Interesting quotes today from English Premier League chairman, Dave Richards. He essentially states that the world has forgotten where soccer began (England) some 150 years ago. (Click here for the story.)
“It started in Sheffield 150 years ago . . . (W)e started the game and wrote the rules and took it the world. The Chinese may say they own it but the British own it and we gave it to the rest of the world.”
What do you think, have FIFA and UEFA co-opted “the beautiful game” from England?
The USA beat Italy for the first time in a series that began in 1934 with a 1-0 win in Genoa thanks to a well-constructed goal by Clint Dempsey — his 25th for the USA — in the 55th minute (Soccer America).
Posted February 29th, 2012. Add a comment
Lionel Messi . . . not too bad!
Posted February 20th, 2012. Add a comment
From Deadspin.com:
You are unlikely to see as perfect a soccer goal as this for a very, very long time.Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s hoarding goals at such a clip it’s as if he’s trying to make every Spanish soccer fan forget the name Messi forever, finished a natural hat trick against Levante with this shot, his 119th tally for Real Madrid and the 4000th in the club’s history at the Santiago Bernabéu.
I must agree, what a fantastic goal!
Click here to watch.
Posted February 12th, 2012. Add a comment
Interesting ESPN article . . . I believe several are still above Messi (e.g., Pele, Maradona, Cruyff).
But, he’s still quite young (only 24 years old).
So, what do you think? Who is better, Pele or Messi?
Posted January 20th, 2012. Add a comment
