The World Cup is over and Spain are your new Champions. First Euro 2008 and now this? I guess we have to respect Spain in international competitions now and not wait for them to eventually choke. The Final was probably one of the best deciding games since I can remember (1982). Both teams wanted to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Inter’
World Cup 2010 – Day Twenty-Two – A Dutch Surprise
Posted: July 3, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Abreu, Ajax, Argentina, Arsenal, Baggio, Bayern Munich, Brazil, Dunga, Felipe Melo, Forlan, Ghana, Gyan, Holland, Inter, Juventus, Kaka, Mathijsen, Muntari, Netherlands, Oezil, Ooijer, Rennes, Robben, Robinho, Sneijder, South Africa, Suarez, Uruguay, Van Persie, Werder Bremen, World Cup
Day twenty-two saw Brazil’s run come to an end and Asamoah Gyan (Rennes) miss one of the biggest penalty kicks in the history of the World Cup. It doesn’t top Roberto Baggio’s miss in 1994 but it’s up there. The Netherlands find a way to fight back against Brazil and Uruguay continues its improbable run [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Thirteen – I Think Something Big Happened
Posted: June 24, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aaron Lennon, Ajax, Algeria, Antic, Appiah, Aston Villa, Australia, Bayern Munich, Bologna, Cacau, Cahill, Capello, England, Everton, Germany, Ghana, Hamburger, Holman, Inter, James Milner, Jermaine DeFoe, Jerome Boateng, Kevin Prince-Boateng, Klose, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Manchester United, Muntari, Oezil, Pantelic, Portsmouth, Rajevac, Rooney, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Stuttgart, Tottenham, USA, World Cup, Yahia
If you’re looking for some insight on the USA – Algeria game, go elsewhere. This post is gonna be light on the information not only for that game but all the games. I have no interest in talking about Landon Donovan’s (LA Galaxy) late goal against Algeria to not only qualify the Americans but put [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Five – The Games Were Just, Meh!
Posted: June 16, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Brazil, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Elano, Galatasaray, Hamsik, Inter, Ivory Coast, Ji Yun Nam, Maicon, Napoli, New Zealand, North Korea, Paston, Portugal, Pyongyang, Real Madrid, Slovakia, South Africa, Vittek, Winston reid, World Cup
Day six didn’t have me excited. Sure, the Ivory Coast – Portugal match looked like a good one but with an injured Didier Drogba (Chelsea), that game lost a little bit of it’s luster. Slovakia should’ve run all over New Zealand and Brazil should’ve thrashed North Korea. I thought we would see the worst two [...]
Chelsea v Manchester City – The Bridge/Terry Drama Trumps My Hatred For Both Teams – A Running Blog
Posted: February 28, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Abramovich, Ancelotti, Anelka, Arsenal, Ballack, Bellamy, Belletti, Cech, Chelsea, City, Drogba, Eastlands, EPL, Hilario, Inter, Joe Cole, John Terry, Lampard, Malouda, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mancini, Shay Given, Stamford Bridge, Sturridge, Tevez, Wayne Bridge
Chelsea takes on Manchester City and I’ll be keeping a running blog post while I’m watching the game. If you look at my Top 5 Hated Soccer Teams list from my previous post you’ll see that these two teams. Man City is higher on that list so I have (slightly) more venom for them. I [...]
Memphis Tigers Basketball – When A Record Isn’t A Record
Posted: January 21, 2010 by The Mark in NCAA Basketball, SoccerTags: Basketball, Conference USA, Derrick Rose, Inter, John Calipari, Juventus, Kentucky, Memphis Tigers, NCAA, Olympics, SEC, Serie A, Soccer, UTEP
I just saw that UTEP ended Memphis’ 64-game conference winning streak. This left Memphis tied with Kentucky for the all-time Division I conference winning streak record. UTEP won 72-67, at the FedEx Forum no less. But wait, how does Memphis even share that record with the great Kentucky teams of the 1940′s? I thought they vacated [...]
