Adebayor to Madrid

Should be interesting to see if he can actually help Jose solve some of those problems up front.

1/25/2011 7:55:48 PM

that is an interesting move. i, too, am wondering how that will turn out.

1/25/2011 8:55:47 PM

that Adebayor move is kinda dumb. no way in hell that guy is match fit, and I don't think he's fast enough to play in Spain. I think this is a Valdano signing and not a Jose Mourinho signing. We'll see hw it works out, but I don't have high hopes.

1/25/2011 10:55:27 PM

benzema is killing it out there. good to see that brazil is back to being completely stagnant in the back after dunga and his "defensive tactics" were tossed aside.

all i need now is a gourcuff goal!

2/9/2011 4:16:18 PM

brazil are down a man. 40th min red card

2/9/2011 4:22:09 PM

ah, missed the first half. i guess that explains it

2/9/2011 4:23:14 PM

yeah ive only seen the 2nd half. i was wondering for a bit too why brazil looked like ass. i mean this squad doesnt look imposing in the first place, but being down a man makes them look even more pathetic

2/9/2011 4:32:02 PM

lol HULK

2/9/2011 4:48:57 PM

yeah what a waste. shouldve had a 1v1 where he surely wouldve smashed in a tying goal

2/9/2011 4:51:29 PM

Fucking Frenchies!!

2/9/2011 4:52:38 PM

aha wow, that red was straight up de jong style

and wow at sneijder's goal

2/9/2011 4:57:42 PM

the sneijder and elmander goals were pretty sick

2/9/2011 5:50:25 PM

^ agree on both of those

Messi's flick was fucking ridiculous too. He has a hell of an imagination to get the ball in that space where the keeper had no chance.

2/10/2011 12:29:19 AM

I thought it was a really good finish from Di Maria. But yeah, Messi has ridiculous creativity to even see that pass like he did.

2/10/2011 1:23:03 AM

^^^ concur.

my boy elmander is killing it

2/10/2011 9:09:14 AM

I'm so glad this thread was bumped.

I am fucking jazzed up about Milan next week

2/10/2011 10:32:42 AM

ehh, didnt think that di maria goal was that great. if aimorris thinks it was shitty defending for rooneys over the shoulder trap and half volley, then this was even worse. the defender has a good 5 yards on di maria and is still somehow beaten in like 10 yards of space...and the gk couldve come out and beaten di maria to it

2/10/2011 10:24:33 PM

2/10/2011 10:28:10 PM

you raaaaaaaang?

2/10/2011 10:29:05 PM

loooool

2/10/2011 10:35:20 PM

There are conflicting reports about Bale's fitness heading into Tuesday. I would be shocked if he didn't at least try and warm up. They said he returned to training last week. Of all the matches for him to miss, this one would hurt.

The good news is that it looks like VDV is going to be ready though.

2/13/2011 8:53:35 PM

this is the gareth bale im used to...lol the injured one. i was wondering how long itd take before hed have problems after that blistering couple months he had

2/13/2011 8:56:02 PM

He did make it 4.5 months into the season without an injury.

Haters gonna hate I guess.

2/13/2011 9:24:53 PM

Bale didn't travel



[Edited on February 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM. Reason : Modric, Crouchy, and VDV all with the team though]

2/14/2011 9:30:19 AM

Fat Ronaldo retired. Does that make Ronaldinho Ronaldo now? Isn't that how it works?

2/14/2011 9:31:51 AM

Roberto Carlos retired a couple days ago stemming from the same incident that Ronaldo cited as well.

Those Brazilian fans are fucking crazy.

2/14/2011 9:35:35 AM

free 7 day trial of foxsoccer.tv

2/14/2011 11:54:23 AM

Here's my two perspectives for tomorrow

FAN: If we can get out early and get a cheap goal sometime in the first 30 minutes, it would allow our guys to not chase the game and get caught on a counter by Milan where you've got Ibra on Gallas 1v1. Harry has been so successful attacking good teams instead of letting them dictate that I seriously doubt we go into this match playing for a draw. Spurs will open it up, for better or worse. No one in the world is giving us a chance so no pressure, just go out loose and play well.

Defoe has been saving all those goals he hasn't scored in the EPL and comes up big with 2 goals. Robinho counters at the end in a 2-1 Spurs win.

REALIST: We're outgunned, without our best player, and playing on the road. To draw in this situation would feel like a HUUUUUGE win coming back WHL. We'll probably get down in the first half and not be able to catch up.

Milan 2-0 or 3-1

Either way, I feel like Christmas Eve right now. I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow!

2/14/2011 7:58:20 PM

^^^ Roberto Carlos didn't retire, he got a 1 year offer from Russia so with him being 38 and all they released him from his contract to allow him to one last chance at making a bunch of money abroad.


http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=reu-latambrazilrobertocarlos

[Edited on February 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM. Reason : link]

2/14/2011 8:46:31 PM

Quote :

"Fat Ronaldo retired. Does that make Ronaldinho Ronaldo now? Isn't that how it works?"

You mean in name or in terms of fatness? If fatness, then yes. If name, then lets let Christiano Ronaldo just be the Ronaldo for now and leave Ronaldinho as Ronaldino.

Granted, Ronaldo does have a medical condition to attribute to his fatness whereas Ronaldinho's problem lies in nightclubs (although he looks to have slimmed back down a bit since moving to Brazil).

2/14/2011 9:35:08 PM

one does not simply walk into the san siro and win a cl match

2/14/2011 9:43:38 PM

that's why I included the realist POV

2/14/2011 9:45:17 PM

this was my favorite time an english team thought they were going to simply walk into the san siro and win a cl match

2/14/2011 9:50:39 PM

OH NO YOU DIDNT AMAC

2/14/2011 10:16:05 PM

oh yes that beatdown was so delicious

2/14/2011 10:20:24 PM

Quote :

"You mean in name or in terms of fatness? If fatness, then yes. If name, then lets let Christiano Ronaldo just be the Ronaldo for now and leave Ronaldinho as Ronaldino. Granted, Ronaldo does have a medical condition to attribute to his fatness whereas Ronaldinho's problem lies in nightclubs (although he looks to have slimmed back down a bit since moving to Brazil)."

Well I meant traditionally, in Portuguese the addition of "inho" means "small" or "little" version of whatever


When Fat Ronaldo first burst onto the scene, he was "Ronaldinho" in the selecao because there was already a "Ronaldo," who retired pretty soon thereafter, so I would imagine by progression that makes "Ronaldinho" now "Ronaldo," because there's no "big brother" version

[Edited on February 14, 2011 at 10:37 PM. Reason : I seem to recall Milan getting raped by United recently. 4-0?]

2/14/2011 10:32:53 PM

2 HOURS

2/15/2011 12:41:46 PM

I am not a Spurs fan but I'd love to see them pull this off. Bummed I can't watch it..

2/15/2011 1:18:24 PM

Spurs are my home team so I too would love to see them pull it off. Odds are against them but they can pull it off. They'll obviously do way better at home next month.

2/15/2011 1:47:20 PM

so does anybody actually subscribe to foxsoccer.tv?

I just signed up for the free trial and was looking at upcoming games... almost all the good games are delayed, this would suck for $15 a month

2/15/2011 2:02:00 PM

I believe you just answered your own question.

2/15/2011 2:22:00 PM

I didn't know if it just happened to end up like that this week. Are there ever any "big" games available? I guess if nobody subscribes, they wouldn't know...

2/15/2011 2:24:21 PM

I subscribe to channelsurf, myp2p, and FSC

[Edited on February 15, 2011 at 2:29 PM. Reason : COYS]

2/15/2011 2:28:47 PM

hmm this is delicious futbol weather

2/15/2011 2:29:33 PM

A slick and rainy pitch plays into Spurs game. We should be right at home in these conditions.

2/15/2011 2:34:46 PM

http://eplstreaming.com/channel-1

If you click on the Tottenham-AC Milan link it brings up a bunch of different links. Some of them don't work and some aren't in English but the first few worked fine for me.

[Edited on February 15, 2011 at 2:49 PM. Reason : (totally was a handball)]

2/15/2011 2:46:49 PM

Here we go...

[Edited on February 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM. Reason : FUCKING HANDBALL]

2/15/2011 2:46:57 PM

good to see huntelaar starting

[Edited on February 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM. Reason : and whiffing point blank ]

2/15/2011 2:55:49 PM

Milan keeper looks hurt

This has been an extremely encouraging first 15

[Edited on February 15, 2011 at 3:04 PM. Reason : they are signaling for the back up now]

2/15/2011 3:03:52 PM

Ibrahamovich looking for a penalty HAHA

[Edited on February 15, 2011 at 3:14 PM. Reason : all right 100 posts finally ]

2/15/2011 3:13:45 PM