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Russian Scientists guarentee there will be no rain for the CL Final
By: Rob |
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Wouldn’t it be awful if Europe’s premier showdown got ruined by rain, and just turned into a long-ball defensive fest? Well Russian scientists clearly agree, and in a move that shatters any Cold-War sterotype about Russian Science has devoloped a technique which will guarentee it won’t rain on the Luzhniki Stadium.
Today’s Guardian carries the […]
Tags: Champions League, Final, Rain, Cloud Seeding, Manchester United, Chelsea, Ryan Giggs, Euro 2008, Olympics, China, Science, Learning, Breakthrough, Other News from Europe, Tag IndexWenger to sue Hleb?
By: Rob | 1 Comment
I’ll let you re-read that title. It seems that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has finally snapped. Annoyed at the potential exodus at the Emirates, starting with Matthieu Flamini and heavily rumoured to include Hleb, Fabregas, Gallas, Lehman, Giberto Silva and Theo Wallcott, the frenchman has decided he’d rather sue Hleb than let him just leave.
An Open Letter to Ronaldinho
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After reading Daryl’s musing on Ronaldinho’s fall from grace, I thought about how much I’ve covered the story for myself, I thought about how much I enjoyed watching Ronaldinho from 2005, and how unbelievable it is that the man who could do this, is sat around, not only unable to get into his own club […]
Flamini, Hleb, Gilberto Silva, Fabregas, Theo, Gallas? A few thoughts on Arsenal’s Exodus
By: Rob | 6 Comments
The surprise success story of the season, both in the EPL and the Champions League, Most people doubted Arsenal’s ability to qualify for the CL this season, let alone lead the EPL for most of the season, and beat Milan in the San Siro. Looking at thier squad now, you would think, a couple of […]
Is an Abramovich-type buy out the only way to cope?
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As the Roma buyout saga continues with lots of ‘I’d like to’ ‘you’ve done nothing’ ‘what’s going on?’ type newstories, Born-in-England-Italian-Roma Midfielder Simeone Perrotta has hinted that he would quite like his club to get bought out by someone with lots of backing - not only that but that its the only way to be […]
Tags: Roma, Chelsea, Perrotta, Roman Abramovich, Jose Mourinho, Porto, Billionaires, Liverpool, Champions League, Other News from Europe, Tag IndexRace for the Champions League - Fiorentina or Milan?
By: Rob | 3 Comments
Its a strange set of semi-finals in the Champions League, when it features no clubs from Serie A. Already in Italy clubs are looking towards next season’s tournament with relish. Inter, Roma and Juventus have all secured spots, but who will get the forth? Currently Fiorentina lead Milan by two points. Antonio Labbate is arguing […]
A ‘Celebration’ of Simulation
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Yesterday I posted a fun post about Rafa Benitez having a go at Didier Drogba for being ‘Theatrical’. Over at the Liverpool Offside, they seemed to take a bit too seriously, so as a result I thought i’d post some videos of the best, the worst, the silliest and the funiest dives I could find […]
Category: Liverpool, AC Milan, Chelsea, Manchester United, Other News from Europe, Arsenal, Champions LeagueThe Champions League Semi-Final Drinking Games
By: Rob | 11 Comments
So we are just a couple of days away from the mammoth second legs in the Champions League semi-finals. To make them even more fun, I’ve constructed drinking games for either night - though you would be pretty unwise to try both I fear you may need it on Wednesday. Anyway, here are the rules […]
Category: Barcelona, Semi-Final, Liverpool, Chelsea, Other News from Europe, Manchester United, Champions League Tags: Champions League, Drinking Games, Manchester United, Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, Drunk, Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, John Arne Riise, Roman Abramovich, Frank Lampard, John terry, Steven Gerrard, Sir Alex Ferguson, Fernando Torres, Avram Grant, Jose Mourinho, Other News from Europe, Semi-Final, Tag IndexAnd Lo, Avram Grant came good on his promise.
By: Rob | 5 Comments
Over here at the Champions League offside, we’ve been as bemused and frustrated with Avram Grant as everybody else. Adam (a Chelsea fan) especially. The trouble was Jose Mourinho, who was in the job before him, was so damn popular. Mainly because Jose was incredibly entertaining. But, Jose’s Chelsea were never pretty. Avram, since getting […]
What He Said: This weeks Champions League in quotes.
By: Rob | 4 Comments
As is traditionally fun, a irreverent look at exactly what managers, coaches, and
commentators said before, during and after the Champions League football this week.
“Winning is a must” - Frank Rijkaard. Oops.
“Its pretty much as we expected” - ITV’s commentator every time the Liverpool/Chelsea game slowed down. So every few minutes.
“We found ourselves 1-0 down which […]
Category: Barcelona, What He Said, Inter, Semi-Final, Liverpool, Chelsea, Knockout Rounds, Other News from Europe, Arsenal, Manchester United, Champions League Tags: Barcelona, Manchester United, Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Frank Rijkaard, Hleb, ITV, Petr Cech, Rafa, Samuel Eto'o, John Terry, John Arne Riise, Champions League, Knockout Rounds, Other News from Europe, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, What He Said, Inter, Semi-Final, Tag Index
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