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Wrestling post: Nothing to see here
Evening guys, nothing football related here (it's currently back on hiatus until the summer at the earliest). Recorded this as a wrestling podcast, so unless you're a wrestling fan (or you just miss my voice!) don't go any further!...
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Who is Stoppila Sunzu?
Stoppila Sunzu's move to Arsenal has been in the headlines this week in Africa and in England. According to the reports, Sunzu is close to join Premier League side Arsenal and it is also reported that the Zambian international will travel to England after their pre-African Cup of Nations friendly against Tanz...
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Wrap-Up: Fellaini's Headbutt, Christian Benteke and more
Marouane Fellaini headbutts Ryan Shawcross Marouane Fellaini isn't the first and won't be the last player to want to headbutt a Stoke defender, their physicality at times can border on assault (just ask Luis Suarez). Fellaini made the mistake of trying to pull a John Terry in Barcelona, and although the re...
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Leaving A Legacy: David Beckham and his impact on LA Galaxy and the MLS
In a new era for the Own Goal Podcast (hear the last 2 minutes of the podcast for more on that) I am joined by podcast MLS expert Dago Garcia and Jared DuBois (co-presenter of Galaxy talk show "Corner of the Galaxy") to discuss David Beckham's run in the MLS. We run down where it went wrong, where it went rig...
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Things need to change at Arsenal, but Wenger is the right person to make it happen
I figured it would be at least three more weeks before Arsenal were back in a crisis, then again I figured Arsenal would make it through the relatively rudimentary Capital One Cup quarter final against Bradford. Every few weeks it would seem (if you consume the right newspapers) that Arsenal are lurching from...
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Who is Stoppila Sunzu?
Stoppila Sunzu's move to Arsenal has been in the headlines this week in Africa and in England. According to the reports, Sunzu is close to join Premier League side Arsenal and it is also reported that...
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Wrap-Up: Fellaini's Headbutt, Christian Benteke and more
Marouane Fellaini headbutts Ryan Shawcross Marouane Fellaini isn't the first and won't be the last player to want to headbutt a Stoke defender, their physicality at times can border on assault (jus...
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Things need to change at Arsenal, but Wenger is the right person to make it happen
I figured it would be at least three more weeks before Arsenal were back in a crisis, then again I figured Arsenal would make it through the relatively rudimentary Capital One Cup quarter final agains...
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Torres, Balotelli, fans and the Manchester derby
Torres Isn't Back... Yet I'm resisting proclaiming the second coming of El Nino, we've been here before in the past 18 months. But the signs are positive, and it's not necessarily because of Torres...
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Mark Hughes' stocks continue to fall following QPR sacking
Following the Man City game at the end of last season, Mark Hughes said that while he would be at Queens Park Rangers, they would never be in another relegation battle. Today that statement turned out...
Europe
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A pan-European Euro 2020? It's not as bad as it sounds
So, as predicted, Michel Platini has gone through with his plans for the 2020 European Championships to be held across Europe. And as predicted, the idea has gone down like a lead balloon with many fo...
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English sides feel the force of "weaker" sides in Champions League
Followers of European football won't be totally surprised of any of the results that befell English sides this week. Chelsea were soundly beaten by Shakhtar Donetsk, a Ukrainian side laced with Brazil...
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Is Lisandro López the missing piece of the puzzle for the Viola?
The 2011-2012 Serie A season was arguably one to forget for Fiorentina. Two high profile managerial changes, frosty relations between the owners and supporters and continued speculation surrounding th...
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How to revolutionise International Qualification
I watched England's game against Moldova on Friday with confusion. England were playing well, very well in fact, and yet I couldn't help but think that it simply didn't matter. Sure, it was an importa...
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A history of Irish teams in Europe
The domestic league in Ireland is by no means a major force when it comes to European football. Our clubs do occasionally obtain a glamorous draw in the qualification rounds and more often than not su...
Rest of the World
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Who is Stoppila Sunzu?
Stoppila Sunzu's move to Arsenal has been in the headlines this week in Africa and in England. According to the reports, Sunzu is close to join Premier League side Arsenal and it is also reported that...
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Soweto Derby and Silverware: this weekend in African football
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MLS Cup Final marks David Beckham's final game for LA Galaxy
Saturday's match in Los Angeles between the Galaxy and Dynamo will be the second time in a row the two clubs face off for MLS's ultimate prize. Last year's final was a rather unwatchable game until th...
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2012 MLS Playoff Picture: Looking Forward to What May Be
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Reversing the trend? Why Brazilian stars are staying in Brazil
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Wrap-Up: Fellaini's Headbutt, Christian Benteke and more
Marouane Fellaini headbutts Ryan Shawcross Marouane Fellaini isn't the first and won't be the last player to want to headbutt a Stoke defender, their physicality at times can border on assault (jus...
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Things need to change at Arsenal, but Wenger is the right person to make it happen
I figured it would be at least three more weeks before Arsenal were back in a crisis, then again I figured Arsenal would make it through the relatively rudimentary Capital One Cup quarter final agains...
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Torres, Balotelli, fans and the Manchester derby
Torres Isn't Back... Yet I'm resisting proclaiming the second coming of El Nino, we've been here before in the past 18 months. But the signs are positive, and it's not necessarily because of Torres...
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A pan-European Euro 2020? It's not as bad as it sounds
So, as predicted, Michel Platini has gone through with his plans for the 2020 European Championships to be held across Europe. And as predicted, the idea has gone down like a lead balloon with many fo...
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Mark Hughes' stocks continue to fall following QPR sacking
Following the Man City game at the end of last season, Mark Hughes said that while he would be at Queens Park Rangers, they would never be in another relegation battle. Today that statement turned out...
zeppelin2210 says:
OR MAYBE some of us just don't have the money to go to every match by our local club? or live in other countries so don't get the chance to go and watch our local club? just a thought.zeppelin2210 says:
OR MAYBE some of us just don't have the money to go to every match by our local club? or live in other countries so don't get the chance to go and watch our local club? just a thought.BobbyBamber says:
@dan_anwar It's unfortunately become a cliche about how this Arsenal squad feels like it's carrying dead woo, but that's what it feels like. Too many sub par players on high wages. I know it isn't the best example given the high signing on fees they pay, nor do I think Arsenal fans will appreciate the comparison, but if you look at some of the players Spurs have given their wage structure, it proves you can buy a very good standard of Premier League player for the wages that the likes of Denilson, Chamakh, Park, Bendtner etc... are on.I actually think Giroud, Podolski and Cazorla are the right kind of player that Arsenal need. At a realistic price point, just more of them are needed. As good as he may be, I really don't think Arsenal need another player like Wilfried Zaha - nor can they really afford to spend so much money on a player that is so young. The three I mentioned above are all at the right kind of ages, and if 3 or 4 more of them can be found in the right positions (a left back I think should be a big priority. I'm not sure about Gibbs anyway, but his injury record is such that it becomes a requirement). Beyond that, as you say, a holding midfielder.dan_anwar says:
I think we've been a level below Man Utd, City and Chelsea for a few years now and Wenger's actually overachieved by finishing in the top four and qualifying for the CL knockout rounds every season, but I still can't help feeling that his time may be coming to an end, which makes me incredibly sad. Even with different sets of players, Arsenal have still had the same flaws (complete inability to defend, crumble under any pressure, struggle to break down teams that sit deep and counter) for a long time that he either can't see or chooses to ignore. Now that we've lost our last world class player, we can't hide those flaws anywhere near as well. We don't even play good football as a consolation either nowadays. He's never been the best tactically, but his transfer dealings used to more than make up for that. We may not be able to splash out £30m+ on a player, but spending so much (in transfer fees and wages) on players like Chamakh, Park and Gervinho was a huge mistake, admittedly in hindsight. The squad badly needs a proper left-winger, a defensive midfielder, a top quality striker, another left-back and probably a keeper as well. To not spend the money available in the summer looked risky back then and it appears negligent now. I would like nothing more than for him to turn it round, but it looks less and less likely that he can.DavidHickey says:
you have to remember that chelsea winning the champions league has given them a massive cash injection so abramovich has not needed to put much of his own money in.. this time last season he had just spent 50 million on torres in january so they wanted to be a bit more careful, saying this they still spent over 60 million last summer with mata, meireles, lukaku all big money signings. it will be interesting to see if torres can step us this year... big pressure on him now after drogbas performance last season, most chelsea fans i talk to would rather have drogba still there than torres, especially after his comments after the champions league final.. i agree with you on city winning the title (also be ready for a frantic last few days in transfer window seen as they have only signed rodwell so far) and chelsea, united should fight it out for second although i think it will be closer than people think with arsenal, spurs and liverpool not too far awayiDesignSkin says:
Hi, I am italian and As Roma fan. Congrats, great, professional arcticle, full of details which sometimes are not mentioned by stupid italian journalists. One point, As Roma did not have space for extra UE players and could only go for Bradley because it has been an internal transfer in the italian market. No doubt about Bradley's skills, in Italy is underestimated, but noone puts an accent on his being the son of the coach! Finally, the idea that USA soccer and its players are at a lower level has almost disappeared. USA was the only team able o block Italy in 2006 World cup, many USA players play in Europe and if regulations allowed it we would have even more. One last point, Roma never offered Bojan to Newcastle, Bojan does not want to move and for the left back we will not go for Bosingwa but Piris and Jung are in a competition for the role. Ciao Ciao Antonio