cloning Arteta (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
In the build up to the 2010 World Cup there will no doubt be a number of profiles of one of football's more interesting characters, Marcelo Bielsa. A boycotter of corporate shindigs, whose press conferences end only when the questions run out; this studious, obsessive and eccentric man is one of football's good guys. You may remember him as the man who led the Argentina of Crespo, Batistuta, Veron,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
From England's doomed heroism in St Etienne to Man City's stunning comeback against Spurs, here are half a dozen of the best displays with 10 men NB: As always with Joy of Six, this is not meant to be a definitive list. We have also gone for great performances with ten men rather than great results, hence the exclusion of, say, Manchester United's win over Arsenal in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final. 1)...
Ed's picks (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
By Joe, www.Bettingexpert.com The second day of the Champions League group E will see Fiorentina face off against the five winners, Liverpool at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. The Italian side have never lost or concede a goal to an English opposition and their last defeat was back in 2000 against Valencia CF. Fiorentina have not been in such high places ever since Gabriel Batistuta left the club and...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Yep, It's the Daily Mail Again! (Titus Bramble surprisingly just missed the cut!) 50 Michael Laudrup (Denmark) 49 Francisco Gento (Spain) 48 Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay) 47 Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 46 George Weah (Liberia) 45 Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) 44 Kenny Dalglish (Scotland) 43 Zbigniew Boniek (Poland) 42 Emilio Butragueno (Spain) 41 Mario Kempes (Argentina) 40. Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)...
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