L’image au dessus (que vient de graphiste Emilio Sansolini) des maillots vielles de ces équipes dans les semis de ligue des champions me fait penser de l’histoire de chaque équipe, quand ils portaient ces maillots ici. Pour moi, ces équipes (avec quelques plus en Angleterre) sont les gardiens de football – les équipes avec le plus… Read More »
Last week, Carlos Reyes Stoneham wrote a wonderful post detailing Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez’s unfortunate issues on Real Madrid, including his almost-permanent relegation to the bench, potential bumps he could face once his loan to Real Madrid expires, and his strained relationship with both Real and Manchester United. However, a few days later, Hernandez scored the game-winning goal in… Read More »
Today in class we discussed how FIFA, as a governing body where regular fans don’t really have any say in it (we can’t vote, for example), seems to control everything regarding the world of soccer. When discussing the 2022 Qatar World Cup, it looks like FIFA is forcing leagues to work around whichever schedule they decide… Read More »
When Boca Juniors manager Héctor Veira decided to give 18-year old Juan Román Riquelme his senior-level debut on November 10, 1996, he knew exactly what he was doing. What he saw was a young, strong, resilient central attacking midfielder with an incisive passing game and goal-scoring eye to match. He would eventually metamorphose into an… Read More »
Autre jour, autre incidence de racisme en foot. Jour par jour nous voyons incidents comme laquelle en haut. Les fans de Chelsea ont empêché un homme noir d’entrer en Metro après de match entre Chelsea et PSG dans le ligue des championnats. Je supporte Chelsea, et pour moi, regardant cette video et très décevant. Mais… Read More »
Unlucky Ribery, it looks like a champions league, Bundesliga title and a Pokal Cup will not be enough to help you win the historic Ballon D’Or. After months of trying to figure out should Ribery win the prestigious award as his team won a historic Treble, or was Messi’s end to the 2012/2013 season enough… Read More »
“Didier Drogba delivered a long and passionate eulogy to the European Cup as Chelsea finally secured their holy grail.” — The Sun, 21 May 2012 The Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern was written, it seems now, purely to allow Didier Drogba a form of poetic catharsis worthy of fiction or film. The fact… Read More »
