Quote :

"Anyone else with DTV getting Fox Soccer Plus HD for free today? I don't know why, I'm not supposed to... but this is pretty awesome having three CL games in HD."

I don't have DTV (yet) but a co-worker who does told me that the live EPL and UEFA games on Plus will be shown even to those who do not have Plus as part of their package.

8/18/2010 12:49:31 AM

Wow, Anelka is a real dick.

I don't know how someone could piss all over their national team and country in such a way. Does he have no pride or sense of nationalism?

Quote :

""These people are real clowns ... I'm dying of laughter," the report quoted Anelka as saying."

Quote :

""Who said I wanted to play again in blue," he asked, adding "for me, after the World Cup in South Africa, the French team is now history.""

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5472926/nicolas-anelka-france-scoffs-18-game-suspension

[Edited on August 18, 2010 at 9:19 AM. Reason : .]

8/18/2010 9:19:36 AM

le sulk has been irrelevant for france for a while anyways, maybe that's why he thinks the ban is so funny

8/18/2010 9:28:49 AM

^^ I must be the only person who supports the players in what they did. Domenech was a joke, and if the FFF want to make scapegoats out of the players instead of the awful man they put in charge, then that's on them.


One of the comments I read on ESPN yesterday said it was just like some French movie based on a true story out of WWI - the French got massacred at some battle because of inept commanders who kept sending wave after wave of troops to their deaths. After the battle was over, the French army commanders rounded up the few survivors (all enlisted men) and executed them for not winning the battle. They're just shifting the blame away from where it should be placed.


Anelka has every right to laugh. The FFF is a joke.

[Edited on August 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM. Reason : .]

8/18/2010 11:21:38 AM

they're clowns, true


Still doesn't excuse telling off your coach at halftime of a game in the World Cup... that's unacceptable no matter who is in charge, even if it's a moron like Domenech. And it doesn't help that you and the team played like shit anyways

and I'm sorry, but I just can't get behind boycotting the World Cup because of the coach. I mean, you're in the fucking World Cup, man up and represent your country. Play the games and then if you want to criticize the federation and/or coach, go right ahead. I mean, Domenech was who he thought he was before the World Cup, right? What were they expecting? They should have refused to play in the WC beforehand if he was in charge, imo

[Edited on August 18, 2010 at 11:47 AM. Reason : .]

8/18/2010 11:44:27 AM

Quote :

"I don't have DTV (yet) but a co-worker who does told me that the live EPL and UEFA games on Plus will be shown even to those who do not have Plus as part of their package."

Holy fuck, I never knew this. The UEFA channels are all free for anyone who has the Sports package. I have nearly every game in HD for the CL and Europa. There is even a mix channel. Awesome...

8/18/2010 2:48:43 PM

anybody know of a good torrent site for all things soccer?

8/18/2010 6:23:02 PM

Brazil really doesn't want Neymar to go to EPL...

8/18/2010 7:50:33 PM

would you?

8/18/2010 8:21:48 PM

Neymar is a heck of a talent, and I think he'd be better served with a year or two in a lower level Premier League squad where he can play more but they aren't keeping the potential next Ronaldinho playing domestically when Chelsea is throwing money at him. The "warnings" from national team reps is a bit over the top.

8/18/2010 8:29:49 PM

he'd be better off somewhere far far away from leg breakers like Cattermole and DeJong

8/18/2010 9:02:42 PM

...and Shawcross

8/18/2010 10:25:21 PM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=815108&cc=5901



This smell fishy to anyone else? There's more to this story than what's being told.

8/18/2010 10:29:36 PM

Maybe they gave him a chunk of change to not go to a rival Prem team. To me it wouldn't make sense to do that, but then again does Wank City do anything that makes sense?

8/18/2010 11:11:46 PM

they can reject loans to anyone they want though, right? i can see him wanting to play there, his family lives there, and he's near the end of his career. he was talking about retiring before this season started so i don't think it's too crazy. lucky for cardiff, because they're only paying something like 6000 per week of his huge salary.

8/18/2010 11:32:13 PM

Wolfsburg vs. Bayern Munich, the opener of the Bundesliga season, is on ESPN3.com Friday afternoon. Former England manager Steve McClaren will make his coaching debut at Wolfsburg. This might be his best chance to beat Bayern since many of Bayern's starters are recovering from extensive World Cup runs (unlike almost every EPL player).

[Edited on August 19, 2010 at 12:53 AM. Reason : 4-1]

8/19/2010 12:51:53 AM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=815544&sec=england&cc=5901

Quote :

"Defoe worried after Young Boys groin pull"

LoOooooOoOoOL

8/19/2010 6:41:07 AM

I swear I think they do that shit on purpose

But seriously, he doesn't sound very optimistic about the injury in that piece. I hope that it isn't a tear and he is shelved 6-7 months like Lennon.

8/19/2010 10:09:46 AM

oh you know they do. those journos are LOLin hard.

8/19/2010 11:02:11 AM

eric lichaj (american, unc unfortunately) starting for aston villa today. good to see all these americans off to such a good start this year. brad guzan starting in goal as well

[Edited on August 19, 2010 at 1:18 PM. Reason : s]

8/19/2010 1:11:33 PM

funny how kiljadn's two favorite players scored winners for City and Liverpool today

8/19/2010 8:28:05 PM

funny how kiljadn prob gives 2 shits about the europa cup

8/19/2010 8:54:09 PM

I just left a europa cup in my toilet

8/19/2010 11:12:23 PM

incredible cross from Ribery to Schweinsteiger lifts Bayern in the 91st minute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANAg7LCVgTE

[Edited on August 21, 2010 at 1:03 AM. Reason : and this Müller kid might be the next Klinsmann]

8/21/2010 12:46:27 AM

Muller's goal was sick.

8/21/2010 12:53:09 AM

^ seriously

He got that ball across the keeper's face like that on the angled run the other way off a volley. Ridiculous.

8/21/2010 8:16:01 AM

Paul the octopus back at it

Quote :

"Paul chose mussels from jars bearing the flags of opponents to make his predictions and is now on the road to stardom with merchandise deals and a film in the offing."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816060&sec=worldcup&cc=5901

8/21/2010 9:25:23 AM

oh that silly octopus

8/21/2010 9:50:21 AM

Messi's up to his old (hat) tricks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7x31nSmw_k

8/21/2010 6:32:09 PM

Barcelona made an offer for Mascherano, Liverpool rejects and the Argentine refuses to play.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/08/23/2083050/liverpool-reject-20-million-javier-mascherano-bid-from-barcelona

8/23/2010 3:26:46 PM

that bid is a fucking joke, they bought him for 18.6 pounds

and now that he's probably one of the best def midfielders in the world and captain for his national team, he's worth 6 mil less? fuck that

8/23/2010 3:41:45 PM

no one in their right mind would accept that bid. barcelona should have to give liverpool extra money to take hleb and caceres

8/23/2010 3:44:34 PM

Looks like this Ibra to the Rossoneri move is picking up steam. May just be a loan move though from the reports...

8/23/2010 10:33:48 PM

Quote :

"...and Shawcross"

serie a starting this weekend

8/24/2010 4:06:54 AM

Is that the league with the one relevant team?

8/24/2010 3:39:14 PM

and they might not be relevant for much longer...

(it's long as hell but pretty interesting)

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2010/08/price-of-inters-success.html

8/24/2010 3:43:27 PM

I'm half joking, as I consider myself partly an AS Roma fan.

But the demise of Serie A has been disappointing. Leave it to the founders of representative government to be so damn corrupt.

8/24/2010 3:58:34 PM

Any of you guys watching today? I just got home and am switching b/t Sampdoria-Bremen (3-3 agg -- Sampdoria up on away goals) and Sherrif - FC Basel (Basel up 1-0 on agg).

Was hoping Sheriff could pull one back. Moldova? Who has heard of that country even?

8/24/2010 4:04:31 PM

lol I saw the US play Moldova at Davidson in '94

8/24/2010 4:09:37 PM

Watching Sevilla and Braga now.

8/24/2010 4:11:55 PM

.

[Edited on August 24, 2010 at 4:32 PM. Reason : .]

8/24/2010 4:27:48 PM

Got the scores confused, but awesome finale. Lima had a trick. Braga 4 3 Sevilla.

[Edited on August 24, 2010 at 4:46 PM. Reason : .]

8/24/2010 4:32:09 PM

And 5-3 on aggregate.

Bremen is going out on away goals looks like. Extra time there, too. Wow. Thought it was 3-2 away goals. I was wrong.

[Edited on August 24, 2010 at 4:45 PM. Reason : x]

8/24/2010 4:35:54 PM

holy shit Anderlecht

way to show the world how NOT to take penalties, fucking brutal

8/24/2010 5:25:11 PM

lol just watched the pks...I love how the first guy slips, and his teammate says to himself, "OH LET ME TRY THAT TOO." Then the final pk taker, who has seen all eight or so pks, again, decides to rip it over the net.

pathetic.

Quote :

"LEARN FROM YOURMISTAKES"

8/24/2010 7:29:17 PM

Quote :

"Is that the league with the one relevant team?"

you just wait...

that bremen sampdoria match was pretty epic...can't believe the italians let that one get away. i would have paid to see cassano post match

8/25/2010 6:06:49 AM

Spurs better show the fuck up this afternoon and pound the Young Boys. Homo.

8/25/2010 8:26:27 AM

"Spurs come from behind to pound Young Boys"

8/25/2010 8:38:54 AM

Ibra has admitted he is set to leave according to soccernet. The only three places he will sign for are Real (wtf!), City (WTF!), and Milan.

If he goes to Madrid....

8/25/2010 8:52:27 AM

he's so overrated

8/25/2010 8:53:34 AM