That was a shameful and disgusting play by Scholes. I really hope that Ferguson lights into the 33-year old veteran. He deserves it after that awful, stupid move.
United looked pretty poor today without Ronaldo in the lineup.
On the plus side, Scholes will have a second career as a professional volleyball player waiting for him when he's done with football.
Toni's return to Fio
The group with Real and Juve looks enticing
As far as United go, Celtic and Villareal could pose problems as they did in the past. Aalborg..., dark horse
I totally called it yesterday. Keeper is my witness. I said Liverpool and Atletico were going to be drawn into the same group and it happened! I should have put money on it
Big Chaco 08/28/08 Delete
Yep my man called that one.
other news:
Roma landed Jeremy Menez? Thats awesome news for both Freddy Adu and Roma
"Group of Death" on the Message Board = Discussion of the CL Draw
I totally called it yesterday. Keeper is my witness. I said Liverpool and Atletico were going to be drawn into the same group and it happened! I should have put money on it
Torres vs Aguero it is!
Group F looks pretty nasty with Lyon, Bayern, Fiorentina, and Steaua...
G is interesting too with Arsenal, Porto, Fener, and Dynamo Kiev.
Finally H could be a surprise with Zenit possibly finishing 2nd ahead of Madrid or Juve
Jeebus, what a group. Liverpool will have to seriously step it up if they aren't going to finish in LAST.
Honestly, Marseilles scares me more than Atletico does. Ben Arfa is a better winger than we've seen at Liverpool since...?
Ha Man Utd would be great, but only if Tevez leaves...
Rooney will stay at Man Utd until he retires. Berba, if he comes, will be offered a 3-4 yr deal and hes 27.
Aguero for Tevez makes sense
I dont see him going to Barca or Real after being Atletico's new icon
Aguero vs Torres would be a great showdown
Makes you wonder where Kun will go next...
L'Pool vs. Atletico is made for TV. Fernando Torres returning to the Calderon!
Yeah, Liverpool seems to always get a tough group. If they do have A. Madrid, then I hope they also get Anorthosis, too.
I have a gut feeling Atletico de Madrid and Liverpool will be drawn together in the CL group stages
Aguero might become a legend at Atletico de Madrid
lol
You guys can see Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, and Rio Ferdinand cry in the video in man utd 4 life 2 min in.
http://www.fannation.com/groups/show/14825
OHHHH YA BEAUTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh god, why do I love that video so much? That has to be one of the greatest calls of all-time.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO I PUT IN THE GROUP PAGE. First 3 min are awesome
http://www.fannation.com/groups/show/14825
I think Guzan is insurance, Friedel has perenially been one of the top keepers in the Premier League.
Guzan is an understudy for the future, Friedel's time is almost up, Guzan will learn this year and will take over when Friedel retires in a year or two, unless Friedel gets hurt.
cool blog, check this one too
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hey cool blog, check this one out too
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La Liga Fantasy though Soccernet.
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aston villa vs stoke city was great. some sloppy play led to some goals that were answered immediately. does anyone know if Brad Guzan has a shot at starting over Friedel or is he there as insurance?
The return of the Uefa Champions League group
http://www.fannation.com/groups/show/35846
Arsenal fell to the Cottagers
I saw that Gerrard goal, reminds me of the FA Cup final against West Ham and the Champions League winner against Olympiakos
Gerrard has done it again! My god what an ending to a match!
Forza Viola! I know they have little to no chance of actually winning the Scudetto, but I could never in any way vote against them.
I like Inter again
those Guatemalens were dirty again
I wish Howard punched Ruiz, I would love to see that. I can't wait till we play them again
Way to stay classy Guatemala...throwing elbows while going up for the ball and dragging your feet into a keeper's head.
Your quality of class & grace is proportional to your skill at soccer.
Concacaf Group C preview
http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/234675
To Natl Soccer TD League participants:
Guys I know Keeper's been out but can we get some topics posted soon?
If not this league is going to drag on forever...
And I need my fix of TDs to read, thanks
Sincerely,
Ctsubasa
Natl Soccer TD League Qual Round #1
Hyped78 vs Ctsubasa
Forming a 4-4-2 right now, who would be your 2 strikers?
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/209258
west ham and aston villa looked good, those were the only 2 games i could see
That was an interesting first week of the EPL
Chelsea look scary, but if we get Berbatov we will be scarier
Thank god for the re-emergence of football. I was about to turn gay I think.
Liverpool looked decent today except in the final third...WHAT A SURPRISE. Keane looked lost...Torres looked decent and had his one spectacular strike.
I'm already very frustrated with the play of the two other attacking mids around Gerrard...Benayoun just needs to go, and Kuyt doesn't have the speed or skill to play as a wing. How I wish we'd invested in a true attacking midfielder...
You know when you're thinking "things will be better when Babel gets back" that you're in trouble.
Honestly, I think we're going to have some trouble staying in the top 4 this year. Yikes.
Hey you guys. Keeper set up a fantasy league on espn's soccernet. Register a team tonight and join the soccernation league.
League Name: SoccerNation's Superiors
Password: soccernation #1
After you register a team, join the mini-league above. There's only 3 of us in there. JOIN!
premier league starts tomorrow. cant wait
NMI TD for the SoccerNation guys-
Jeevs vs Bigalke
# of foreign stars should be limited on a team?
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/207899
Sorry guys I'm still running this thing at school and I'm not on very much. My CPU should be back in my house in a day or two. So, I'll be back blogging soon.
We haven't seen a blog for awhile........I may get to one depending on the time I have look for it
Good start, now lets see if we get a striker
We got some silverware...
Vela scores again for Arsenal vs Sevilla.
Woohoo!
what a crushing draw against the dutch
Nat'l Throwdown League Qualifier- The MLS' next two expansion teams should go to Canada
the basketballguru vs Ctsubasa
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/203518
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/204660
BATTLE ROYALE!
I meant TD TIME!
stop calling each other idiot and just TD about it.
Let the SoccerNation Community decide
keeper your the idiot! who the hell cares about the olympics in soccer? its the world cup we care about. I wasn't saying the olympics are bad just the soccer part because they don't allow the best players to play! plus you have u21 and u19, etc comps so again the olympic tourney. for football is useless!
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/204042
All-time EPL Starting XI
Cowace2 vs. Ctsubasa
SoccerNation Semifinals
Me vs Hemo
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/202832
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/203445
Fifa lost! im happy that Sepp Blatter put his rep. on the line and it was trampled on. Olympic soccer shouldnt even exist!
Rrasheed 08/06/08 Delete
Yes, it should exist you idiot. The Olympics are a showcase of the world and what the heck would it be like without soccer, the world's most popular sport. It should be played and everyone should quit whining about it. If a guy wants to play, let him stop sending crap to court over a sport. Court is for real-world things not sport.
Fifa lost! im happy that Sepp Blatter put his rep. on the line and it was trampled on. Olympic soccer shouldnt even exist!
YES! THE UNDERDOGS DID IT! I WAS HOPING IT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DID. YES!
Rangers just lost to FC Kaunus. 2-1 on an 87th minute goal. Rangers took an early lead, then played to win on away goals for the rest of the game. It finally bit them in the ****. Big upset, and a big victory for those who like to watch attacking soccer.
Group A and Group B preview for World Cup Qualifying in CONCACAF.
Group A: http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/222897
Group B: http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/225475
i dont vdv is a good choice... not because of thetalent, but because the dutch to sevearly injure themselves in spain. koeman, robben, sneijder twice now. something with the tapas i guess
Sneijder might be out for six months! I think Real Madrid needs to give up on CR7 and buy both VanDerVaart and D.Villa
Silva to Roma? What has the world come to
They'll probably sell him in a couple years anyway, they can't afford to keep most of their players once they develop
Just in on Marca. The President of Valencia CF admits that a deal with AS Roma for David Silva is really close.
Actually, a polls showed that Madrid fans prefer VanDerVaart + D.Villa over CR7. On Marca.
Memo is better than Howard.
Memo's most recent game
http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=h4abkCDrtlo
Got to agree with jeevs. That train has already passed and goal.com sucks balls.
Hell No, they are going to try everything to get Ronaldo to Spain so they can mob him and talk about him every day. (Great press)
Plus, everybody in Madrid wants ronaldo
bye bye fergie, bye bye ronaldo.... thats is you believe goal.com and AS
Now w/ Bentley, Spurs are setting high expectations.
forgot about crouch.
i guess pennant's time is up
Wait...you have Barry at left back? Hold on a sec...
First, I really don't think we'll be able to afford Barry. Rafa has apparently backed off of Barry quite a bit recently (probably given the Keane transfer) and I personally remain totally unconvinced he's the solution at left wing.
Second, the main reason Rafa let Riise go was because he seems to prefer Aurelio at left back. I like him too, and I don't see much of a drop off (and maybe an improvement?) over Riise back there. We simply cannot afford to spend what Barry would cost to cover a position that is already filled.
Finally, do you really want to see more of Kuyt on the wing? Man, it was awful sometimes...
Did you see what Kuyt did in the Euros? He was incredible out wide for the Dutch. Plus Kuyt is one of he hardest-working players in football. I think a player like that should always have a place in this squad.
And I don't that they will get Barry but I wish they could. I think he'd be good running a Left Back/ Left Midfield role. You have to fit them in. But I just can't wait to see what we do this year. You'll Never Walk Alone!
Wait...you have Barry at left back? Hold on a sec...
First, I really don't think we'll be able to afford Barry. Rafa has apparently backed off of Barry quite a bit recently (probably given the Keane transfer) and I personally remain totally unconvinced he's the solution at left wing.
Second, the main reason Rafa let Riise go was because he seems to prefer Aurelio at left back. I like him too, and I don't see much of a drop off (and maybe an improvement?) over Riise back there. We simply cannot afford to spend what Barry would cost to cover a position that is already filled.
Finally, do you really want to see more of Kuyt on the wing? Man, it was awful sometimes...
ESPN reports the Keane deal to Liverpool is done, 20 mil pounds.
What this most likely means is that Rafa intends to return to the 4-4-2 next season, which effectively means that Xabi is going to be exiting shortly. I hope we can at least get back what we paid for Keane in selling Xab, as I think this was a bit much to pay in this situation. The ugliest rumor I've heard about him is to Arsenal, as a replacement for Flamini. Yuk.
This also now means that we need to add at least ONE winger, preferably on the right side. Silva is the most intriguing rumor, and Rafinha is another that I like. He'd be much cheaper and is more of a true winger than Silva.
I think that we don't need to buy a winger. Silva is trouble and we don't need him. I just don't think we need him. I don't see him fitting in very well. I think Liverpool should do this when everyone is healthy.
Torres- Keane
Babel- Mascherano- Gerrard- Kuyt
Barry- Skrtel- Carragher- Finnan/Arbeloa/whomever
Reina
Carlos Vela had a hat-trick in Arsenal's Friendly today. I think its almost time for him to take the throne as my avatar again. Good-Bye Debora N.
I think we could get 20m (Euro of course) for Xabi...central midfielders of his quality and relatively young age aren't exactly easy to come by. I suspect they'll also want at least a part of his signing bonus back from his most recent contract, which will drive his pric e up a bit.
You also have to remember that we have the $17m from Crouch's transfer available, which will help offset the cost of Robbie.
i think livahpool is done, they dont have enough kitty to go after silva even if they do sell xab and voronin
Xab is definitley not worth 20 mil euros, more like 15 tops
Chaco's CONCACAF preview
http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/222897
ESPN reports the Keane deal to Liverpool is done, 20 mil pounds.
What this most likely means is that Rafa intends to return to the 4-4-2 next season, which effectively means that Xabi is going to be exiting shortly. I hope we can at least get back what we paid for Keane in selling Xab, as I think this was a bit much to pay in this situation. The ugliest rumor I've heard about him is to Arsenal, as a replacement for Flamini. Yuk.
This also now means that we need to add at least ONE winger, preferably on the right side. Silva is the most intriguing rumor, and Rafinha is another that I like. He'd be much cheaper and is more of a true winger than Silva.
Mine and Jeevs quarterfinal throwdown is finally over if anyone wants to check out or vote:
http://fannation.com/throwdowns/show/198879
financial trouble was just when the glazers took over
now we are the most profitable club on the planet, no way we will be in debt for long
smash the british transfer record
$70m for Tevez!
Financial trouble what?
Guru, I don't mean to be argumentative, but where on earth did you come up with that statistic of West Ham only using 2 of its regulars??
You seriously need to work on your math because that statement is as faulse as my Grandmother's teeth.
All star game was much better than anticipated, and that blanco goal and the angel goal dissalowed made it better
jeevs BS 07/25/08
And the De Rosario penalty kick was unstoppable. Even for Keeper Robert Green who played a full 90 minutes in EVERY game for West Ham last season.
Can we settle down on the MLS All-Star joyride, please? Let's remember 9 of West Ham's regulars were not in the lineup for the game, it is a great accomplishment for them to have a 5 game winning streak, but it is set up like the Harlem Globetrotters Vs. The Washington Generals
liverpool made a good signing, i would have thought wenger would snap him up, but he lacks some kitty
All star game was much better than anticipated, and that blanco goal and the angel goal dissalowed made it better
Great All Star game. I thought Joseph played pretty well, and Blanco is a beast, what is he 35? and all he did in his 45 minutes was show up a PL team.
In obscure football news today, Liverpool signed a kid named David N'Gog (best name ever?) from PSG.
I've seen little of him (only U19), but from what I recall, he's an absolute beast. He's huge, but is also very fast and has great ball skills.
This is precisely the kind of foward looking signing we haven't been making in recent years (outside of Lucas), and I'm very glad to see it.
Chaco's Concacaf WCQ Preview coming soon!
Montreal have won the Canadian Championship. I will have more info tomorrow on the SoccerNation Report.
Come check this out:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/popup_generic_sports.html?src=http://www.cbc.ca/livemedia/cbcvideo-sportsG.asx&name=Sports_Concacaf_Soccer_mtl_tor_07_22_08#
Summer Shootout Tourney Semi-Final
the hemogoblin vs ctsubasa
http://fannation.com/throwdowns/show/195883
Come vote
Thread above in Message Board
Let's be optimistic. When Saviola and Morientes had loan spells in Monaco, they played the some of the best football in their respective careers
This just in. AS Monaco has secured a one-year loan for Freddy Adu with a buy-option at the end of the loan.
It is clear that there, he will have a more prominent role and should get some good playing time/experience.
What do you guys think?
ESPN tonight. Sorry, I should have told everyone.
Would someone give me a Yes or No? Did ESPN2 televise the KC vs Colombus game tonight? All I'm seeing is the 2007 World Series Of Poker and I'm none to happy about it.
Vela is a guy who I think will adopt well to the Prem. He's not a little guy, and he's pretty strong from what I've seen. I actually have a lot more questions about Nasri than Vela.
Man does everyone know I like Vela? But yes, I understand he will need time.
I still say Arsenal will crack the top 4 next year, so worried I am not.
It is going to be a good battle though.
Me vs D-Wreck
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/194462
Arsenal fans are good for know and especially the future, as long as they dont keep sellin ppl
Here's the thing about Vela. Good and agile. But he's never been pushed around before. Had he played in the Mexican league, he would know how to play physical. But he's going to learn the hard way. Vela will have more freedom to run in EPL than La Liga, but wait til he gets his first nasty tackle
MH7KiNG - we all know about your infatuation for Vela but the kid hasnt played in the EPL yet. Not saying hes gonna bust but he still has everything to prove.
Id say Arsenal will be more of a contender next year when these young guns are more used to play with each other and have matured a bit more.
Cruz Azul (mexico) is currently beating Atletico Madrid (spain) 1-0.
Atl. Madrid lost to Puebla (mex.) on Sunday 1-0 as well.
Worried? Hell naw! They got Carlos Vela now. Pair him up with Walcott, Nasri, Fabregas, and others, and there is nothing to worry about.
hmm, hleb and flamini are gone but van persies healthy and nasri and ramsey are there (he wont be ready)
i wouldnt be too worried
suprised they didnt get more money for dinho. guess he really wanted out
I do too. I thought Arsenal was in for a rough year, but Nasri has the type of talent to carry a team. We shall see. Tottenham is looking good tho, they really are doing a great job in this transfer window, lets just see if they can keep their strikers
I want to hear from the Arsenal fans. Are you guys worried about the upcoming season?
Hey guys. has anyone been watching the SuperLiga?
If you have, I have a quick question for you.
Who does Omar Arellano remind you of? I mean his style of play.
Chivas and Atlante won in today's SuperLiga matches.
TD Completed. Go vote.
J11forbes v. Mike_E.
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/193541
as far as the aguero rumor goes, it could be arsenal, liverpool, or tottenham too.
They said a big english club has made the offer other than chelsea. Spurs may look to him cause they couldn't get Eto'o, who's a whole nother case...
Or it could even be City.
If he were at United, he would be rotated with Rooney and Tevez, but someone like Berbatov, and out and out striker, could provide the contrast in striking we need. Aguero would be a good project for the future who can help out now as well, but not worth 55 mil
My sincerest apologies Keeper. I'll never discuss it again.
How was what we were saying denigrating women's soccer in any way? I happen to find women's soccer as a whole very entertaining. I just think that U.S. women's team plays a very boring brand of soccer. I actually like watching the Germany and Brazil's women's team for the most part. Obviously the mistake made by the Brazilian defender is a mistake anyone could make. That's why I compared it to the Zaccardo own goal. I don't see whatis getting you so upset.
You guys just piss me off. Soccer is soccer regardless of who is playing and if you don't like watching women then keep it to yourself and don't say anything about it on here. Mistakes happen in every game, give them a freaking break.
More fun rumors!
ManU has allegedly made a 55m Euro bid for Sergio Aguero (this is his release clause fee). They're also considering 28m pounds for Berbatov.
I'm a huge fan of Aguero, but 55m is a LOT to pay for a kid who isn't a proven superstar yet. I would love to see Liverpool try and reel him in for a 30m-ish bid (instead of Barry) but I kind of doubt Atletico will bite.
I'd honestly be kind of disappointed if he goes to ManU (for his sake) as I can't see him with a regular place on that side straight away.
Giovani Dos Santos scored twice for the Spurs in a friendly today.
The U.S. WNT doesn't really have any skill players. They just have players who are faster and stronger than their opponents. But you never see them pull off any ball tricks or make any particularly creative passives. Which is why many of their games are very boring to watch.
Yeah, it wasn't really any worse than Turkey's 2nd goal was vs. the CR. Mistakes are mistakes.
HOWEVER, the rest of the game was just mindblowingly poor. I realize that women aren't going to have the same level of strength/explosiveness/etc as men, but you'd think in that the skill portions of the game, especially touches/dribbling and passing that they'd be able to do it as well as men. I don't see why not, anyway.
Meh.
Well, it was a bad cross that should have been easily cleared, only for the defender to miss the ball, have it hit the back of her leg, and wind up in perfect position for the U.S. striker. Laughable in the quality of the defence. Laughable like Zaccardo's own goal against the U.S. in the '06 World Cup was laughable. As in, watching it made me laugh at the defensive ineptitude.
I didn't see anything wrong with that goal. A goal is a goal, what's so funny about scoring a goal?
Did anyone see the U.S. women's goal against the Brazilians this weekend. That may be one of the most laughable goals I've ever seen.
I was out of town for the weekend if I missed my throwdown.
Keeper vs Ctsubasa
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/192898
Ill wait to see Ronaldinho wear a City or a Milan jersey...
Eto'o-Vela could prove to be pretty nasty.
This scandal is HUGE! Napoli's new striker German Denis is involved.
Sorry guys. I was almost done with the Report for today but I messed up and lost it. No SoccerNation Report today. Look for it tomorrow.
Some interesting stories broke recently, Ronnie to snub Milan for City b/c his transfer to Milan is taking to long... Eto'o and 10M Euro's for Adebayor (I personally think Wenger would be crazy to turn this down). And a scandal involving Argentine players acquiring fake Italian passports in order to play in Europe. What do you guys think?
Anyway, Puebla (Mexico) defeated Atletico Madrid (Spain) today 1-0.
I have to agree cowace2. Lord know's I've tried to watch it. Lorrie Fair is one of my favorites but I really can't follow the sport.
I'm not trying to be racist/sexist/****/whatever, but women's soccer is just about unwatchable. The US and Brazil are supposed to represent the most talented sides in the world, and this to me looks like a couple of high school teams.
I mean...how hard is it to get a ball into the box on a corner? I mean....just get it there.
Chivas won, and Dynamo won.
Cant wait until tomorrow's matches!
SuperLiga! Today!
Chivas vs Dc United 8:00 Et
Atlante vs Houston 10:00 Et
Does anybody know whether the Beach Soccer World Cup will be televised?
Hey guys, I will NOT be writing the SoccerNation Report today. Today will be an off-day due to the blogs that we currently have. So, no blog today from me.
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TD is finally over
Ctsubasa vs Notorious O.T.T.
http://fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191721
I know that but who should really care when most of our teams aren't worth crap compared to the Mexican teams. It just doesn't really interest me.
SuperLiga is just a competition between MLS and FMF teams. Dont see anything wrong with it. Now the CONCACAF Champions League, will inlcude teams from all over the CONCACAF region.
I have no clue and I don't care about it. It's a dumb idea when we are starting the new CONCACAF Champions League. That should be the best competition not the SuperLiga. You leave out teams like Saprissa in it and you can't do that.
Santos Defeated Real Salt Lake 4-1 today.
Cant wait for the SuperLiga. It starts Saturday right?
Ahh!! So many TDs to read!
Manchester United vs Spain
Vote on arguments
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191937
Bigalke vs Anonymous Dan
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191819
D-Wreck vs Burgundy
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191409
our throwdown is done come check it out:
http://fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191497
http://www.fannation.com/groups/show/41526
come join the world cup qualifying group
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191721
Ctubusa vs. me
http://fannation.com/throwdowns/show/191037
Dyhard vs Myself
I'm considering getting the new United away jersey although the color pattern doesn't really do it for me. That light blue is kind of hideous but to be a United supporter means wearing the jersey. Might get Tevez's number on it.
Yeah, i think the new Barca jerseys are ugly because of the split in colors right down the middle.
SUPERLIGA! Maybe an MLS team can win
Congrats Keeper - Great to see so many soccer fans on Fannation now. I remember when you started this thing - we were like the outcasts on this site. I'm glad I can say I was one of the first 10 members of this group.
We are officially the number 10 largest group on the entire site of FanNation!
Have you guys seen the new Barca jerseys? Me no likey.
http://www.soccernetstore.com/shop-by-team-barcelona-football-club-barcelona-08-09-home-soccer-jersey.html
Our Balls are bigger than what?
The Men's size 7 regulation basketball has a circumference between 29.5-30 inches, it weighs 20-22 ounces, and has a diameter of 9.39 inches. Much greater than a Proffessional Soccer Ball.
Is anyone looking forward to Superliga? I am. It was great last year. I'm going to the DC-Chivas game.
Wow, they really screwed up the event, the PR was terrible, alot of people didn't even know it happened. They should have had it in NY or LA or somehwhere and improved the PR.
If Juninho showed up, he would have won it, he's the best. Messi can't take free kicks, and cmon, romario and borgetti?
They need Beckham, Juninho, Ronaldinho, Nakamura, Pirlo, Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hargreaves (3 for 3 with Man Utd), Van Persie, Del Piero, Henry, Sneijder, Totti, Figo, Zidane, Gerrard, Solano, David Villa, people from that list
I was in Mexico this past week and read about it in the paper. Borgetti was in bc Del Pierro and Torres called out.
I think i understood that Dinho barely made any close to the frame (my spanish isnt the best...)
Yeah, they lost out to Rafa. I was shocked too. It came down to him and Borgetti at the end.
Marquez? From Mexico? Wow what about Dinho, Messi, and the others?
I didn't see it live but I saw the highlights. David James won 500 grand for being the best keeper and Rafa Marquez won 1 million smackers for the free-kicks.
Did anyone see the Free Kick Masters Tourney?
LDU Quito deserved the Copa. And that Guerron dude has to be the fastest football player in the world. OMG he's so fast.
Too bad Boca didn't win. I would like to see Tevez in that ManUtd-Boca game
As for Soccer Planet, I think its gone, for good. Dont know why, but it just happened.
R.I.P. Soccer Planet
Yeah, Congrats to La Liga (Ecuador) after winning their first Copa Libertadores, club wise, and country wise. 5-5 on aggregate, its tough seeing Fluminense go down after putting up a fight.
congrats to LDU Quito, even though I don't like it when it goes to penalties.
Yes, Stauff Nation created Soccer Planet and he allowed all of its members to blog. What happened with Stauff is a bit of a mystery. I last talked to him at around 10am on Sunday morning May 18th. Although jeevs has seen Stauff posting on Soccer T&R within the last 14 days, Stauff hasn't been active in any of our soccer groups in nearly 6 weeks. Stauff was an active blogger. He posted 85 blogs in less than 4 months. His last blog was published on May 16th.
I noticed SoccerPlanet was missing, too. I'm assuming it's a temporary thing, but I don't remember who started the group. Wasn't Stauff Nation doing his truth and rumors posts there? (it's been a while since I got to the group, so not sure if he was still doing them)
I am pretty sure it is just a technical difficulty, like when the blog views went down for a couple days
Who was the creator of the group?
MH7KiNG 06/30/08 : I also noticed that Soccer Planet has been deleted. I have no idea why but I'd like to know. If anyone has any information about this, please speak up. Soccer Planet had 42 authors who just lost their blogs. It also had a TD Tournament that was still in progress.
Nihat is out for four months. Will Villareal keep Jozy now?
Does anyone know what happened to Soccer Planet? Its like deleted or something.
CAMPEONES, CAMPEONES, OE OE OE
Great Game Spain Best Team Won Well Done!
Spain won 1-0 it took 44 years, but i think all Spainish fans will say it was more than worth the wait
word, i did that, but i didn't know how to space them out
Wow. ABC is doing a double-header!
Thanks to whoever did the what's on this week. I forgot about the LA game. Now we have something to watch for a while.
I say Mexico still has better talent. The US have held their ground recently, but I expect that to change once Mexico's youngsters rise to the occassion.
Thanks, I just wanted something funny for a change. Wanted to show my sense of humor.
USA vs Mexico
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/186981
Just a temporary motto. Please get me your mottos in. We will be picking winner by next Friday.
Congrats to all the big guns on SoccerNation.
Well hello MDPRIDE we all look forward to teaching you about the game. Welcome to football.
I am a newbie to this sport
Thanks to you for creating the idea or we would have nothing
VIVA SOCCERNATION!!! WE'RE #1!
Yeah jeevs, we (mostly you) have done it. Thanks to you for everything.
Thanks for the stats GoldenThread. Thanks to all 300 members of the group for your support and it will be only be a matter of time before we are on the largest groups list. Let's get 'em SoccerNation.
j11forbes I've noticed one thing that pisses me off about Buffon. He can't catch the ball and Casillas has been a monster all year. I think he is the best and will be the best for a good while now. The smaller goalkeeper is the way to go nowadays.
How about 1.3.That looks better.
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I still think Buffon is a better keeper than Casillas. Nothing against Casillas. I think he is a very, very close second. But I would still take Buffon. Undoubtedly Casillas is a better penalty stopper than Buffon. Stopping penalties has always been Buffon's weakness. But the rest of his game is so close to flawless. Once again, not taking anything away from Casillas, but you don't decide the best keeper in the world based on the results of a 0-0 draw decided on penalties.
I think Russia have a better chance against Spain anyway. It won't be a 3 goal rout this time but it will be a shootout or it should be at least. Should be a great match.
SANTO CASILLAS! YOU ARE THE BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE WORLD!!!
Big Chaco 06/22/08 Delete
Yes, he sure is. Buffon saved one bad penalty, van der Sar can't save the easy shot and Cech drops an air ball. As of now I think Casillas is the best and it's because of his regular season performance not how he's played compared to the other ones. Spain deserved to win anyways.
spain deserved that win. Italy are a bunch of ****
SANTO CASILLAS! YOU ARE THE BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE WORLD!!!
Hey everyone, if you're interested in SoccerNation's Summer TD Tourney(and I know you are), then you need to hurry up and let Keeper know.
We're going to have some great topics to debate and it's going to be alot of fun, but time is running out. Keeper needs to hear from you. This is going to be the biggest and best Soccer TD Tournament in Fannation history. ARE YOU READY???
Yeah, German engineering. I really like the Audi A8.
Check out my blog, chime in with your thoughts.
http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/206897
C.Ronaldo didn't bother to pressure the Germans. Once again, German engineering
Tradgedy strikes for Boularuez. His prematurely born baby did not survive. Will this affect the Dutch? Hetinga is a good replacement if need be.
Nope Gomes pulled one back and Ronaldo nearly scored before the end of the half. We got a game on our hands boys!
WHOA! 2 goals in 5 min for Germany! byebye Cristiano and co?
Guys I'm sorry but I just see the Italians winning that match. The Dutch are so stupid for what they did and they too will pay for it. Yeah, they won't win Euro 2008 either. I think the Italians are going to defend like, well Italians and if they do the Spanish will be beaten with that lackluster defence.
Well anybody should be scared of Italy, b/c they always seem to win no matter how badly they play, and Spain always manages to lose. But I think this year might be Spains year.
I've been going through the Spanish press, and they sure are scared of Italy
Spain should be able to handle Italy. Spains main attackers in Villa, Torres, Silva and Iniesta should prove to be to lively for Italy's old and poor looking defense. Plus they will be without Pirlo and Gattuso (although im looking foward to seeing Aquliani play). Italy has also yet to score during the run of play. Spain's starters will also be well rested. Spain 2 Italy 1. thats my prediction. The Portugal germany game should be some spectacle too.
Spain has never beaten Italy in an official football tournament game! uh oh!
soccer nation championship TD replay
Me vs Bigalke
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/183837
but even at LB this season with Barca and with France he's been inconsisten, Evra is a better choice
Abidal is fine, he's just not a center back...he's not good (nor should he be, necessarily) at man marking against a pure striker like Toni.
Domanech screwed this thing up so badly...yeesh. Abidal in the middle, subbed by BOUMSONG? Isn't that the same Boumsong who backs up Squillaci at Lyon? Guh. Sometimes these managers drive me crazy.
I didn't think the French would miss Mexes as much as they did.
abidal is terrible, but what else could he do?
Nihat!!
It's not looking good for France. Down one goal, down one man and already have made 2 subs in the first 25 minutes.
If Italy doesn't win this game like 3-0 I would be shocked.
yes it was, after the second round
No love for Nihat? Was this poll done before yesterday?
yes indeed, both at 2:45 pm est
espn and espn classic
germany would simplify things if they win that way theres no stupid tiebreakers coming into play
Who plays today again (6/16)?
Is it Germany v Austria & Croatia v Poland today?
and its Nihat to the rescue...
Holy crap. Czech-Turkey: the perfect explanation of why the Euros are the best tournament in the world?
Honestly, I'm not sure that Villa would be a great fit in England. He really reminds me of Shevchenko about 6-7 years ago, and Sheva just isn't a good fit in England (for the most part).
As cool as it would be to have him at Liverpool, he's likely way out of our price range and really wouldn't be a great fit (plus, we have lots of other holes).
I think he'd do best at either AC Milan or Barca. Both are obviously looking to rebuild, and he's the type of player you can build a team around. Milan in particular would be a perfect fit...he'd be like Sheva reincarnated.
Real Madrid was supposed to have signed David Villa before the tournament; Don't know what happened though
David Villa.
He should go to liverpool. Him and Torres have got to be the most frightening striker partnership in the world.
WHOA! 4-1!!! i didnt see it coming (who did?). And of course I leave Robben on the bench...
These coaches and their last minute decisions...
Mets Fan vs Ctsubasa - who will win Euro 08
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181999
Cowace2 vs D'A - Best XI of Euro 08
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181982
Jeevs vs Notorious OTT - Who will you play in FIFA 09
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181537
MH7KiNG vs JMG 84 - Who will make the next major step of success?
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181306
GoldenThread vs dyhard - EPL's 39th game (tie)
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181309
Hyped78 vs D-Wreck - Was the draw vs ARG impressive? (Hyped78 won)
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181309
Me vs Notorious
Soccer Planet Tourney
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181537
Myself Vs. Cowace
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181982
i left villa on the bench too...
TD between GoldenThread and dyhard. If you have a minute to look, we need some votes. Thanks.
http://fannation.com/throwdowns/show/181309
I figured that it would be just Torres up top for at least the first game, until Aragones finally gave up and put in two strikers. He figured it out quicker than I thought he would...
i was very surprised you picked di natale over him but again the two-top call from aragones surprised me too.
goal from Deco for me!