From "Boring, boring Arsenal" to "beautiful football" according to Thierry...
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=380794&cc=5901
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Friday, September 22, 2006
Capturing the Best
Now that the Zidane film is coming out, Ernst Bouwes writes on the German art film that captured a British legend at the peak of his powers. For a review of the Zidane film, see Richard Williams' post from earlier today...
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=380758&root=europe&cc=5901
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=380758&root=europe&cc=5901
South Africa will be ready by 2010: World Cup chief
Prepare yourselves for articles just like this for the next three years...
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblwc2010rsajordaan&prov=afp&type=lgns
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblwc2010rsajordaan&prov=afp&type=lgns
Morientes happy to be out of English football
Fernando says:
"I didn't like the physical nature of the game in England or the referees who let more things go, and who blow for fewer fouls than they do here," Morientes added.
"A striker isn't protected from rival defences there, and they gave me a really hard time."
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-morientes&prov=reuters&type=lgns
EPL Weekend Preview
Fulham entertain Chelsea whilst Reading welcome Manchester United in the weekend's most interesting fixtures...
http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=132510
http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=132510
Spain: Primera Liga Weekend Preview
Valencia travel to Camp Nou on Sunday in what should be a cracker...
http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=132243
http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=132243
Friday's rumours
Featuring yet more reasons to pur score on Manchester United defenders...
http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,1878813,00.html
http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,1878813,00.html
Richard Williams on the Zidane film
What does the new film that follows Zinedine Zidane through the course of a match tell us about the player?
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/09/22/pitch_invasion.html
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/09/22/pitch_invasion.html
Lawro's Premiership Predictions
Lawro's been crap of late but I still enjoy reading his prose...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5351960.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5351960.stm
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Xabi Alonso's Goal vs. Newcastle
He's only been in the EPL a couple of years but it seems like he's already scored a handful of goals like this. When I saw Spain at the World Cup, the first thing that struck me about Alonso was how tall he is. I was close enough to the pitch to really get a sense of his size. He's not one of those diminutive middies like Cesc or Riquelme or Steed. He's much bigger and has a greater stature. So yeah, this is a great strike. Thanks to soccerweblog for the vid. -Sanford
http://www.soccer-weblog.com/50226711/video_xabi_alonsos_wonder_strike_vs_newcastle.php
http://www.soccer-weblog.com/50226711/video_xabi_alonsos_wonder_strike_vs_newcastle.php
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle + EPL Table
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=199131&cc=5901
| Premiership Table: | ||
| Club | GP | PT |
| Portsmouth | 5 | 13 |
| Man Utd | 5 | 12 |
| Chelsea | 5 | 12 |
| Everton | 5 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 5 | 9 |
| Reading | 5 | 9 |
| Bolton | 5 | 8 |
| Fulham | 5 | 8 |
| Liverpool | 5 | 7 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 6 |
| Arsenal | 4 | 5 |
| West Ham | 5 | 5 |
| Blackburn | 5 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 5 | 5 |
| Wigan | 4 | 4 |
| Tottenham | 5 | 4 |
| Man City | 5 | 4 |
| Charlton | 5 | 3 |
| Watford | 5 | 2 |
| Sheff Utd | 5 | 2 |
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