I have nothing but fond memories of Van Nistelrooy’s tenure in Madrid. I wasn’t his biggest fan when he was with Manu, but he proved me wrong big time. In an era where Raul was severely underperforming, Ronaldo (The original – the Lima) carried our team with his goals game-in and game-out. When RVN came [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Adios y Gracias: Van The Man
Posted: January 25, 2010 in soccer, SportsTags: dutch football, Holland, legend, malaga, Manchester United, Netherlands, Real Madrid, Ruud Van Nistelrooy
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Start saving for an HD/3D TV.
Posted: January 15, 2010 in Entertainment, SportsTags: 2010, 3d, espn, HD, south africa, television, tv, World Cup
… And make sure you have it for South Africa 2010. From ESPN: ESPN 3D to show soccer, football, more ESPN.com Sports broadcasting will enter a new dimension in 2010 … the third dimension, as ESPN will unveil the industry’s first 3-D network. ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events [...]
A bright spot in Iranian football: Masoud.
Posted: January 15, 2010 in soccer, SportsTags: copa del rey, football, golazo, hercules, Iran, masoud shojaei, nekounam, osasuna, Spain
Masoud Shojaei’s golazo against Hercules in the Spanish Copa Del Rey quarterfinals.
Potential Fulfilled: Gonzalo Higuain
Posted: January 11, 2010 in soccer, SportsTags: albiol, garay, Hierro, Higuain, ivan campo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Madrid, Mallorca, pellegrini, Pepe, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Van Der Vaart
Gonzalo Higuain has made a living off of tormenting La Liga teams. He was once an unkown, and rose to a player with lots of potential. And as he has finally broken in as a fixed starter for the greatest sports club on the planet, he has become a world class forward and easily one [...]
Ironic: Marco Materazzi
Posted: January 8, 2010 in soccer, SportsTags: ac milan, France, Inter Milan, Italy, marco materazzi, shevchenko, sorin, south africa, thierry henry, World Cup, Zinedine Zidane
ROME — Marco Materazzi plans to be touring the United States in a motor home with family and friends during this year’s World Cup. The Italian defender says he’s still so angry over Zinedine Zidane’s head butt during the 2006 final that he won’t even watch this year’s tournament in South Africa. Materazzi told [...]
