BEING A REF IS A TOUGH JOB!
Being a referee can be a tough job sometimes. You can be called names by both parties’ fans. One ‘wrong’ decision and you can be sure to have angry fans call you up and threaten you and your family.
Sometimes the job of the referee is tough because the game is so far away from them [...]
Sports Links To Enlighten: RSL Win MLS; Economy Hitting NYC Hard; Another Match-Fixing Scandal
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Wright Thompson penned this interesting article for ESPN about the costs of attending New York Yankees games titled, ‘Seats of Gold.’
Quick related story. When I heard Van Morrison was coming to Montreal last month, I immediately looked into getting a couple of tickets. Alas, economics came up from behind me and throttled my hopes. The [...]
Choosing Career Over Nation Is Not Treacherous
Originally from Whowerare.
Following his two goal performance in a 3-1 victory for Italy over the United States at the Confederations Cup soccer tournament, Giuseppe Rossi finds himself a topic of discussion among American sports writers and commentators.
You see, Rossi is originally from Joisey (also referred to New Jersey) who happens to have dual American and [...]
Lame Sports Comments And Tidbits
NHL: I don’t know much about, well, a lot of things but I do know double standards and relativism when I see it. I still can’t figure out how Daniel Carcillo was suspended for clocking a Penguins player while Calgary’s Mike Cammalleri was spared for the exact same act. Yeah, yeah I heard Colin “Colie” [...]
Luis Aragones Sets Tone For Stellar Spaniards
By Beaker
“Yeah runnin’ down a dream that never would come to me
Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads
Runnin’ down a dream.”
-Tom Petty
“Franco who?”
-Luis Aragones
Just be glad I didn’t choose “Even the losers” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
When we measure a team’s title victory we have to take into consideration the entire tournament in [...]
Italy And Germany Through To The Quarter Finals: Satan Lives
By Alessandro
Italy took care of business and knocked out France 2-0 to earn a spot in the quarters at Euro 2008. I hear Italy has decided to make the Netherlands a naturalized citizen of the Mediterranean gem.
With France gone, we can now all be spared of Raymond Domenech’s madness. You have to feel for the [...]
Euro History: West Germany 1972
By Alessandro
When we think German soccer we think about superior tacticians and clinical efficiency on the pitch. We further think about players like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Gerd Muller, and Franz “The Kaiser” Beckenbauer.
Contrary to popular belief, Germany hasn’t always dominated tournaments. They were capable of over-achieving at major tournaments as well. For example, at the 1954 [...]
