Had Manchester United not reaped only one point from this result, Louis Saha's triumphant return to Loftus Road would have been the talking point of this match. The Fulham fans called him Judas, but Saha punished his former team with a blistering run and finish straight up the middle. Latching onto Cristiano Ronaldo's throughball, Saha took the ball and outran... more
§ Roma
Even if Emerson is held in reserve and Francesco Totti isn't even on the bench, getting to watch Roma play is always a special treat. Serie A coverage is difficult to find in Canada and so I have to rely on the TPTB of sports broadcasting to treat me to a European clash involving my beloved Giallorossi. Playing on the... more
The term European hangover is often used to indicate that a team's poor league play stems from an intense match on the continent. It just seems that football teams have a noticeably harder time domestically when playing after a euro-cup tie. Today's premiership match felt like a case of european hangover for Manchester United even though their noteworthy European match... more
§ Valencia
It was the game that could decide the league title. First place Real Madrid played host to a second place Valencia side that had already beaten the Galácticos earler in the season. The two Spanish giants are perfect foils. Madrid being the big-spending superclub with world-renowned footballers in nearly every postion and Valencia the talented but lowkey team that manages... more
Despite the build up to this FA Cup derby, there really wasn't much violence or controversy until Gary Neville's 38th minute sending off. In a bizarre act for Neville, the United right back headbutted Steve Macmanaman after he felt the City winger had taken him down in the area. That Neville deserved the sending off, there can be no doubt.... more
Were it not for a few uncharicteristic lapses in front of goal, this game should have been 6-0 going into halftime. As it stood however, Manchester United was already up 3-0 at the break after a slick double from Louis Saha and a milestone goal from Ruud Van Nistlerooy. Everton simply had no answer too United's new, two-pronged attack. Saha's... more
§ Hockey
The CBC has just announced that Don Cherry's rants on Coach's Corner, a longtime intermission staple of Hockey Night in Canada, will now broadcast on a 7-second delay. This crackdown comes as a result of a routine segment where bq. Cherry spoke out about players wearing visors on their helmets. In full flight he said, "most of the guys that... more
§ NFL
I suppose I did read my tea leaves wrong. Granted, I'm sure that I wasn't far off by some well accepted margin of error--such as pre-war predictions of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But atleast two of my hopes were fulfilled: the game was close and it did turn into an entertaining affair. h3. Trench Fight "Greg, this is... more
§ NFL
Predicting the outcome of a football game, let alone a Championship game, is a futile excercise. The sample size, a regular season of just sixteen games, is far too small compared to hockey and basktball's eighty-odd-game seasons. Plus, the number of variables that need to be isolated for each phase of the game is just too immense compared to the... more