Next weekend is the kickoff to the 2006-2007 Premier league. The weekend before is the Community Shield cup which pins the League winner versus the Fa Cup winner. This year we had the pleasure of seeing Liverpool beat Chelsea. 2-1, goals by John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch scored for Liverpool while Shevchenko for the [...]
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In a way I was not surprised to read that the Golden Ball went to Zinedine Zidane. This was decided before the World Cup Final. Shouldn’t the voting be after the final? Fabio Cannavaro should have taken it. Yes, Zidane had some magnificent games during the victories over Portugal, Brazil and Spain, but not during [...]
The game was good. Even with the dubious penalty call in the beginning of the first half. The Italians broke their penalty shootout curse by defeating the French 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 tie. I know by know the media will be squeezing the images of Zidane headbutting Matterazzi on the chest. It was [...]
The game for third place had plenty of goals in the second half, the ones that were missing in the first. Germany, thanks to young midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and his three goals (one was a Portuguese own goal) got the bronze medal and the third place of the World Cup. I am glad both teams [...]
France meets Italy this Sunday in the final of the World Cup. En route we saw Germany be overpowered by a masterfully managed Lippi team and goals by Grosso and Del Piero. I can actually say that I really enjoyed the Italian performance. They deserved the victory. France came to this tournament as an underperforming [...]
It is Sunday evening and I am watching my wife and daughter hang out as we listen to our Sirius satellite radio. Right now it’s Men At Work playing the classic Who can it be. I take the time to post at this time, because last night I was in no mood to post anything. [...]
I can actually say that a World Cup game between Argentina and Germany can be described as a classic. The host team led by an attacking minded Jurgen Klinsman played a potent Argentine team. The scoring started in the second half with a well taken corner kick by Riquelme that Ayala headed into the German [...]
Ecuador’s heroes help ease suffering at home By JOHN P. LOPEZ Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle STUTTGART, Germany — There’s always a sense of something more than pride or glory on the line when the World Cup is played. Every four years, crowds gather in plazas and train stations, on street corners and in living rooms. [...]
