Archive for January, 2009

David Beckham

January 31, 2009

David Beckham is now in an AC Milan jersey, though in theory only for a few months. Though in reality he more likely to spend the next few seasons at the San Siro with both player and club seemingly happy with the current situation. This has been met with some angry reactions across North America [...]

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Friday Funnies

January 30, 2009

Well another week has gone by, and as always, it was full of stupidity. Mido has once again transfered to another club. He is only 25 and he’s been with 10 clubs, at this pace he’s gonna pass Anelka. Speaking of players that use to be at Spurs.  This transfer window has seen two players [...]

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Podcast # 2 – United Rumble, Liverpool Stumble

January 29, 2009

United demolish WBA, Liverpool draw again and Chelsea sneak up into second. Top 5 goals of the season and more. Tune into another episode of The Subs Bench.  Click the image above for the feed or the iTunes link on the right.

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Why They Hate Eachother – Newcastle vs Sunderland

January 28, 2009

The Tyne-Wear Derby   The two cities of Newcastle and Sunderland are just ten miles apart in the north-east of England. The rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland dates back to the English Civil War between 1642 and 1651 when Newcastle was Royalist and Sunderland was Parliamentarian. A similar difference split the cities during the Jacobite Rebellions [...]

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The Fifth Official – What’s a Penalty?

January 27, 2009

Whenever referees get confused, we consult our friend ‘Laws of the Game’. Although we do know everything and are never wrong, it’s always nice to confirm that by looking in the book. However, there is one line in Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct, that most referees seem to ignore. The first thing listed in the [...]

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Ribery’s failed cheeky chip

January 27, 2009

Munich crushed Stuttgart anyway lol.

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MLS Mondays

January 26, 2009

Toronto FC finally finishes their signing of local boy Dwayne De Rosario Bobby Boswell re-signed with Houston Dynamo The possibility of David Beckham leaving the Galaxy for Milan seems to be getting closer and closer Kljestan put 3 past Sweden in an impressive display after his trial with Celtic FC

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Fixing Header Soon

January 26, 2009

The Banner isnt linked with the home page anymore, I’m trying to fix this. Should be fixed quickly

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Sara’s Quotes of the week

January 25, 2009

My pick of the best footballing quotes from the week. Courtesy of the BBC and Skysports. “My missus could have scored that.” – ‘arry Redknapp. Am I the only one who doesn’t really care about the debate over whether it was humorous and/or healthy criticism or awful managerial skills? What I want to see is [...]

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FA Cup 5th Round Draw

January 25, 2009

Sheffield United v. Hull City Watford v. Chelsea West Ham United v. Middlesbrough Sunderland/Blackburn v. Coventry City Swansea City v. Fulham Liverpool/Everton v. Doncaster/Aston Villa Cardiff/Arsenal v. Burnely/West Brom Derby/Nottingham Forest v. Manchester United Well I flipped when I saw Liverpool could face Aston Villa… Wooding I’m looking at you. UTD versus Derby again, Derby [...]

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