Boca Juniors fans pictured during a match between Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Credit: Luis Felipe
U.S. Men's National Team: Baby Steps to the Elevator
Brian Phillips does an excellent job taking a look at the USMNT’s progress and how we should base our expectations on them.
This is a must read.
”The Board of Aston Villa are delighted to confirm that Paul Lambert has been appointed Villa manager.”
I would assume Grant Holt to follow?
It seems like Grant Holt is leaving Norwich, and he doesn’t know how to form a sentence.
Hulk has apparently agreed to move to Chelsea from Porto for a reported £38m fee. That’s…. incredible. (I’ll be here all week).
Eden Hazard. What a PRICK.
Chef Gordon Ramsey got nearly murdered by Teddy Sheringham in a celebrity-pro charity match this weekend.
Pretty brutal tackle for a charity match.
It is reported that Manchester United are close to finalizing a deal for Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa.
Kagawa is reportedly close to moving from Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund to Old Trafford on a €15 million transfer, which could rise to €22 million with add-ons. Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke fuelled speculation further on Tuesday evening, telling Derwesten: “Both sides want to conclude the deal.”
Kagawa is a hell of a player, but doesn’t he prefer to play in the hole as an attacking midfielder? And isn’t that the space that Wayne Rooney always drifts into? United should instead look to strengthen their center midfield with more of a Roy Keane-type destroyer in the center.
