The Soccer Thread (Version 7.0)

Norwich have won three Premier League games this year. Two of them are against Man United and Arsenal.

 

Villa's in the drop zone!

Can we give some love to West Brom? Only five points back in fourth, one point behind Chelski, whom they beat Saturday.

They likely won't stay there, but that's rarefied air for the Baggies.

 

Twitter reports from reliable soccer journalists (Luis Bueno, Brian Straus) say Becks done after MLS Cup.

 

Done with Galaxy. Might go for a cup of coffee with another MLS team or head to Australia.

 

I can't believe that the Aussies can pay him the cash that the Chinese or Arabs will.

 

Man, Grant Wahl got pantsed on that. I heard him on TalkSport yesterday saying Beckham was going to stay in L.A. Oops.

 

Di Matteo sacked after 262 days, which means he lasted longer than Villas Boas, Scolari and Grant.

 

What a fucking joke. Fuck Chelski.

 

Crazy. All they need to do is beat up on a crap team at home and they qualify.

 

Abramovich is nuts. Rumors Rafa Benitez might be the replacement.

 

He will be fired in under a year by Mr. Abromovich. And this is a fact.

 

My club, Leeds United, finally got taken over.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/lufc-takeover-gfh-capital-sign-deal-for-club-1-5151739

The problem? The Dubai financial house that's taking them over has dubious capitalization and they're keeping much-hated current chairman Ken "Papa Smurf" Bates on as president.

Though president is often a ceremonial position, Bates is a loose cannon (see his long tenure with the aforementioned Chelsea) and every Leeds fan I know of wanted a complete break.

This is like Hostess buying the L.A. Clippers or Miami Marlins and keeping Donald Sterling or Jeffrey Loria as president.

No one said it was easy being a Leeds fan.