I actually like the look of our group......... i'm confident we'll win itOriginally Posted by SmoothBob
Try being Scottish pal, we never qualify for ANYTHIN!
I mean come on, were gonna get beaten by WALES!
I actually like the look of our group......... i'm confident we'll win itTry being Scottish pal, we never qualify for ANYTHIN!
I mean come on, were gonna get beaten by WALES!
Im confident we will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!
El Goofy Fantastico!
Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Macedonia, WALES
Nothing to be afraid of there
Nope
Bad memories
Not a big fan of friendlies even tho it was only £2:50 to get in
cheaper than a pint of ciderNope
Bad memories
Not a big fan of friendlies even tho it was only £2:50 to get in
Daring move by the US FA, but maybe the best way to take the national team to the next level. Klinsmann probably isn't the best coach around as far as the daily work with the squad is concerned, but he deserves a lot of credit for his work with the german national team. His performance at the 2006 world cup was okay but nothing out of the ordinary. He tooka modestly skilled team that had been quite insecur when he took over and finished third with several really inspired games at the Cup. Rudi Völler found a similar situation in 2000 and took an even less talented team to the final in 2002...
BUT: Klinsmann also managed to modernize the entire structure of the national team, they now have a state of the art scouting department, the junior teams' organization is much more efficient, the coaching education has improved a lot and the Bundesliga clubs have modernized their tactical and physical training a great deal, too. If he can do that in the US, he may well trigger a massive progress in US football.
pretty lopsided draw, some groups with three or four contenders (A,B, C and D) and others with nothing but filler teams that nobody wants to see at the world cup (E and G). Spain vs. France should be fun as well as Serbia vs. Croatia...
Europa league draw/fixtures:
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Aalesunds FK v AZ Alkmaar, PO, L1, 18:00
Atletico Madrid v Guimaraes, PO, L1, 18:00
Besiktas v Alania Vladikavkaz, PO, L1, 18:00
Braga v Young Boys, PO, L1, 18:00
Bursaspor v Anderlecht, PO, L1, 18:00
Dinamo Tbilisi v AEK Athens, PO, L1, 18:00
Dnipro v Fulham, PO, L1, 18:00
Ekranas Panevezys v Hapoel Tel-Aviv, PO, L1, 18:00
FC Metalist Kharkiv v Sochaux, PO, L1, 18:00
FC Nordsjaelland v Sporting, PO, L1, 18:00
FC Sion v Celtic, PO, L1, 18:00
FC Thun v Stoke, PO, L1, 18:00
FC Vaslui v Sparta Prague, PO, L1, 18:00
FC Zestafoni v Club Bruges, PO, L1, 18:00
Gaz Metan Medias v Austria Vienna, PO, L1, 18:00
HJK Helsinki v Schalke 04, PO, L1, 18:00
Hannover 96 v Sevilla, PO, L1, 18:00
Hearts v Tottenham, PO, L1, 18:00
Lazio v Rabotnicki Skopje, PO, L1, 18:00
Legia Warsaw v Spartak Moscow, PO, L1, 18:00
Litex Lovech v Dynamo Kiev, PO, L1, 18:00
Lokomotiv Moscow v FC Spartak Trnava, PO, L1, 18:00
Macc Tel-Aviv v Panathinaikos, PO, L1, 18:00
NK Maribor v Rangers, PO, L1, 18:00
Nacional v Birmingham, PO, L1, 18:00
Olympiacos Volou v Paris SG, PO, L1, 18:00
Omonia Nicosia v Red Bull Salzburg, PO, L1, 18:00
PAOK Salonika v Karpaty Lviv, PO, L1, 18:00
PSV Eindhoven v SV Ried, PO, L1, 18:00
Rennes v Red Star Belgrade, PO, L1, 18:00
Roma v Slovan Bratislava, PO, L1, 18:00
Rosenborg v AEK Larnaca, PO, L1, 18:00
Shamrock Rovers v Partizan Belgrade, PO, L1, 18:00
Slask Wroclaw v Rapid Bucharest, PO, L1, 18:00
Standard Liege v Helsingborgs, PO, L1, 18:00
Steaua Bucharest v CSKA Sofia, PO, L1, 18:00
Trabzonspor v Athletic Bilbao, PO, L1, 18:00
Vorskla Poltava v Dinamo Bucharest, PO, L1, 18:00
I called Hearts v Spurs, only wan I got right!
Should be nice easy game for Teh Hoops!
El Goofy Fantastico!
Champions League Play Offs
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Arsenal v Udinese, PO, L1, 19:45
BATE Borisov v SK Sturm Graz, PO, L1, 19:45
FC Copenhagen v Plzen, PO, L1, 19:45
FC Twente v Benfica, PO, L1, 19:45
Lyon v Rubin Kazan, PO, L1, 19:45
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Bayern Munich v FC Zurich, PO, L1
Dinamo Zagreb v Malmo, PO, L1
Maccabi Haifa v Genk, PO, L1
Odense BK v Villarreal, PO, L1
Wisla Krakow v Apoel Nicosia, PO, L1
El Goofy Fantastico!
HJK - Schalke.
I think it is going to be very very very tough...
Chinese media accuse Ronaldo of bad attitude, warn of backlash
By Brooks Peck - Yahoo! Soccer Blog
Though we are certainly used to hearing bland answers from disinterested athletes in press conferences, the Chinese apparently are not. So when Cristiano Ronaldo put in a pretty normal performance in front of the media in Guangzhou ahead of Wednesday's friendly, the local press and fans took offense.
From the AFP:
"He always seems selfish and arrogant," said Yan Qiang, vice-president of Titan Media, one of China's leading sports publishers, noting the flying winger is one of the most popular players in China, along with Kaka and Lionel Messi.
"His behaviour won't help his cause in China," Yan told AFP, suggesting that the negative reaction to his appearance on the eve of a friendly with Guangzhou Evergrande might also hurt the prospects in China of his backers Nike.
Asked at the press briefing about the condition of his injury-prone teammate Kaka, Ronaldo, who became the world's most expensive player when he left Manchester United for Real in 2009 for £80 million, answered: "Perfecto."
In an attempt to lift the mood, another Chinese journalist asked Ronaldo, who last year became a father, whether he changed his son's nappy.
"Of course, as a father it is normal to change the baby's nappies," an unamused Ronaldo replied in English.
And asked by AFP if he might ever return to United or English football, he said: "Maybe, why not? You never know."
He was also quizzed about his interest in table tennis and whether he knew any of the Chinese players. Asked later about his impressions of Guangzhou, he said that it was very hot.
"The questions he was asked didn't have much to do with football. Chinese fans are different from European fans. Chinese are more into the personal lives of their icons," Yan said.
In Ronaldo's defense, those were all either horribly boring or ones he's answered 9 million times before or both. But the fact that the images of both Cristiano and Nike could be damaged in the all-important Chinese market because he didn't go into enough detail about cleaning up baby poop is pretty funny.
If the personal lives of icons are that important in China, maybe they should just do a better job of inquiring about them. Also, they might want to send a massive herd of paparazzi out to stalk their every move. After all, we've proven that to be quite effective in both Europe and the U.S.
In Ronaldo's defense
Fantastic footballer though
El Goofy Fantastico!
Woot woot! First half of Championship done! Goooo Blackpool!
Can't wait for Premier to start too.
And the opening day win goes to the Tangerines!
I have changed it for youIn Ronaldo's defense
Ronaldo's a CUNT
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