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• A Tribute To Zubeldía

  His way of seeing the game completely changed the way that football was played, not in South America but in the world. When you watch a football match today,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Puma Powercat 1.12 Shoe Review

  

  When I first slipped on my Puma Powercat 1.12 I knew it was going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. As was the case with previous versions of thi... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Nilsterooy Urges Malaga to Work Hard for “special” Real Madrid Battle

  

  This weekend’s clash between Real Madrid and Malaga should be extremely interesting and ex-Real Madrid star Ruud van Nistelrooy is looking forward to it. This... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• How WC Qualifying Should Be: CONCACAF

  

  The Simply Futbol series on “How World Cup Qualifying Should Be”, continues with CONCACAF. I offer a solution that would save the legs of the overworked... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• How World Cup Qualifying Should Be

  

  Ladies and Gentlemen, the unnecessarily drawn out, player exhausting process of determining the 32 teams that will participate in The Great Tournament has begun... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Interview with Dante- Pt.2

  

  After talking about his team’s current run of form in part one, we look at his personal goals in the second half. Although his trademark afro is no longer... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Interview With Dante- Pt. 1

  

  Borussia Monchengladbach are without a doubt the big surprise of the season. By no stretch of the imagination is it because of their history as they are one of... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• What About Soldado?

  

  “Roman Abramovich paid fifty million pounds to Liverpool for Fernando Torres. So far for Chelsea he has scored three goals for Chelsea. How much did Roman... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Zaragoza to Be Docked Points Due to Non-payment?

  

  News came out early Friday morning in Ukraine as Shakhtar Donetsk reported to have received a letter directly from FIFA stating that Real Zaragoza were going... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Peruvian Clásico Overshadowed By Death And Violence

  

  Peruvian football was rocked after the death of  Walter Oyarce at Sunday’s Clásico between Alianza Lima and Universitario.  Oyarce, fan of Alianza Lima was... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 SOCCER

• Argentina Callup List Confirmed For Qualifers

  

  Alejandro Sabella gave out his first list of callups for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The two big omissions of the list have to definitely be Javier... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Tabarez Makes Callup For Qualifiers

  

  Oscar Washington Tabárez made the first list for the Uruguayan national team as they prepare to take their first step towards Brazil 2014. The Charrúas look... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Mallorca Tries to Sink Villarreal Even Further

  The last few weeks have been a study in ugly for the Yellow Submarine. Ignoring the return-leg 3-0 win over Odense to reach the Champions League group stages,... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Verizon Improves Mexican League Coverage

  

  The Mexican league is in full swing and Verizon Wirless took the initiative this season as they are taking interactive coverage of this important tournament to ... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• German Giants Bayern Munich Visit Villarreal in the Champions League

  Villarreal asked for the Champions League, and boy, did we get it! Bayern München, Manchester City, Napoli. Talk about a triumvirate. Bayern are sitting in firs... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Interview with Atlético Madrid Midfielder Diego

  

  As soon as Atlético Madrid were able to obtain the services of one Diego Ribas da Cunha, Colchonero fans already knew that the team had a great deal of potentia... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• La Vecchia Signora Shows Off Its New Home

  

  Fans of La Vecchia Signora were delighted on Thursday to a treat years in the making. The ambitious project called Juventus Arena made the 26-time Serie A champ... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• 5-0: Colombia’s Biggest “loss”

  

  “5-0, baby!” It became Colombian football fans’ equivalent of “Yo Momma” whenever Argentines ask them how many World Cups they won.  Nowadays neither side can... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Schiavi Powers Boca in “Clásico”

  

  Rolando Schiavi’s face was essential symbolism. The scars on his face were the symbol of a struggle that the team had balance and worked hard to obtain... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Messi Relishes Challenge Of Being Captain

  

  Alejandro Sabella debuted with a win. He was not the only one who was taking on the challenges of a new role. Lionel Messi also made his debut as captain of... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2011 SOCCER, SPORTS