Archive for April 20th, 2009

I hope it was a great a weekend it. Now it’s back to the grind. Oh! I how hate Monday’s.

It was hot here in LA or as they say, lower Alabama.

Now to the fun stuff at hand.

Newcastle had a chance to move up at least one spot in The EPL table. Not on this day.  Newcastle lost to Tottenham 1-0.

The Associated Press reported Darren Bent’s goal in the 24^thminute lifted Tottenham to the win.

This loss just about insures Newcastle will get the heave hoe from The Premier League.

The Magpies are 19^th with 30 points with four games left.

Blackburn and Hull City each have 34 points.

Newcastle needs to win at least three out of their next five remaining matches to have a chance to move out of the drop zone.

Manchester City doubled up bottom feeder West Brom 4-2.

As it stands right now in the race for the Championship League, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, and West Brow are headed out.

Blackburn, Hull City, Sunderland are just a step above the relegation zone.

The actual table has Sunderland with 35 points.

Blackburn and Hull City have 34 points each.

Middlesbrough has 31 points.

Newcastle has 30 points.

West Brom has 25 points.

In the very boring FA Cup semifinal Everton defeated Manchester United 4-2 in penalty shootout.

Man U decided to give their big guns a rest. Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Edwin Van de Sar, Ryan Giggs, and Michael Carrick had the day off.

Manchester United used their reserve squad.

The result showed in the 4-2-penalty shootout loss.

Give Everton the credit for the win but I still think Man U would have cleaned their clocks with the first team.

The second squad for Manchester United almost pulled out the win.    

Now to Brasil Futebol.

Sao Paulo played like crap. They lost to Corinthians 2-0 in the semifinals of the Paulista Championship. Corinthians kicked Sao Paulo’s butt.

My wife and I watched the match on GOL TV.

Sao Paulo sorely misses their keeper Rogerio Ceni.

It seems like the club is falling apart.

Sao Paulo gave up two easy walk in goals to Corinthians.

Former three-time FIFA player of the year Ronaldo is making a comeback with Brasilian Club Corinthians. Ronaldo scored on a breakaway goal late in the second half to salt away the win.

This goal was a thing of beauty as Ronaldo slipped the ball right by the helpless Sao Paulo keeper.

Both of these goals were the result of Sao Paulo falling asleep on the defense.

When this usually happened, Rogerio Ceni was the big eraser. Ceni nine times out of ten would put the kibosh to the attack but without him, Sao Paulo defense is suspect.

With the Brasilian Serie A league beginning competition in May Sao Paulo is deep trouble to repeat as champion.

My team Flamengo defeated Botafogo 1-0 and now both teams will play for the Carioca Championship.

We listened to match on Globo Radio do Brasil. Yes, I do speak Brasilian Portuguese.

Flamengo defeated hated foe Botafogo 1-0.

On a beautifully placed free kick from just outside of the box. The ball played pinball inside the box until the confused Botafogo player Emerson kicked the ball into his own goal.

Goal for Flamengo.

All of the 25 million Flamengo fans will take to the streets of Rio and have one huge party.

Way to go guys.