
Also in 2000 an English amateur player, Lee Todd, was sent off after two seconds when he responded to the referee’s whistle to start the game by saying “xxxx me, that was loud” and was dismissed for foul and abusive language.
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Almost a decade and a half after his European adventure began, Ronaldo is back in his homeland and preparing for the new season with Corinthians.
Some see this as a sign of the growing strength of Brazilian domestic football, but I'm not so sure. To me it seems more like a sign of its weakness.
Nº | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
1. | Liverpool | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 45 |
2. | Chelsea | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 42 |
3. | Manchester Utd | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 35 |
4. | Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
5. | Aston Villa | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
6. | Everton | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
7. | Wigan | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
8. | Hull City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
9. | Fulham | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
10. | West Ham | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
11. | Bolton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
12. | Portsmouth | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
13. | Manchester City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
14. | Newcastle | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
15. | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
16. | Tottenham | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
17. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
18. | Stoke City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
19. | Blackburn | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
20. | WBA | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
That's the general consensus among American soccer fans who were faced with the disappointing news that highly regarded defender Neven Subotic of the German Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund had chosen to play for Serbia rather than the U.S. national team. Subotic's decision ended a lengthy saga that saw him transform from Bosnian immigrant to U.S. youth national team player to European prospect to full-blown European star.
The title is still wide open as the midway point of the campaign approaches, with the usual suspects of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all firmly in the hunt.
Yet there has still been room for a few surprises, such as the emergence of preseason relegation favorites Hull City and Aston Villa’s bold attempt to crack the Big Four hegemony.
Yahoo! Sports takes a look at how the teams have stacked up so far and evaluates their chances for the second half of the season.
Nº | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
1. | Liverpool | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
2. | Chelsea | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
3. | Aston Villa | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
4. | Manchester Utd | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
5. | Arsenal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
6. | Hull City | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
7. | Everton | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
8. | Fulham | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
9. | Bolton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 |
10. | Portsmouth | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
11. | Wigan | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
12. | Newcastle | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
13. | Sunderland | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
14. | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
15. | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
16. | Tottenham | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
17. | West Ham | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
18. | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
19. | Blackburn | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
20. | WBA | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
Nº | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts |
1. | Inter Milan | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
2. | Juventus | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
3. | AC Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
4. | Fiorentina | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
5. | Napoli | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
6. | Genoa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
7. | Lazio | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
8. | Catania | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
9. | Atalanta | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
10. | AS Roma | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
11. | Palermo | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
12. | Udinese | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
13. | Cagliari | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
14. | Sampdoria | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
15. | Siena | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
16. | Bologna | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
17. | Torino | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
18. | Lecce | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
19. | Reggina | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
20. | Chievo | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 |