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If I were assembling a supergroup, Damon Albarn, Bobby Womack, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and the disembodied voice of Mos Def sure would be a good place to start.
Oh right, football… and now for the rest of today’s matches. A lot of bottom and mid-table action this morning. And then the return of Adebayor to the Emirates on for the afternoon. I’m guessing there won’t be any more face-stomping this time around. Barca and Real Madrid are in action this afternoon, along with a smattering of other games on the continent and in MLS. Fixture list and your comments after the hop!
(All times EST)
EPL
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10:00 West Ham United vs Wigan Athletic (FSC)
10:00 Hull City vs Sunderland (Fox Soccer Plus)
10:00 SF Bolton vs Portsmouth
10:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers
12:30 Arsenal vs Manchester City (FSC)
Rest of the World
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9:30 Borussia M’gladbach vs Bayern München (ESPN Deportes, ESPN3)
10:00 Exeter City vs Charlton Athletic (Spectator’s House)
10:00 Norwich City vs Gillingham (Ned’s House)
12:00 Barcelona vs Deportivo Xerez (Gol)
12:00 Inter Milan vs Atalanta Bergamo (Fox Soccer Plus)
1:00 Le Mans vs Lille
1:00 Lorient vs Bordeaux
2:00 Real Zaragoza vs Real Madrid (ESPN Deportes, ESPN3)
2:45 Palermo vs AC Milan (FSC, ESPN3)
3:00 Santo Andre vs Santos (Gol)
4:00 Valencia vs Deportivo La Coruña (Gol)
MLS
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4:00 New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union
7:30 Columbus vs Real Salt Lake
7:30 New England vs Colorado
8:30 Chicago vs Houston
8:30 Kansas City vs Los Angeles
10:30 Chivas USA vs San Jose Earthquakes (FSC)
@wac – disagree there. Hands all over his shirt.
what the hell was that richards?
Sure Eboue embellished but I thought it was a clear foul.
see? we are scared to shoot outside the box. WTF?
Neither team particularly looks like they want to win it today.
Citeh is so packed in there’s no use dribbling through them all to get to the net. At least there’s some space for the ball to pass through when they’re outside the 18.
Why do they continue to try and pass the ball into the net? A 12 yard shot isn’t the end of the world.
Great D from clichy, coming back.
when did bentner start hesitating before shooting? ridiculous.
8 minutes? Damn.
is there no one to stay on the net? Draw back bentner. jesus. you don’t have the angle to shoot from there.
Shit, the way this game is going, Mike Dean should just call it and send the teams home to think about what they haven’t done today.
Dowie on Jozy’s red: “Jozy reacted stupidly. I’m not going to defend my player. He’ll be disciplined because of it. It’s not acceptable. In a big, big game, he’s let his team-mates down.”
@eb – true dat.
RVP – c’mon!??!
I hate this game so much right now.
@TSE I think Dowie’s obligated to say that. They have 3 games left, the suspension is 3 games for that type of RC. Then the loan is over and Jozy is a Villareal player. What else punishment can he give? Fine him a few weeks wages?
song has an open path with goal ahead. passes outside, and then on the cross back in the ball is lost. Can we safely say that’s happened a few dozen times today (although not all by song). bah!
You silly Danish c**t.
@Ryan: Agreed. Just interesting is all.
The Citeh keeper looks like a member of Pavement.
Did Wenger ever make a third sub?
Point from e-town hooligan next to me – “sure, we may be missing Fabrega’s leadership on the field..but everyone forgets the loss of Arshavin. He’s the class of finisher we have outside the box.” – thought it should be noted.
Honestly, I think the most interesting (i.e. terrifying) thing about the Jozy incident today is that it gives Bradley an out to not start him on the grounds that he’s too emotional or something. And then… Oh my, is that Brian Ching’s music?
@Ryan: I’m actually hopeful. Heading into 2006, everything looked pretty good and we were s**t. This year, things are a bit of a mess. Perfect for overachieving Yanks.
*quietly prays*
Yeah, MW, I refuse to blame our recent play on injuries, but the loss of both Fabregas and Arshavin denies the squad of creativity, flair, and nose for goal. Those are the three qualities we’ve lacked since late-March.
dammit eboue. take a shot…
nobody on this team wants to shoot the damn ball
What.a.waste.of.time.
Lame…..City wanted a draw, and got one…..I wish Ade broke something……this sucked
Ending the game is the best thing Mike Dean has done today.
Boy, am I glad I came back and took an hour off from errands to watch that s**t.
/leaving again
@TSE Yeah, as I said earlier, I fully expect us to make it out of the groups. If not, heads must roll, all the way up to Gulati and a full cleaning of the offices in Chicago.
Their problem is that they have no drive anymore. A little concern for their physical well being could be helpful. Wear your kits through yiddsville, or ride on the Togalese national bus around africa. Show them that life is great and if they want to continue to live it, they need to “WANT” to play.
Bah with the whole thing. They know they’re not winning the Prem, so we’re just throwing the rest of the season away. Classy. I’m off to a youth soccer pancake fundraiser. Maybe that’s what arsenal need…pancakes? bah again.
Well, instead of going for the win against a depleted Arsenal, and having a little cushion against Villa or Spurs, we now have 3 absolute must wins in all a row to end the season. Fantastic.
For what it’s worth, Shay was having shoulder problems in training on Friday, so whatever he did today, I sure hope he didn’t severely screw something up.
Anyone else stickin around for some sweet Serie A action?
^ me, of course
I’m watching Milan v Palermo, but I may fall asleep
It’s been a long day, I’ll forgive you
not a good start for your lot
Ugh, disgusting defending
The D.C. Metro Authority thinks it’s a good idea to schedule track maintenance on SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. F**king asshats.
/3 hours on the Metro this morning
Pinkshirt McGayshorts chuckling at his spectacular failure. Nice.
I have similar gripes with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
well, this is unexpected
We may want to think about waking up now ragazzi
I went downstairs to make a turkey sandwich in order to assuage my Metro-experience pain, and I miss a goal.
It’s that kind of day.
Quite a strike by Pirlo.
And a good stop, this is a little more like it
@Orr: You’re having to rely on Huntelaar up top? Eek.
I know Anon, he’s Berbatovesque in terms of effort, or at least it seems that way to me
Meelan are getting run off the pitch here.
Is that Phil Collins chomping on gum down on the touchline?
Milan’s attack is comically inept at the moment.
Meanwhile, in Spain, Kaka saves Real’s bacon.
You had to mention him Anon?
Hm. Just switched back to Palermo-Milan, and it says 0-0.
It is Italy remember
Here’s video of the Jozy incident from this morning.
http://soccerblogvideo.blogspot.com/2010/04/hull-city-0-1-sunderland-bent-scored.html
My first take on viewing is that it’s being a little overblown. I’m biased though.
Yeah!! Seedorf from ‘dinho, 2-1
Camon you Red Bulls!
Wow, it’s empty in New York. Wonder what’s going on?
@Ryan: The Red Bulls are playing. :D
Nice. Goal. By Miccoli.
Miccoli with a great finish, Palermo back up 2. Damn, ending the season like this, we may be watching the end of Leonardo
@Anon True. But there really are no excuses, local opponent, great weather, and the stadium’s half empty.
@Orr If he does go, I know of the perfect Italian to replace him.
You’re that down on Mancini Ryan?
Great keeping from Dida, not everyday you hear that
umm, anyone else hear a dog barking in the Meelan match?
They’re in Sicily, there’s probably a pack of strays living in the stadium
I thought it was Gattuso. His nickname is “snarling dog.”
Another disappointing result. I’ll be glad when this season is over.
I still think Palermo’s manager looks like Phil Collins.
I can feel it, coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, and I’ve been waitin’ for this moment, for all my life, oh Lord…
Until tomorrow gents
Dear Big Fat Stupid Sam:
There’s a lesson to be learned from today’s game – see if you can follow along and figure it out:
Go to Wolves, who’ve been pretty tough at home this year, and you decide to tease me by coming out in an actual 4-4-2. What happens? We look as good as we’ve looked on the road all f**king year, and we “win” the first half 1-0.
So, what do you do in the 2nd half? You go to a 4-5-1 (and don’t f**king claim Dunn was a “support” striker – he was a freaking MF), and what happens? What’s happened to us every other game on the road this year? We LOSE the 2nd half 1-0, because we constantly try to hoof it forward to a lone striker, which means we keep no f**king possession.
Try to learn something new, you mindless ultra-conservative t**t…
jjf3