I’m not sure which I find more bothersome, these people calling Bautista “Joe-say” or those who call Mourinho “Ho-say.” Read more
Ah, thanks. Fixed. Read more
I don’t think so. The CBF literally signed away the right to pick who steps onto the field for Brazil’s international matches, under threat of significant economic penalties. That’s about as clear as you can come without drawing up the team sheet yourself. Read more
Not exactly. He didn’t really break out as a player until a couple years ago, so by the time he emerged as an elite international player, he was already in talks with Spain. However, if Brazil were a little more forward thinking about young player development and integration, he probably would’ve gotten his first… Read more
He’s way too good to sit behind Benzema. As long as Real exercise their buy-back option, I think it will have made perfect sense. If not, yeah, they probably fucked up. Read more
Independiente’s rivals, Racing, made a parody video.
Touché. Read more
They should still be able to get 3rd without too much trouble, which is more important than anything else. Read more
Fixed, thanks. Read more
You are right. It’s fixed, thanks. Read more
In Ronaldo’s defense, he actually didn’t score that goal (it was an own goal) and when the announcer credited it to him, he wagged his finger to say it wasn’t him. On the other hand, the reason all his teammates celebrated with Toni Kroos and none of the Almería players made a stink about how Ronaldo was offside was… Read more
Ah, right, he did make his comeback in that match, too. The post is fixed now. Read more
Voilà. Read more
I’m with you. The rule as presently interpreted could’ve gone the either way, but I think the rules should fall in the direction it ultimately did there. Read more
Damn, I didn’t notice we already posted it when it happened. My bad. Read more
Yes, that's true. What I was getting at is that they'd been run like a mid-sized club for years and got those kinds of results, then Klopp came in and built a title contender without the club really changing its economic model, making their jump much more impressive than, say, Man City's. Read more
I see what you're getting at, but I think an Everton or a Newcastle are too low, both for him to do anything with and to interest him. Why go somewhere with even less appeal to players than Dortmund? Tottenham would be more interesting, or even Arsenal. Sort of along those lines, my dream scenario is for Pep to take… Read more
This is the only thing that comes to mind when I hear his name. Read more