The Soccer Thread (IV)

Well damn.

 

friggin Chelsea

 

Can't make this up.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1278706/FA-chief-Lord-Triesman-Spain-bid-bribe-World-Cup-referees.html

 

I'm reading Declan Hill's The Fix now and even though I'm only a quarter of the way through, none of this shit surprises me in the least. That Russian-Spain hook-up no doubt did happen, but they'll skate. You watch.

 

Already gone.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5192656/ce/us/england-apologizes-world-cup-bid-chief-david-triesman-quits?cc=5901&ver=us

 

Wow, this is crazy news for Germany... Michael Ballack will miss the World Cup!

 

SI.com: Per sources, Thierry Henry does have an agreement with New York and is coming to MLS http://bit.ly/aRkjtb by @benlyt

 

And Gooch is staying at AC Milan, but is playing for free.

http://yhoo.it/a54gq6

 

So at least Boateng did something useful during the Cup Final ...

 

I got a little excited seeing that this morning... However, I'm still tempered. I'll wait until it actually happens. Then, I'll talk about NY domination!

 

You know they call handballs in the MLS, right?

 

And for the 7,000th time, would the English press stop undermining England and start going after the opposition!