Happy 4th of July!!!

What up peoplez? Well today is our Super-D-Duper nations birthday. So either stay sober and light fireworks.. or get drunk and appreciate them!.. never both...

oh yeah.. and keep an eye on the dog...

Owen to United...??

Soooo Sir Alex wanted to sign the lad as a teenager.... but as we all know he went to Liverpool where I loved him like a brother until he made his trip to Spain, our relationship ended soon after. Sir Alex finally gets his wish, though he's not a teenager, Michael still has all the potential in the world. But there's only one question to be asked... Can Sir Alex get him out of that funk?

I think the answer's simple.... No... There is no question that if Owen plays he will score goals. To be honest I think he'll fall into a supporting roll where Rooney (who I predict to explode this year) will take a lot of the cake. Also, Berba's there so if he doesn't play well he could fall into a supporting roll, and then there's one of my favorite up and coming players Dannnnnnny Welbeck. Welbeck being the 18yr old stud he his should be looking to get more PT and that will surely take away from Mr. Owen.

There are however, the intangibles that Owen possesses. He has played for some of the best teams in the world (Liverpool, Real Madrid). He has won the FA cup where he scored both goals against Arsenal in a 2-1 victory. His finest moment was when he took the European Player of the Year award in 2001. Owen will have the potential to score goals but the fact of the matter is that he's taken on too many injuries and I don't think he can come out of this terrible funk. But I guess its in Sir Alex's hands now

Personally, I hope he sucks and United fall to 5th this season while Liverpool win the title!!!

YNWA!

Here's a long video....

NSR: My New Favorite Show!!

Some wipeouts!


Takes a bit O strength!

Footy From the Past Couple Days

Yo what up?.. I'm back from my trip and I figured I'd talk about some goods from the past weeks worth of footy...

Well there's only one place to start that's with the US v Brazil match. I watched it w/ my snoring brother while being occasionally attacked by a cat. Anywho, we proved that we can play with the best. With a dominating first half I was dreaming of that pretty-golden-globe-thing-of-a-trophy. But we were outclassed in the second half like woah.
I'ma start with the goal keeping... and there's not a lot to say. Tim Howard was unreal without him in goal, we're in deep doo-doo.
Defending was great in my opinion, as far as the back four are considered. Gooch won everything in the air while DeMerit fought like a mad man diving every which way to try and keep the ball out of the net. Boca is a natural left back so that pretty much closed out that hole (I've been waiting ages for bradley to move him out there and demerit in the middle to close that damn hole). Lastly, holy Jonny Spector, if he didn't seal his position as the starting right back you'll be sure to hear about it later.
As for the midfield, throughout the tourney I was impressed with Rico Clark. I never liked him as a player until this tournament. Its a shame that Jermain Jones will be throwing him on the bench. Lando=flawless. Benny did his job, nothing more and nothing less. The only player I really had a problem with was Clint Dempsey, I hate to say it but its true. The goal he scored was absolutely great.... but what did he do after that?? (hint: not much).
Jozy worked hard up front, but he needs the move to Fulham if he wants to become a better player or have a bar named after him. I love Charlie Davies, there's one thing in this world you can't teach and he has it.. EFFING SPEED! He just needs to work on the rest of his game... (god please send us a world class finisher.. thanks)
Lastly the coaching was horrid, I understand that he would bring on Bornstein to help defend because when he did stand up we were currently winning. But why the hell would you bring on Sacha?!?! He was clearly the worst player on the pitch the last time you played him why not give someone else a chance.. One other problem was as soon as they scored that goal WHY wouldn't you pull them back and keep what we had out there or make a different change. Cause last time I checked 2-1 is a hell of a lot different then 2-2. Well we lost 3-2 (4-2 cause kaka had one too that didn't count) but everyone knows that.



That's by far my favorite goal of the tourney!

Umm so there's another Beckham book coming out... only its by Grant Wahl.. and its anti-Beckham.. i'm excited and I'll be going to Borders on July 14th to pick it up!.. oh yeah.. here's a bit of a preview

And lastly Real Madrid signed yet another striker Mr. Benzema from Lyon. He's a great investment for the team.... but yet again... who do they have in the back??... idiots....

Ummm.. So We're Going to the Finals??

And I thought the Giants had a better chance beating the Pats two years ago haha.. Well I'm going to have to be a little brief on this one cause I'm practically out the door. I'm sure everyone knows that the US took out Spain today 2-0.. and I have a couple things I'd like to touch on.

First, we defended like we had 3 testicles and the play of Rico and Jay... simply out of this world.. Rico Clark was EVERYWHERE. We were first to every ball in the box and never gave up on anything. When they did break through with a shot or the ball... Timmy was there to save the day.

Secondly.... I don't think Lando had a bad touch for the entire game...??

Thirdly, thank you Sergio Ramos.... hahahahahahahahahah the look on his face was absolutely PRICELESS when Dempsey put that one home hahaha!!

Also, though he came out I thought Charlie Davies played out of his mind also for the time he was on the field. He was a little worn out towards the end but he worked his ass off and well that's all we can really ask for.

And for some awards.. I'll give the Man of the match to Rico Clark.. disagree w/ me please.. thanks.. and the Joe Bulak BEAST Moment of The Game goes to Jozy when he flicked his pinkie and threw Capdevila off of is back and ripped (a horrible shot might I add) it home for the us.

Oh yeah and for some closing words... I think the refs are out to get us.. there were two offside calls late in the game one on Jozy and the other on Connor.. THEY WERE NOT OFFSIDE! and What did Bradley do to earn that red?? I need to get another look maybe i'm wrong.. but I didnt see ANYTHING that desirved a straight red... and its not like he was consistantly fouling the entire game... I dunno.. just something to think about is all...

Well on a brighter note this game gives me an excuse to get black out drunk tonight!!! yyaayy

GO USA!!!

Good v. Evil

hahah I remember when this commercial came out.. its my favorite soccer commercial of all time.. Au revoir..

Thoughts Before Wed....

Well first off, wtf happened yesterday... jesus. Well I can tell you one thing.. Eric Wynalda's facebook was surely the reason why we played so well haha. But first, hats off to the boys.. they showed that we really do know how to play footy, and that we could finally score during the run of play.

But lets get down to brass tacks. Now that we got in on the slimmest of margins and attaining the least amount of points possible to get a bid into the second round, we get to face the best team in the world. I'm not going to say we can't pull this one out of our, yup, but we have just as much of a chance to beat Spain as we did to qualify for the mini knockout stage. But lets look at the bright side--> We get to play 2 more games against teams that aren't in our region, Charlie Davies showed that we can actually effing work to score a goal (though it was really ugly.. it counts the same on the score board), and Rossi's going home while we're still playing. I'm excited to see what we can pull off against Spain, one thing's for sure... I'm gunna be eatin me some buffalo chicken wings during the game. Well after the most useless post in the history of posts on the blog I'll leave you with this.....

NSR: New Wale "Back to The Feature" Mixtape

Brand new long-awaited mixtape from Wale. Download it HERE.

Some Thoughts Before the Trip Home

Well here we sit broken hearted paid a nickle and (only farted?) haven't scored a goal in the run of play in 4 games.

Well its clear that we're not going to beat Egypt by a score of 3-0, and I honestly don't think Brazil will tally more then 3 against Italy. So lets put this game into perspective, this is a game to see who wants to step up. If you're going to play a player like Beasley who has done nothing lately. Why not play Adu? Though he's done nothing for his club or the national team, he's in the same boat as beasley. So I say we give Freddy a run. Next we should send Clint home, let him rest and gather his thoughts and give someone else a run out there. In the back.. lets just keep it that way.. maybe exchange Heath for Johnny. Back to the midfield I'd start Lando and Jozy just in case everyone is magically in form and we run away in the first half. But if that's not the case I would bring in Charlie Davies and Torres.

Oh yeah.. and maybe we could use a game plan specific to a team we're playing against and not just throw players out there and say "play our game"... cause sometimes you need to change your game to win.... but I'll leave that one up to bob-o. and I say this because... after watching the latest action packed games it doesn't seem like we're going out with a game plan. It just seems like he's saying go out there and defend like this and nothing else.

If you watched the Brazil game it was clear what their game plan was.. if you missed it you should never watch a soccer game again.. maybe baseball's more your style. Anywho, Brazil attacked us where we were weakest, our left back. They attacked and attacked as though it was the only way they had a chance of scoring a goal. I just think if we had some if any sort of game plan moving forward we'd have a chance at scoring during the run of play... well I'm done ranting.. if I pissed you off I'll leave you something to make you laugh.. also... thoughts? I'd be nice to have some feedback every now and then...

On a Brighter Note..

At least we didn't let a goal up like this today....

Still Have a Prayer

Well after another amazing coaching display by Bob-O the US still has a mathematical chance of making it to the second round of the Confederations Cup. With the US at the bottom of the group at a strong -5 goal differential, they need to beat Egypt by a tally of 3-0. That's not it though... we also need Brazil to take out Italy 4-0 to progress by goal differential. Humm..... something tells me that's not going to happen.

Today's game lacked in many places, but what gave up the game is our coaching. I'm not some amazing coach (but I'd prolly be a good one) but coaching the national team isn't about what have you done for me, its more of a matter of what are you doing for me. Well Beasley falls into that category heavily.. WTF has he done at a professional level in the past year. He got hurt and doesn't play for Rangers' first team any more... that about sums it up.. so why the hell is he still starting for the USMNT? god knows. And secondly, why start Sacha? I can't take it away from the kid he did have a great year last year. But lets be serious, he's not in that kind of form anymore, no where near it. Why not give Torres a run, he's been pretty damn consistent and on top of that he was the best player on the pitch when the US played Costa Rica, before bob took him out at half time. He's not the biggest or the strongest guy in the world. BUT HE'S COMPOSED on and off the ball. I dunno maybe its just me..... Thoughts?

I'm gunna go watch some WPS...

I miss you Boca...

6 Match Ban for Drogba

Remember this?? So yea, Drogba was banned for 6 matches for berating the ref after that controversial champions league game. Personally I think this was one of the greatest flip-outs of all time. But not better than Cantona destroying someone in the front row:

NSR: New Mos Def

Just writing this to let anybody who's a fan of Mos Def, or real hip-hop, that his new album came out last week and it is definitely his best since the classic Black on Both Sides. So if your a fan of Mos, Blackstar and other good hip-hop, I definitely recommend checking out this album immediately.

Where Will Ribery Go???

According to soccernet.com, it seems Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery is very much in demand these days. Supposedly Chelsea, Barcelona, and Manchester United have all tabled bids for his services, with Real Madrid possibly doing the same. Personally i'd like to see him go to Barcelona because then it will be even more fun to watch them destroy teams 200-1 with their beautiful passing game. Don't really want him to go to the EPL though, cause then I'll have to watch him tear up my baby gunners 4 times a year.

I'll leave with a highlight tape of his so the uninformed can know what type of skill these teams would be paying for...........enjoy:

Italy 3 - 1 USA Video Higlights

Overall I thought this was the best the US has played all year, even with a man down (oh yea, fuck you ref. Honestly that was the softest red I've ever seen. Whenever we play Italy we always get a soft ass red that ruins the game.) Ultimately a strong performance wasn't enough as things were again ruined by the ref vs Italy and they eventually succumbed to two tremendous strikes from Rossi(Fucking traitor.) and Derossi.

In my opinion I thought everybody presented themselves well, and there was little to not like about the effort put in by the Americans. What do you think? Did they play well? Do they have a shot vs Brazil on Thursday?

You Too Can Have Ibrahimovic for 90 Million Euros!

You too can have Zlatan Ibrahimovic on your team.............so long as you have 90 million euros or about $124 million. Just so you can see what you would be paying for, check out this cheeky back heel golazo that he pulled off against Atalanta a couple weeks ago. Is that worth 90 million euro? We'll see..

USA - Italy Webcast Links

We here at the Orange Card want everyone to be able to catch the big Confederations Cup game today so here's some helpful links if you cant make it to a TV with ESPN 2:

If you have Sopcast, TV Ants, or any other p2p streaming program, this site should hold you down:

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=41814&part=sports

And for anyone that wants a straight web streaming option, they can go to Justin TV and simply type in "Confederations Cup."

These links should really help if you want make it to a TV. As for me, I'll be watching @ Nevada Smith's in NYC and pulling for a USA victory.

Goal.com Q & A with Shalrie Joseph

Although he plays for the "other team" in the I-95 rivalry, hes ok with me due to the fact that he roots for the Gunners.

NSR: Jim Gaffigan on Bacon

Awesome.

Schalke's Jermaine Jones to Play for USA?

According to the associated press out of Germany, Schalke midfielder Jermaine Jones is switching allegiances to play for the US national team, effective August '09. Personally I know nothing about the guy and how good he is but he seems to be getting plenty of minutes for Schalke so he can only help the national team. The only thing is that he plays defensive mid and god knows we need another person in that position. What do you think? Will Jermaine Jones be a great help to Bob Bradley in the future?

Madrid....

I just wanted to throw something quick up about Real today before I left on a journey to the north east for a couple days. I read the lil interview that Cannavaro had w/ soccernet and I couldn't agree with him more. I don't think Real will succeed. Yes, they will be able to field the greatest offensive team in soccer in the coming year, but will they be a TEAM. I think they will start off great but as the year goes on, drama will be the end of them.

One last thing.... Who do they have in the back? The biggest reason for Man Utds success these past years is because they're a balanced team. They're as good in the back as they are in the front. Real have Sergio Ramos....

If Real keeps signing people for attacking purposes they'll be great, but they won't be the best in my eyes.... thoughts?



Go USA!

Old School: Atari Lynx European Soccer Challenge

I may be pretty young but I definitely still remember the Atari Lynx and this game. One thing I did forget though was how freaking big the Atari Lynx was. It was like playing video games on a boulder.......portable, but not really.

October '08: RBA Time Lapse

Got my relocation guide in the mail the other day. Cant wait........its the only redeeming part to this woeful season so far.

New Clipse Single

Back again from a long hiatus folks, and with some new music from the Clipse. It's their new single "I'm Good" featuring Pharrell. Download/ listen to it here.


P.S. dont worry, we'll have plenty more quality futbol postings on here as well

Fantasy MLS

Hi all!.. Its been a while! Well I was throwing together my fantasy MLS team and I figured why not create a league and invite the readers. I'm using mlsnet.com, all you have to do is click on the fantasy section and its self explanatory. When your team is complete go to the league section and click on join private league.

League name: The Orange Card
Password: soccer

DO IT!

Another Killer Nike Soccer Commercial

Transfer Day: Keane Back to Spurs, Arshavin to Gunners

Transfer deadline day much like trade deadline days for sports in the US, is an exciting day for fans as they see deals go through that will undoubtedly affect the title races in their respective leagues.

In the EPL it's no different as a flurry of activity happened today, the biggest of which involved Robbie Keane and Andrei Arshavin.

In a move that surprised no one, Robbie Keane made his way back to White Heart Lane today. I think everybody knew this was coming after he was left out of the squad for this past weekends game against Chelsea. Another move that everybody expected to go through was the transfer of Andrei Arshavin to Arsenal.

Personally I love this move by Arsenal because his style of play perfectly fits in with Wenger's philosophy and with Fabregras and Rosicky still sidelined, he brings much needed help and creativity to the center of the pitch.

What do you think was the biggest move made today?

Live Chat/ Blog: Liverpool Vs Chelsea

Reminder: Liverpool VS Chelsea Live Chat Tomorrow @ 11AM

Just a reminder that we're going to be hosting another live chat session during the Liverpool - Chelsea game tomorrow at 11AM. If you want a little taste of what the live chats here entail, then look back in the blog archives for the last live chat we had last week during the Man U - Tottenham game.

If you want to RSVP and get an email reminder for the chat tomorrow, you can just enter your email address in the reminder box on the left side of the page.

Altidore To Xerez on Loan?

According to this report, Jozy Altidore will be heading out on loan to spanish second division side, Xerez. That cheer you hear is from me and several other US Fans who know that this will only fastrack Jozy's development.

This move should earn him more playing time, and lead to him garnering more consideration from Bob Bradley for the upcoming world cup qualifiers this year and the various other competitions(Confederations Cup, Gold Cup) that make up the packed US Mens Team schedule this year.

Hopefully Monaco will also do the right thing and negotiate a loan for Freddy Adu, so the US can have their young talents playing regular minutes abroad(Although god knows why Adu isn't getting minutes on that team).

What do you think? Is this truly the beginning of Altidore's development into a big time player? Or do you think he should stay at Villarreal and fight for a place in the 18 man roster on game day?

Sexy: Red Bull Arena Animation

I know, I know. I'm mad late and this came out a while ago, but goddamn this stadium looks so sexy that I just had to post it. In 2010, this place will be the definitive cathedral of US Soccer:

NSR: Wale Ft Lil Wayne - Nike Boots Remix

Elephant Soccer!!!

I just came across THIS, I couldn't get the vid on here but that link should do it. Next I want to see them riding TIGERS... THAT WOULD BE SICK!

Quakes Get a Kit Sponsor!

San Jose has signed a 3 year deal with Amway Global. With more and more teams getting sponsored the league is starting to look more and more sexual. On a serious note this also shows soccer's growth in the United States. And that folks puts a big ol' smile on my face. I'm diggin the kits.. are you?

OOHHHH VILLA!

So we all know Villa has been creepin up the table. But DAMN... right now if Chelsea and Liverpool slip up tomorrow they'll be tied for second in pts. I just wanted to throw that one out there because its nice to see a team mix it up a little. I just hope they don't drop Ashley Young this summer. Keep pushin for second boys.. you'll always be behind the REDS!

Here's how they stand now.....

NSR: Charles Hamilton - It's

Lyrically impressive. Watch out for Charles Hamilton in '09:

Looks More Likely Becks Will Stay In Milan

It's looking increasingly more likely that Becks will turn his loan spell with AC Milan into a permanent move, as Milan are stating they are willing to pay 4.5 million euros in order to secure his services permenantly.

Is anybody really shocked by this? If anything i'm shocked at the low valuation for his services, I figured it would be a lot more expensive than 4.5 mill euros to secure his services, just because of his impact off the field.

Beckham's stay in MLS will have mixed views. He was most certainly a success off the field with record jersey sales, and sold out stadiums. However, on the field he never really fit the description of a designated player in the first place. Beckham is a player who thrives when he has good players around him, and this is showing with his good run of form at Milan right now.
On the field he was not what the DP slot called for, a game changing player. That is more of the role Landon Donovan has played for the Galaxy over the years.

I have no hard feelings against Becks for probably staying with Milan, and hopefully he will serve as an example to other teams who only think about the off-the-field benefits when it comes to DP's.

What do you think? Was his impact as big as expected?

NSR: 17 Year Old Notorious B.I.G Battle Rap On The Street In Bed-Stuy

Saw the movie Notorious yesterday and was reminded of this video. My favorite lyricist of all time. Who's yours?

Findley Back To RSL

According to Yanks Abroad, Robbie Findley's trial with Brondby is over and he will be returning to RSL without an offer. That's not to say he didn't impress them though, having scored two goals in their friendly match on Sunday.

So the good news for RSL fans is that he's staying..............for now, as Brondby has admitted that his play was good enough that he would be in consideration if they were to need another striker down the road.

As far as i'm concerned, this right here is the problem with MLS right now. Your getting young, decent american talent which is opting to go overseas and play for teams in scandanavia rather than here presumably because of the money. (Although it could be the women are hotter over there but that's debatable.) The even bigger problem is that when these guys leave there's nobody good enough left to replace them so you end up with mediocre players in MLS starting 11's who bring the total quality of the game down a notch.

MLS really is a frustrating league to follow. What do you think?

Tottenham Sign Cudicini and Chimbonda

Tottenham announced today that they have successfully signed both Pascal Chimbonda, and Carlo Cudicini from Sunderland and Chelsea. In Chimbonda's case I guess he really missed White Hart Lane because he just left only 6 months ago and now he's back. For Cudicini, he was most likely brought in to challenge Gomes for some playing time seeing how Gomes has been in awful form for what seems like forever.

Will these moves keep Spurs outside of the relegation zone this year? I dont know, but if their performance against Man Utd in the FA Cup this past weekend is any indication, they need to shake things up.

Do you think they'll be one of the three to make the drop this year? As a gooner I would love to see it happen but I don't wanna jinx it.

USA's Wynne Man of the Match in My Eyes

I'm sure lots of people are stoked that Sacha netted his first, second, and third goals for the national team. Sacha played a great game from starting whistle to the final. But he was not the star of the first half in my eyes. Yeah he scored an absurdly amazing free kick, and later buried a PK. But who earned that PK, who was EVERYWHERE defensively in the first half, who was streaking down the right wing with unhumanlike speed. That would be Marvell Wynne. His first half performance vs Sweden last night was inspiring. The man does not have the greatest technique, but damn does he play with heart, and that's the one thing on the pitch that separated him from everyone. The second half was a different story though, Sacha continued this amazing play and overall he was the best player on the pitch during the second half. But I'm going to have to split the Man of the Match honors and give it to both of them.

Overall great win for the US, it was nice to see the youngins in action

NSR: Vince The Sham-Wow Guy Sells The Slap Chop

Awesome. Best. Salesman. Ever.

Live Blog/ Chat: Man Utd - Tottenham FA Cup 4th Round

Reminder: Live Chat/ Blog For Man Utd - Tottenham FA Cup Game Tomorrow

Just a reminder that we will be hosting a live chat room/ live blog for the Man Utd - Tottenham FA Cup game tomorrow starting at 12PM.

Dr Sulaiman al-Fahim = Problem for the EPL

For those of you who don't know who this guy is, he's the new owner of the super spending club Manchester City. The same dude is trying to buy Chelsea, now normally I don't really care when teams get bought out because usually that means there will be more money, and more money usually means better players. But where the problem lies is, where will he spend more of his money. If he lands Chelsea there's going to be a sever conflict of interest. Who gets more money for transfers? What happens if both managers want to bring in the same player? There are so many things that could come up and if he favors one team the other is getting the proverbial shaft. I think its stupid and should somehow be restricted.

Thoughts?

TOTTENHAM - MANU FA CUP GAME LIVE CHAT/BLOG TOMORROW AT 12!

NSR: No Pants Subway Ride '09

Had a couple friends run into this on the subway last week......I'm mad I missed it:


FYI: WE ARE HOSTING A LIVE CHAT ROOM TOMORROW AROUND 12PM FOR THE MANU - TOTTENHAM FA CUP GAME, SO IF YOUR WATCHING THE GAME WHY NOT JOIN IN SOME OF THE BANTER AS WELL.

Eddie Who?

I honestly forgot all about Eddie "Grown Ass Man" Johnson, and the fact that he was still playing somewhere over in England.

But apparently someone hasn't forgotten about him and his non-goalscoring ways, and they've written an update on how he is struggling to catch up to the level of the game in England.

WTF happened to this guy?? He used to be the shit when it came to US Soccer, the 'next big thing,' and so quickly he has become the soccer equivalent of Ryan Leaf(look it up, he blew it big time).

Hopefully he can make a Mickey Rourke like comeback and turn it around, because god knows the US can use as many good strikers as it can get right now since Bob Bradley doesn't want to play Jozy for some reason.

What do you think went wrong in the development of the "Grown Ass Man?"

FYI: WE ARE HOSTING OUR FIRST EVER LIVE CHAT ROOM DURING THE MAN UNITED - TOTTENHAM FA CUP GAME THIS SAT STARTING AT 12PM.

You've Been Kicked in the NUTS!!

This is one of my all time favorites! You laugh, you cry, you cringe at the sight of someone getting a swift kick to their jewels. If a dude with a jumpsuit and an orange afro wig came running up to me I would beat the @#$! out of him before he had the chance... unless of course I'm the guy coming outside in the morning to get the paper... Enjoy!


Kicked In The Nuts - Watch more Entertainment

Videos: MLS Preseason Begins Around The League

Ahh its that time again already. MLS pre-season is underway and before you know it the '09 season will be starting up again. So soak in these videos and enjoy the first clips from the preparation for the new season.

ALSO, WE WILL BE HOSTING A LIVE CHAT ROOM DURING THE MAN U - TOTTENHAM FA CUP GAME THIS SAT AT 12. SO STOP BY, BRING A BEER, AND JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION WHILE WATCHING THE GAME.

FC Dallas:


Seattle Sounders FC:


LA Galaxy:

Seattle Loves Their Sounders!!

I just got word that the Sounders have already sold 18,600 season tickets. If they don't sell another ticket this season they will still attract more fans then 11 of the 14 teams last year. I don't know about you, but that sure as hell puts a smile on my face.

P.S. WE ARE HOSTING A LIVE CHAT ROOM THIS SATURDAY DURING THE MANU - TOTTENHAM FA CUP GAME. THE CHAT ROOM WILL BE OPEN AT 12PM AND THE GAME STARTS AT 12:15 SO GRAB A BEER, CHAT, AND ENJOY THE GAME.

Bad Refereeing: '78 World Cup Sweden Vs Brazil

Oh man is this a good one. Back in the 1978 World Cup Brazil was playing Sweden and Zico scores as in extra time as time is running out but the ref disallows the goal saying that time ran out. WHO DOES THAT! Man this ref should thank every god ever, basically just adopt polytheism, for getting out of that stadium without getting killed let alone seriously injured.

Madrid After Wenger and Fabregas?

New Real Madrid el presidente, Florentino Perez has supposedly promised to deliver Arsene Wenger as the team's manager/GM by this summer. On top of that he also plans to target Cesc Fabregas and Kaka. Ok this is just getting rediculous, if Wenger somehow gets poached away from the gunners I will go apeshit and you will definitely see me on the news for breaking some shit.

People need to stop being jealous of the Gunners beautiful style of football and realize that we haven't won anything significant in sometime. So let us keep our coach who makes us play pretty but permanently keeps us in football trophy purgatory.

P.S. WE WILL BE HOSTING A LIVE CHAT ROOM DURING THE MANU - TOTTENHAM FA CUP GAME THIS SATURDAY STARTING AT 12PM. PLEASE JOIN US AND VOICE YOUR OPINION DURING THE GAME.

Cudicini to White Hart Lane?

Well it seems Tottenham are going to take a step in the right direction.. FINALLY! Word on the street is that they have just offered Chelsea a £1 million bid for their back up keeper Carlo Cudicini. With Heurelo "Hands of Bricks" Gomes not playing up to his level of talk in the beginning of the season. (He claimed that Tottenham would be in the race for the championship) It is clear that a transfer in is needed. Cudicini will be out of contract at the end of the season so this is an easy way to make some money. If this deal goes down, Chelsea fans need to pray for Chec to stay healthy because Hilario isn't the best of keepers. Here's some of Cudicini's best (along with the worst compilation music ever)

Article 17 of FIFA Rules....?

Wow... doesn't he look upset... I don't think I've ever seen a player want to leave his club so bad. I still think the guy's not as good as he thinks but Zennit are stalling the talks and he's getting frustrated, on a personal note I don't think its the club... I think he's just a wimp and hates the cold... So this boyish 27 yr old is going to buy out his contract and get the hell out of there. Article 17 of the FIFA rules says he can do it as early as November.

I don't know what to think about this, I feel bad for the guy cause I can only dream about playing for Arsenal (or a possible Man City swoop) and the only thing holding him back is his club. However, I do believe that he should honor his contract with his current club and see it out of they don't want to get rid of him. I'll have to side with Arshie just because its the opportunity of a lifetime to play at a top flight club, and his club should respect his wishes.. and buy me lots of beer..

Thoughts?

NSR: Kobe Bryant Sells You Ankle Insurance

A lot of people playing against Christiano Ronaldo should look into buying some of this insurance.

Live Bloggin Action This Saturday!

Hi all! I just wanted to give everyone some notice that we're going to be hosting a live blog on Saturday starting at around 12:00 est. We're going to be watching the United v. Spurs game on FSC. The game is set for a 12:15 kick off but feel free to stop by early and pregame with us. The better the turnout the more we'll do this!! So grab your computer, grab a brew, and tune in. See you then!

'I'll bring da beers.. I'll bring da beers'

only for me though.. sorry

Peace Out: Robinho Missing at Citeh

In a not so surprising development, Robinho has gone rogue and has gone back to Brazil for "family problems."

Now If you have any brains at all, then you would totally understand where Robinho is coming from. He's supposedly mad about the team not being able to his friend and national teammate Kaka, but we know the real reason why he's mad.

It's the bathtub full of cocaine money baller status, that's what he wants. Right now he's only on escort agency VIP baller status right now, but he definitely wants to reach the baller plateau that was set forth by Kaka's propsed monster contract. So we'll see how this plays out, I'm sure it will resolve itself when Robinho realizes that he's really not doing that bad money-wise.

Do you think he can help Man City get out of the relegation zone when he comes back from his short sabbatical?

P.S. We will have a preview today of the upcoming Man U - Tottenham FA Cup game this Saturday, and we will be HOSTING THE 1ST EVER ORANGE CARD LIVE CHAT/BLOG DURING THE GAME. STOP BY THE SITE WHILE YOUR WATCHING THE GAME AND COME CHAT WITH ALL THE MANU AND TOTTENHAM FANS. LIVE CHAT!!!
Ok i'm done.

NSR: TMobile Spontaneous Dance Commercial in Liverpool St Station

Check out this really cool commercial for TMobile. I would have definitely ruined things with my lack of rhythm had I been there, but lucky for you I was a couple thousand miles away at the time. The best moment is when the guy with the Kid n Play high top fade circa 1990 joins in the festivities.

ESPN MLS Primetime Thursday = Cancelled

Steven Goff over at Soccer Insider found this interesting article from Sports Business Journal, stating that ESPN is dumping the "Primetime Thursday" format due to it's extremely lousy ratings. In its place they will have games on Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday. I guess this is a good idea, it could cause a conflict of interest though with the FSC game of the week on Saturday. Also this probably means that no more games will be pre-empted by WNBA games with final scores of 20-10, and if thats the case then im 110% for change. What do you think? Will it work? Will they get better ratings?

Tottenham Heelspurs..

I just watched the Tottenham v. Portsmouth game and I just felt the need to comment on it because I had predicted the Spurs to finish in the top 4 this season. They dominated the play throughout the game but they just couldn't finish. They should have won the game today by AT LEAST 2 goals.

Three things piss me off about them (I don't care for the team its just when you predict a team to be in the top 3 you don't want them to have the least amount of points in the league). Firstly, they bypass Modric in the midfield way to often. They seem to prefer to hit the seams in a direct route to the forwards or use Lennon (or Bentley when he's in) on the wings. When Modric was involved, he creates chance after chance (watch the highlights folks). Secondly, their finishing is horrid, though it could be looking up due to the recent signing of Mr. Defoe (who scored the only goal for Spurs today). Defoe and Bent both had chances that I think my mom could have finished. Lastly, Gomez SUCKS, he has hands like cinder blocks. If they want any chance of getting away from the relegation zone they need to go out NOW and pick up a keeper!

Well I'm done ranting, what do you think about this team who had so much potential, but can only produce 8 goals in its 11 home matches in EPL play...??

NSR: Denis Leary Remembers Denis Leary Movies

Denis Leary Remembers Denis Leary Movies Part II - watch more funny videos

In one of many non soccer related posts to come, I bring you Denis Leary commentating on his own movies and it is priceless. I wish they would do this with Samuel L. Jackson because he does like 800 fucking movies a year, many of them which are not very good. He would still make it interesting though cause he's the baddest mofo on earth.

P.S. Don't forget to watch the premiere of Flight of the Conchords tomorrow at 10 on HBO.....and if you dont get cable don't worry, i'm sure it will be available on the web illegally sometime soon after 10:

Bad Refereeing: The Greatest Dive in The Universe

For this weeks Bad Refereeing, I'am proud to bring you what I consider the greatest dive in the universe. This is just too good to not watch over and over again. I understand the team being mad at the ref, but why not try to destroy the linesman as well? Instead of correcting the ref he sat there with his flag up his ass doing nothing.

Ultimately I think it's only fair that this ref and the diving player be drawn and quartered or publicly humiliated in some fashion. I think that's the only way those players will be able to move on from that game without taking their anger out on some random person and killing him.

Is Kaka About to Make it Rain in Manchester?

Please ignore the awful photoshop and listen to this: Man City are offering a shitload of money to secure Kaka's services according to goal.com. The transfer fee is supposed to be in excess of $100 Million, and dude could put pen to paper on a contract worth almost a Million per week. Not per year, per week. That's just re-goddamn-diculuous. That's like goldplated learjets and bathtubs full of cocaine baller status right there. If this deal goes through Kaka will no longer need to play in any games anymore, he can just crush the other team with his wallet and force them to forfeit.

Love or Hate?

Love him or hate him, he's the best player in the world. My personal favorite is the first guy that pulls down the 'Hate' background. The look on his face says it all.