrisy and Manchester United
In order to sell his autobiography, Alex Ferguson decided that everything he’s preached about for so many years, which is loyalty, professionalism and respect can be thrown out the window, as his life at Manchester United just had to be revealed in order to make money, trying to trash all of his enemies along the way.
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Champions League – Week 3 Predictions (Groups A – D)
At center stage of the second day in the Champions League’s group stage third round are Real Madrid and Juventus, a rather one-sided rivalry over the last decade and probably more, and the struggles of Manchester United carrying on to Europe as they face a disappointing Real Sociedad side.