Sorry for the brevity. I’m still processing.
Grant Wahl has had one doozy of a week [Fan Nation]
Peruvians hack Maradona’s website [Avoiding the Drop]
Ligue 1 jumbles schedule to accommodate France’s playoff [Soccerway]
Scotland’s football team was involved in a near-miss at Heathrow before leaving for Japan [Guardian]
Finally:
Good players still playing after 35 [The Offside]
New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho endeavored to splash some cold water on Real Madrid fans by telling them he is [Read More]
The Russian Premier League powerhouses made some quality signings this summer—attacking midfielder Carlos Eduardo [Read More]
If I asked you to identify three England players who excelled in South Africa, could you name even one? Of course you [Read More]
Ever since the beginning of time (or at least since the dawning of huge athlete paydays), parents have been looking to [Read More]
After Mikel Arteta made noise last month about playing for the Three Lions, it appears the FA has snuffed out the idea [Read More]
@Arkie: Sucker. @Anon: Ian McKellen would probably like that. Read the post
There’s an Iwelumo joke somewhere in that Scotland story, I’m sure.
When can we laugh again?
From Wahl’s interview with Micheletti:
“We still remember our national team from 1982, and we Hondurans all live with the dream of returning to the World Cup. Let’s hope that God gives us the opportunity to achieve this goal, which we’d do by beating the Gringos and the Salvadorans [on Wednesday].”
Someone’s picking up on my efforts to christen the USMNT the Gringos.
^^Me.