Archive for the ‘AC Milan’ Category
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Ah, Champions League soccer.
The thing that spices up midweek, mid-afternoon days for unemployed sportsbums or just lazy college kids. And it's pretty damn good entertainment - footy fan or no. It's the best in the world doing something very few can. Appreciate it.
Last year, Lionel Messi led Barcelona to the ...
Posted in AC Milan, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Bordeaux, Champions League, Chelsea, Inter Milan, International Soccer, Juventus, Liverpool, Lyon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Wolfsburg | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
US defender Oguchi Onyewu has been signed by AC Milan. I had to read that sentence a few times even after I typed it. Huh, guess that really did happen. He'll be only the second American to ever play in Serie A (the other was Alexi Lalas, also a defender).
You ...
Posted in AC Milan, Oguchi Onyewu, Soccer | 9 Comments »
Monday, January 19th, 2009
A few days ago, we detailed Manchester City’s $161-million quest for AC Milan star Kaka. I said I didn’t think it would happen. I still don’t, though all the pundits think its all but a done deal.
City, who is owned by the uber-wealthy Abu Dhabi Investment Group, is reportedly prepared ...
Posted in AC Milan, EPL, International Soccer, Kaka, Manchester City, Serie A | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
So you’re in a two-team town. The city’s fan base isn’t exactly split 50-50 either. One team wins trophies; the other, well, it used to. One team is an international brand, while the other is more like Stephen Baldwin's political opinion, you know, an afterthought.
And no, I’m not talking about ...
Posted in AC Milan, EPL, General, International Soccer, Kaka, Manchester City, Manchester United, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Robinho | 1 Comment »