Soccer

My first game was at home to Armenia. After finishing in third place at the World Cup, this was a step down the ladder! I decided to name Steven Gerrard as my new captain; Neville was 35 and in Tony Adams opinion, not as strong as he once was. John Terry was my vice-captain. I did decide to keep. . . more

The Burns – Waiting For The Sun By: Nate Gordon Also available at – LAFanblog.blogspot.com & badnewsbloggers.blogspot.com Can You Feel It, Now That July Has Come? So I suppose I am over the NBA Finals hangover and have moved on to MLB and the NBA off-season. I have come to terms with the. . . more

Viva Espana! This was an interesting game, but first of all - hooray for the Germans not winning (I say this as an Englishman) and I JUST HOPE FOOTBALL IS ALWAYS THE WINNER. The game started with the Germans well on top for about 10 minutes, which was odd, but then I noticed a tactical thing that. . . more

Spain's semi against Russia was interesting, because it basically went the same as all their games, where they've lots of talent and their strikers are a threat (especially Torres being looking always for the killer run in behind) but they play narrow and don't make many good chances. But then in. . . more

Well this was a much better game than anyone had a right to expect, and mostly it was sweet schadenfreude as the Germans were terrible. But then they ruined it at the end by pinching the win. In the first half the Germans were slow and sloppy and didn't close down or track runners or do the. . . more

"I like sports because I enjoy knowing that many of these macho athletes have to vomit before a big game. Any guy who takes a job where you gotta puke first is my kind of a guy." –George Carlin (1937-2008). . . more