This past weekend saw the North London Derby take center stage as the main attraction. Without stepping on anyones toes, (yes, Liverpool losing to Fulham was major) Tottenham’s visit to the Emirates was a good test for these two squads and gave followers of the Premiership a good idea as to what me might [...]
Continue Reading...-Liverpool’s loss to Fiorentina seems to be a blip on the radar screen. They’ve looked very good in their last few Premier League matches, and there’s no reason for them to lack any confidence going to Stamford Bridge this weekend. They are certainly the form team going into that fixture.
-Portsmouth is as good at [...]
It’s appropriate that this column is debuting a day after one of the most compelling matches in Premier League history. The winners of yesterday’s Manchester derby, my beloved Red Devils, will be a frequent topic here for as long as I have a laptop, a brain, and a space to vent in. Check on all [...]
Continue Reading...Michael Hanna sits in for the globe trotting Chris Matyszczyk and chats with Patrick:
ENGLAND
The Premier League resumed play with Manchester United visiting White Hart Lane and Tottenham. Spurs struck first, but the Red Devils responded with three unanswered strikes and looked nothing like the team who lost to Burnley and very much like a squad [...]
BY ST. GEORGE THEY’VE DONE IT!
Congratulations to England on winning the 2010 World Cup! Their commanding 5 – 1 win over the Croats at Wembley on Wednesday sealed the World Cup title after the rest of the world, in awe of the English performance, threw their hands up in surrender.
The England squad celebrated into the [...]
Michael Hanna joins Patrick Mauro to talk about some of the stories making news in soccer.
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Team USA defeated Ecuador 2-1 and moved one step closer to clinching their sixth straight World Cup berth.
Brazil clinched a berth in their 19th consecutive World Cup and would have to be considered the favorites. They won the [...]
There aren’t many things that will make someone wake up at 4:30am on a Saturday morning after spending the evening drinking and spinning some tunes on the decks at a party. An earthquake might do it, somebody screaming that you won the lottery jackpot would be another, and of course a scantly clad Salma Hayek whispering sweet nothings into your [...]
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