Happy 3 Year Anniversary!
A night I will never forget. I put it even in front of the final.
Italy-Germany 2006. Epic game. Enjoy:
A night I will never forget. I put it even in front of the final.
Italy-Germany 2006. Epic game. Enjoy:
Former Ajax star Johan Neeskens doesn't get it anymore. The current Galatasaray assistant coach sees a team playing in the Ajax jersey, and in the Ajax stadium, but he doesn't recognize Ajax anymore.
The Ajax of Nees is no more. Will it ever come back.
"It hurts to see it, in all honesty..." Neeskens ... [read]
Seems like forever since Michael Owen was an England regular. These days, when I pick the team in my head (I spend a lot of time doing that by the way, right now it goes: James, Johnson, Cole, Terry, Ferdinand, Walcott, Gerrard, Barry, Lampard, Rooney, Heskey) poor old Micky doesn't even come ... [read]
Seventeen years in a row, Edgar Davids spent his days on a football pitch. Last season, he was no longer. Retired? And then suddenly, yesterday, a piece in the news on him, in which he said he wanted to see where he was, physically. "I want to train again. I haven't really ... [read]
Sorry for the delay on this but I was on vacation and really didn't have much access to the blog. But like they say, better late than never - here it goes.
Despite not being able to write anything about the match, I definitely did watch it and although it was only ... [read]
Continuing Julian's posts, here's an intro on one of our highly touted young goal keepers:
Vincenzo Fiorillo
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Louis van Gaal's first working day in Munich has been hailed by the German media. The new coach received compliments for his "warm words" during his press presentation. The papers were also very positive about his command over the German language and the way he managed the first training. In particular his ... [read]
Our beloved Azzurri is in a time of transition; I've said that, you've read that on other sites, and you probably think that, too. But what does that really mean? In essence, older players are going to be let go and younger players are going to be brought into the national team setup. "Intro" is a new series of posts ... [read]
Johan Cruyff was silent this year. The last time he was actually big news was when Marco van Basten told him he didn't want to follow JC's guidelines at Ajax. As a result, JC said: Fine. And walked away. He was also conspiciously absent from Champions League analysis on Dutch telly.
The official ... [read]
Republic of Ireland and now former Reading striker Kevin Doyle has been linked with a handful of Premier League clubs ever since Reading lost in the Coca-Cola Championship playoffs, but it was Wolves who won out for the signature of the widely proclaimed all-rounder for a club record fee of £6.5m.
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Before wrapping up the whole tournament again, factoring in the final as Nick suggested in the comments, it's time for me to collect a few more thoughts on the final itself. Feel free to share your own analysis in the comments. 1. All is well that ends well. Well, at least the comprehensive and dominant victory over England added a glossy ... [read]
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