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Posted Tuesday March 25, 2008, About: Ribery not leaving Bayern
I agree. I think every player should move to the EPL, regardless of personal considerations. If plans go accordingly, the EPL could incorporate the other three professional leagues and expand into a super league of 80 clubs. Imagine how competetive the EPL would be then. 80 clubs with a combined 10 Englishmen.

Besides, moving to the EPL is the only way a player can truly become a star in today's game. Look how Andriy Shevchenko, Adrian Mutu, Mateja Ke??man, and hundreds of others improved their careers by moving to England.
Posted Monday March 24, 2008, About: Ribery not leaving Bayern
Ribery says he likes Bayern and the fans so much he could see himself finishing his career there. Although I doubt this will happen, I'll take this as a vote of confidence.

I doubt Ribery would ever move to the EPL based on their style of play. Plus he turned down overtures from Arsenal last summer. I would expect to maybe see him in La Liga or Serie A one day. Besides, Arsenal would be a significant step down from Bayern, considering that the last trophy Arsenal won was the 2005 FA Cup.
Posted Thursday March 20, 2008, About: AC Milan eyes Gomez, Berbatov
Gomez is a cold-blooded killer in front of goal. If he goes to a good team like Milan, he could light the net up. Might even be a better buy then Berbatov and a hell of a lot cheaper.

I think Gomez will get the start for Germany at the Euro's this summer; if he impresses who knows where he could go. Juve was looking at him as well.
Posted Thursday March 13, 2008, About: England coach to assess Beckham
Thank God for this update. I was beginning to fear that this breaking news would fall to the wayside.
Posted Friday March 07, 2008, About: Pro charged with killing hawk with ball
Hawk should stay on wild life preserve? Wouldn't that defeat the point of it being a migratory species?
Posted Friday March 07, 2008, About: England coach watching Beckham
I'm amazed at how much press Beck's 100th cap produces. It will obviously happen. Sooner than later.
Posted Friday March 07, 2008, About: Bayern to bid on Liverpool's Kuyt
Ze Roberto's not leaving until after next season. We could use another midflielder, though. Altintop is ok as a back-up, not a starter.

Toni and Klose both have atleast two years left with Bayern and Podolski's not leaving at the summer; Klinsmann has requested he not be sold. Kuyt's welcome to come as long as he doesn't mind sitting on the bench. Never hurts to have 4 good strikers what with injuries and everything.
Posted Thursday February 28, 2008, About: Portuguese star on way to Toronto?
Wow, it's true Joao is only 36. The reporting on here sucks. They did the same thing to Ze Roberto, saying he was 36 when he's only 33.
Posted Thursday February 28, 2008, About: Three teams pursuing Pantelic
HA, HA, I recently wrote a 35 page report on the state of post-Milosovic media coverage in Serbia for my job. I know a little about the region. Besides, I didn't say I had a huge problem with Pantelic, however, every German language newspaper sports section and SportBild wrote articles about him playing in Germany's capitol shortly before Hertha aquired him. I can't help it, I'm German, I read German newspapers.
Posted Thursday February 28, 2008, About: Portuguese star on way to Toronto?
People were dogging Ze Roberto for wanting to play in MLS when he's 34/35 as a defensive midfielder; Jao Pinto is going to be a 40 year old striker. Too funny. Maybe he should go to DC United instead and they could pair him with Jaime Moreno. Then Moreno would again look like the fresh, young talent in attack.
Posted Thursday February 28, 2008, About: Three teams pursuing Pantelic
He's actually a pretty good striker, but he doesn't come without some controversy. Hertha almost didn't pick him up from Red Star because he's a very vocal supporter of Slobodan Milo??evi??. The whole pro-ethnic cleansing thing didn't go over very well in Berlin. He has been pretty good about keeping his mouth shut however, since he left Serbia.
Posted Wednesday February 27, 2008, About: Australian Cup bid faces hurdles
Australian Rules Football is by far the most popular sport in Australia, it also has the highest attendance. Rugby would come in second and Football (soccer) would be placed below that.

That being said, I can't imagine a more fun location than Australia. Better infrastructure and a hell of a lot safer than a location like South Africa.
Posted Monday February 11, 2008, About: Diego: Not interested in Juventus
van der Vaart is not going to Juve. He already turned down the club and continues to say his dream is to play in La Liga since his grandparents are Spanish.
Posted Friday February 08, 2008, About: Bayern midfielder eyes MLS move
Thank you KopHawk, I'm glad to see some people actually read the thread or article. Ze Roberto is 33 years old for goodness sake. Some of you act like he's in a retirement home. Oh, and Matthaus was almost 40 when he came to MLS. Had a 34 or 35 year old Matthaus come, he would have torn up MLS.

Serotonin, three other things: Again Ze Roberto would not be 37 when (or if) he goes to MLS. That would probably the age he retires after 1 or 2 seasons in MLS.

I'm insulted both for myself and Ze Roberto that you would call my assesment of Ze Roberto similar to my "supposed" support of Denilson. Denilson is only 30 and sucks. He has sucked. Age has nothing to do with it. I believe he last played for Al-Nasr in the elite Saudi Arabian League. MLS was actually a step up for him. Ze Roberto plays for one of the best clubs in the world. Apples and oranges my friend, apples and oranges.

The last thing is, I do not hold contempt for MLS' talent level. I simply stated that Ze Roberto is better than most anyone playing in it. Most of the top American players, regardless of good they really are, do not play in MLS. MLS would be lucky to have someone of Ze Roberto's caliber.
Posted Thursday February 07, 2008, About: Bayern midfielder eyes MLS move
Awesome, I'll give you guys this, I just read the goal.com article and it truly does refer to Ze Roberto as being 35 years old. Only problem is he was born in July 1974. I'm no math expert, but that makes him 33. I wonder who half these sources use as fact checkers.

Anyway, I get the whole "old guys" coming to MLS thing, but it clearly shouldn't be done based on age. MLS has made plenty of bad pruchases before based on star quality vs. age, but if a slightly older player is good enough, he will still be an asset. Ze Roberto, like sithomeandrot said, is killer. Unless he's some how hit by a truck and ends up in a wheel chair in the next year in a half, he would easily be the one of the strongest, most talented players in the leage.

I'll say this much, if DC United were to pick him up, I'll re-purchase my season tickets I gave up a few years ago. And you can quote me on that.
Posted Thursday February 07, 2008, About: Bayern midfielder eyes MLS move
HA, HA, I have to laugh. You can tell very few people who comment actually have seen Ze Roberto play or follow the Bundesliga. In 2006 a "washed up" Ze Roberto was selected as Brazilian player of the World Cup tournament. As far as his move back to the Bundesliga, he has been a revelation. This season (07-08) he has been amazing, frequently being rated as the strongest midfielder (even over Ribery somtimes) or the strongest defensive minded player on the pitch. And he still has great speed.

At the end of the 08-09 season, Ze Roberto will be 35. Not that old at all for a defensive midfielder with loads of talent. He's not a striker after all. To call him "washed up" is humurous, because at the age of 50 Ze Roberto would be better than 95% of the "talent" found within MLS.
Posted Thursday January 10, 2008, About: College football's best conference
5 Facts About College Football:

1) LSU is the National Champion.
2) Leave OSU alone for goodness sake; they didn't vote themselves into the NC game.
3) USC + Media = Incest and a love-child that cries far too much.
4) Ohio State will beat USC next year.
5) Georgia will win the National Championship after beating LSU in SEC Championship game.

SEC rules. Tigers4life.
Posted Thursday December 27, 2007, About: Juventus wants van der Vaart
Everyone and their mother wants Van der Vaart. He will be leaving; the question is to what team. He prefers Spain because his mother's parents are Spanish, but he's also worth much more than 15 million.

However, it should be pointed out that a stipulation in his contract at HSV states that if he were to leave this coming summer, his buyout would only be 1.5 million euro's. Even with this reality HSV has fought hard not to let him move. If he does sell for more before the summer transfer window, Ajax is also entitled to a 5 million euro cut. This is one of the reasons the money was not that enticing to HSV during last summers window.
Posted Friday December 21, 2007, About: United goalie's Valerenga transfer
I agree, not only would a Tippeligaen team never pay 2 million for a player (in most cases), they wouldn't pay half of that for a goalkeeper. Plus, Perkins isn't worth anywhere near that fee.

People need to stop looking at the outrageous fees paid in the English league. No other league throws heaps of money on over-valued players like the Prem. 2 million would get you a up-and-coming striker with great prospects from Romania.
Posted Monday December 17, 2007, About: Ronaldo discusses Man U. future
Hey, if anyone's looking to hire a quality control specialist, I'd be glad to send in my resume.
Posted Monday December 17, 2007, About: Teams interested in Lazio striker
I don't really know if Bayern has enough strikers. Sure there's Toni and Klose, but they haven't been able to find the back of the net to save their lives the second half of the fall season. Seems like every game Bayern plays is 0-0. Lukas Podolski has sadly been a non-factor and may be on his way out at the end of the season.

Pandev would be interesting, but the obvious answer would be to stay at Lazio. Unless of course he wants money. Lazio does not have a single player on its roster earning over 1 million euro a year. He could easily double his salary anywhere.
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