Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
You knew there was a perfectly good reason why Real Madrid and Chelsea are battling it out for Neymar's signature, and why his club Santos is in no rush to sell him.
The Brazilian whiz-kid scored a beauty Wednesday night in league action vs. Flamengo. Below is the clip for your ...
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is widely regarded as the greatest coach in all of sports. The self-styled "Special One" has created juggernauts wherever he has gone since his first job at Benfica in 2000. Now, he might be headed back to the place that made him an international superstar.
Fresh ...
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Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Read my week four picks here.
Record after week three: 36-10 (22-22-2 ATS)
Can't believe there aren't more good noon games today. I'm sleeping in. Yeah, who am I kidding? I have an eight-month-old son. I'll be up at 7 am and probably live blogging Gameday or something equally awesome.
7:26 am ET ...
Posted in College Football, General | 4 Comments »
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 »
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Imagine your a pro sports franchise and you’ve just been told you can’t improve your team over the next 18 months.
And no, this isn’t a post about the Pittsburgh Pirates.
English Premier League power Chelsea was banned from adding new players for two transfer windows after FIFA ruled the club illegally ...
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
The English Premier League season begins this weekend, and as you know, we hear at Rumors and Rants are big footie fans.
We try to keep you in the loop each and every EPL season. And for the most part, we're wrong. We always overrate Tottenham and believe this is the ...
Posted in Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, EPL, Fabian Delph, Hull City, International Soccer, Jack Wilshere, Jozy Altidore, Nenad Milijas, Nikola Kalinic, Wolverhampton Wolves | 4 Comments »
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Have a gander at Eclipse, the world's biggest private yacht. It boasts a missile defense system, two helipads, and an escape submarine along with many, many other ridiculously expensive features. It cost 300 million pounds (about $600 million) to build in German shipyards and is scheduled to be delivered to ...
Posted in EPL, Soccer | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Talk about a quick fall from grace.
In 2002, Luiz Felipe Scolari pulled off what might be the ultimate high in world sports when he guided his native Brazil to its fifth World Cup title.
He went onto enjoy a six-year stint as Portugal’s boss, taking the Iberians to a World Cup ...
Posted in Chelsea, International Soccer, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Uzbekistan | No Comments »
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Okay, maybe not everyone, but the title is still apropos (of doors) given the Blues' reaction to losing to Barcelona on a 93rd minute away goal. It's been two days since the match and Chelsea's players are still all in the press talking about how the official didn't give them enough decisions ...
Posted in Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, International Soccer, McD says fuck. A lot., McD: Soccer Dilettante, Soccer, UEFA Champions League | 3 Comments »
Friday, April 24th, 2009
For those unaware, Frank Lampard is an international soccer star. The 30-year old Chelsea star is one of the best English players in the game and has a knack for scoring vital goals for the Blues.
Well, Franky split from his girlfriend, the mother of his two daughters, and it has ...
Posted in Chelsea, EPL, Frank Lampard, International Soccer | 3 Comments »
