(AFP) Russia’s media on Monday spared no mercy for national team manager Dick Advocaat and his players after what they said was a “disgraceful” defeat against Greece to send them out of the Euro 2012 championships. “You broke our hearts,”…
Tag: Perspective
Commentary, analysis, viewpoint on the captivating stories in the world of soccer.
On a Special American Occasion, Messi Dazzles Argentina Over Brazil
Argentina and Brazil provided something very special on June 9, putting on a great exhibition for a massive crowd that came from all corners of America and Canada to see Messi, Neymar and their national teams. Rather than going through…
France Rues Missed Opportunity, Uninspiring England to Regroup
France entertained a large global audience with a smooth passing game that left English players chasing the action for long stretches, but the French inability to finish allowed England to take a respectable point and a chance to rekindle its…
Man City Discovering What Chelsea Learned and PSG Will: Money Is No Guarantee of Success
With Manchester United closing in on a 20th English championship title, Manchester City is discovering that not even investing more than $1-billion on players can guarantee success over a unified and settled squad. Man City had been predicted by many…
Trezeguet Fulfills a Lifelong Dream
After launching his career with the great Monaco team of the late 90s, spending a decade wearing the famous Juventus shirt and completing a brief spell in Spain, David Trezeguet “retired” in the twilight of his career to the green…
Inter Enjoys Princely Derby Win
From Paolo Baldini, theguardian uk, January 16, 2012 The derby before the derby had ended in a draw, yet Milan’s supporters still arrived at San Siro on Sunday evening claiming a victory of sorts. Neither the Rossoneri nor their neighbour…
Dangerous Tevez Precedent
It is almost impossible to believe it, but it appears that Manchester City has been paying Argentine outcast Carlos Tevez about $300,000 per week since early November, despite the fact that Tevez quit the club acrimoniously and provided every indication…
Lille Starlet Eden Hazard Set to Move
From ESPNsoccernet, January 2, 2012 Lille midfielder Joe Cole thinks that highly-rated team-mate Eden Hazard can be compared to the likes of Wayne Rooney and Lionel Messi at the same age.
World Cup in Qatar 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in the summer as originally planned and discarded the idea of co-hosting the event with neighboring countries. Blatter, reiterating comments made…
Brotherly Love Gives Way to Hatred
In the 92nd minute of the Classico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, with 100,000 euphoric Catalans celebrating their club’s historic performance and 5-0 demolition of the eternal rival, Leo Messi surged forward one final time, ball at his feet. From…
BARCELONA – madrid 5-0
A historical Clasico yesterday at Nou Camp revealed the enormous disparity of class between the best football team of all time and an individualistic group of mercenaries, between a club that operates with elegant collective purpose and a disjointed band…
Elegant Demolition
Some people paid three, four thousand dollars to get to Johanessburg in July and to witness the World Cup pinnacle between Spain and Holland, a great final on paper that failed to meet expectations in terms of spectacle. By comparison,…
Benzema Powers Forward
After a miserable 2009-2010 season on and off the pitch, Karim Benzema appears to have reconnected with his competitive swagger. Last night in Sarajevo, Benzema was the protagonist of France’s precious 2-0 win over Bosnia, a win that restored some…
A Look at the Top Summer Transfers
Summer break has come to an end, as fall is fast approaching with La Liga, Serie A and the Premiership once again taking center stage. Clubs had until August 31 to make their final moves to strengthen rosters, so this…
English Premiership Season Review
Two rounds into the 2010-2011 season in England, a few themes are beginning to emerge. While some teams are still in pre-season form and Wigan is definitely still on vacation, the rich teams will contend again for the honors in…