Grazie Inter

Sometimes pictures do more than words:

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Bert van Marwijk: 20 names are definite...

Bert: "Elbows are sooo 2009... Why don't you bitch slap your opponent, like this!"

Unless they bump into a major injury or something else silly...

Van Marwijk felt that Spain, Brazil and England are among the favorites, but Holland is be too.

"We might not have the word class players at all spots, but like ... [read more]

David Beckham's New World Cup 2010 Role

Bit of good news for David Beckham. He will be going to South Africa with the England squad. Just not as a player. According to The Guardian, Fabio Capello will offer Becks the chance to join up as a non-playing member of the squad. I'd like to think that this offer ... [read more]

Van Gaal re-invents football rules...

Louis seems to take out this linesman with a karate kick!

Louis van Gaal is a bit like Johan Cruyff. He has an opinion about everything. I may have been that character trait which motivated the Ajax managers of the 1970s to appoint Van Gaal - the playmaker of Ajax C - ... [read more]

If the World Cup was like March Madness, how would Italy do?

Shamelessly stolen from the front page of WorldCupBlog. Daryl has a great post up today. He takes all 32 teams that qualified for the world cup, ranks them based on FIFA rankings, and then designs an NCAA-esque table to see what the matchups would be like in an alternate, basketball-infused universe. Instead of group stages and knockout rounds, this ... [read more]

Swiss Squad for the World Cup - Part Two: Goalkeepers

Continuing for my last post, I will begin to give my thoughts, going by position, on the 23-man squad that will represent my beloved Switzerland during the summer final in South Africa.

This position is one that will comprise of fewest places for Switzerland's hopeful players - mostly beacuse many clubs rarely plays with even two goalkeepers in a whole year.

There ... [read more]

Weekend Action; Vlaar - Suarez - Urby

Well good people... I will not keep on whining how it's not good to watch Dutch matches after having seen Bayern, Manchester United or Barca play football.

Sure, the Ajax-PSV match was laden with tension and Dutch football has slipped a bit, etc etc... It's so easy to be negative and I ... [read more]

Beckham to Miss World Cup?

David Beckham, of infinite stardom, has unfortunately ruptured his Achilles. He limped off in a league game today against Chievo, though it wasn't because of a challenge, he appeared to injure himself midstride. The current verdict is 5 to six months out, which puts him firmly out of World Cup standings, though ... [read more]

Euro 2012 Q: Two Away Games Against Guus Hiddink's Turkey

The German Football Federation has decided that the 2012 European Championship Qualifier game between Germany and Turkey will be played in Berlin on October 8, 2011. In other news Guus Hiddink is contracted to take over the Turkish national team later this year in August.

These factors combined mean two ... [read more]

Ajax - PSV: decider of the Eredivisie season?

Late on Sunday, the Eredivisie number 3 hosts the game against the number 2. Winning for both clubs is crucial to have a chance to put some strain on leaders FC Twente. Most people will say that Twente - despite of their qualities - won't win the title. "The stress will get to them".

I'm not sure. I'm rooting for Steve ... [read more]