I've been meaning to put this up since it happened a couple of days ago. Colombia versus Poland. Colombia's keeper Luis Enrique Martinez and Poland’s keeper Tomasz Kuszczak are the protagonists of this little story...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KJfW3hrzAz8&search=goal%20luis%20martinez%20tomasz%20kuszczak%20colombia%20poland
SSN is a digest of the day's soccer/football/futbol articles with a focus on the top European leagues and the United States National Team. Below, you’ll find links to articles and video, as well as additional features and commentary. We locate the top news of the day so you can stay updated with ease.
Friday, June 02, 2006
One Week Until Kick-Off !!
So here we are. One week away. And even though Day 1 next Friday doesn’t offer the tastiest of match-ups (Germany/Costa Rica and Poland/Ecuador) I’m just damn thankful that it’ll finally be the real thing. These friendlies have been driving me nuts. Yesterday the “2nd-string Dutch Team” beat Mexico. What does this mean? That Mexico is terrible? That the Dutch will play their second-string squad against opponents they judge to be inferior? It means nothing. It means as much as a 1 – 0 victory for Team USA over Latvia in Hartford. Nothing. I’m ready for the real deal. Plus, the first two matches offer the opportunity to root, root, root for the hemisphere. Vamos Costa Rica y Ecuador.
So Rooney kicked the ball around a bit yesterday. That’s exciting. I can’t stand the kid but love to watch him play. It would be a shame if he were to miss out entirely. At this point it looks like he’ll see some action if England can advance. In the same category but perhaps better positioned in terms of recovery time is Argentina’s Messi. Last we saw him he was terrorizing Chelsea in the Stamford Bridge sandbox and making me laugh out loud with glee. I hope we can see him again soon. Speaking of seeing, check out the Links section where I’ve posted a connection to the entire TV schedule, in English y en Espanol. Here it is again: http://www.soccertv.com/wc-us.cfm Thanks have to go out to one of my favorite sites -- soccertv.com – for putting this together. To say I’ve relied heavily on that site over the years would be a ridiculous understatement.
I’ll be back next week with some predictions. Until then…onward!!
So Rooney kicked the ball around a bit yesterday. That’s exciting. I can’t stand the kid but love to watch him play. It would be a shame if he were to miss out entirely. At this point it looks like he’ll see some action if England can advance. In the same category but perhaps better positioned in terms of recovery time is Argentina’s Messi. Last we saw him he was terrorizing Chelsea in the Stamford Bridge sandbox and making me laugh out loud with glee. I hope we can see him again soon. Speaking of seeing, check out the Links section where I’ve posted a connection to the entire TV schedule, in English y en Espanol. Here it is again: http://www.soccertv.com/wc-us.cfm Thanks have to go out to one of my favorite sites -- soccertv.com – for putting this together. To say I’ve relied heavily on that site over the years would be a ridiculous understatement.
I’ll be back next week with some predictions. Until then…onward!!
Netherlands second string downs Mexico in warm-up
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
And People Say Germans Are Not Funny (Part II)
After a lucky win over Japan at home, Klinsmann better come up with some better training than this: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2028587,00.html
My greatest fear about Germany is that even though they are once again playing poorly before a major international tournament, they are the host country and have a cake walk in Group A. If my money were not already spent on my flight to the Fatherland next month, I'd throw some down on a few repeats of the no-call handball that we saw when Germany faced the USA in 2002. I can guarantee that all the hacks that the Ticos, Poland and Ecuador will be dishing out on the hosts will be called eagerly by the refs in order to set up the set pieces necessary to advance. Don't be surprised to see Germany sheparded into the semis.
My greatest fear about Germany is that even though they are once again playing poorly before a major international tournament, they are the host country and have a cake walk in Group A. If my money were not already spent on my flight to the Fatherland next month, I'd throw some down on a few repeats of the no-call handball that we saw when Germany faced the USA in 2002. I can guarantee that all the hacks that the Ticos, Poland and Ecuador will be dishing out on the hosts will be called eagerly by the refs in order to set up the set pieces necessary to advance. Don't be surprised to see Germany sheparded into the semis.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Skipper Raul's World Cup - On The Bench?
This has been a long time coming. If you can't score, you should not play.
-Ed.
http://goal.com/en-US/articolo.aspx?contenutoId=60220
-Ed.
http://goal.com/en-US/articolo.aspx?contenutoId=60220
Vieira Wants Arsenal Return
Who wouldn't? With the problems in Serie A I don't see why any pro would want to stay in Italy.
-Ed.
http://goal.com/en-US/articolo.aspx?contenutoId=60201
-Ed.
http://goal.com/en-US/articolo.aspx?contenutoId=60201
AJ chooses to join Everton for £8.5million
This is big for the Toffees. They need a proven forward (who can stay healthy) who can score and Johnson is that man. Everton have survived with a goal-socring midfield. With a finisher up front they improve vastly.
-Ed.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369420&cc=5901
-Ed.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369420&cc=5901
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)