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bobbygee — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:15:30 +0000

River Plate escaped falling into third place by the hair of their chinny chin chin. Los Millionaires and Guillermo Brown tied at two all. River Plate gave up a late goal this could have cost em big time. Los Millionaires has a superior goal difference and this saved their asses.

Rosario Central shut out Atletico Tucuman 2-0.

Instituto de Cordoba killed Almirante Brown 3-1.

Los Canallas is top dog with 68 points. River Plate and La Gloria are tied on points with 66. Los Millionaires is a plus 36. Instituto de Cordoba is a plus 31.

Almirante Brown was born January 17^th, 1922. The closest Almirante Brown came to making it to the big boys league was in 1991-92. They missed by one game. Atletico Tucuman beat them in the final game.

Boca Juniors sits atop the leader board with 29 points. Tigre and Newell’s Old Boys are tied on points with 28. Matador is a plus eleven. La Lepra is plus eight.

Newell’s Old Boys lost to Tigre 3-1. Los Xeneizes defeated Racing 2-0. La Lepra’s loss to Matador couple with Boca’s win over Racing allowed Los Xeneizes leapfrog back to the top stop in the Clausura.

Flamenguista for life.

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-a/pos-jogo/2012/05/19/vagner-love-marca-e-impede-derrota-do-flamengo-para-o-sport-no-fim-das-ferias.htm

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bobbygee — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:04:48 +0000

Flamengo started off the Brasileiros Sere A with a one-one tie against Sport. Mengao fell behind early. Rubro-negro gave up a goal in the 57^th minute. Marquinhos ripped the winner. Flamengo got the equalizer in the 74^th minute. Vanger tickled the twines to level this sucker at one all.

If it wasn’t for Love Mengao would be shit outta luck.

Flamengo is not playing very well. Ronaldinho Gaucho played great last year but this year he is playing with his head up ass. He is not worth the big bucks they are paying him. If Rubro-negro didn’t sign Vanger Love this season so far would be a lot worse.

The one saving grace is this. This sucker was played at Leao’s house.

UOL wrote this- boa atuação após 27 dias sem atuar – ficou apenas em período de treinamento após as eliminações no Carioca e na Copa Libertadores. O Leão pernambucano foi muito superior durante todo o primeiro tempo, mas não aproveitou as oportunidades criadas. No segundo tempo, o time da casa abriu o placar, mas Vagner Love impediu a derrota do Flamengo, evitando uma crise já na primeira rodada da competição.

A partida começou quente na Ilha do Retiro, com muita velocidade e pegada no meio, mas poucas chances efetivas de gol. Aos 8min, numa triangulação entre Marquinhos, Felipe Azevedo e Thiaguinho, o camisa 10 balançou a rede de Paulo Victor, mas o árbitro anulou corretamente ao assinalar impedimento do apoiador pernambucano. O Flamengo respondeu aos 14min, numa falta cobrada da intermediária por Ronaldinho Gaúcho que passou rente à trave esquerda de Magrão.”

Up next for Mengao is Internacional at Flamengo’s house on Saturday.

Flamenguista for life.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1074590/ricardo-vaz-te-delights-in-west-ham’s-play-off-victory?cc=5901

De Futebol

bobbygee — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:11:44 +0000

West Ham has booked their spot in the EPL for next season. In a wild and wooly match played at Wembley by the Hammers and Seasiders, West Ham came away with a crazy 2-1 win over Blackpool.

The Hammers scored first. Carlton Cole gave West Ham the early 1-0 lead in the 35^th minute. Matty Taylor set up this sucker off the counter attack. Taylor raced up the pitch and laid off a great thread the needle pass to mate Cole.

The Seasiders responded in the 48^th minute. Thomas Ince knocked home the winner from the left wing.

Blackpool had their chances in the second half but they couldn’t push the rock past the goal line.

West Ham scored the winner in the 87^th minute. The Hammers put a ton of pressure on the Seasiders defenders in the box. A huge scramble ball resulted in a put back goal off a missed shot by Ricardo Vaz Te.

Vaz Te said this about the match winner, “It’s a great effort form the lads,” Vaz Te told Sky Sports. “It’s not about the goal – we showed great character. I think we deserved it. We’re a Premier League side and we deserved to go up.

”It’s terrific really. I feel like I have been blessed with a second chance in my career and it’s great to be here.”

Sam Allardyce West Brom headman had this to say, “Blackpool were easily as good as us today but it is about taking your chances and no more so that today,” he said. “We managed to swing it just at the death. It’s 49 games and it’s the first one we’ve won in the last few minutes this season. I’m sure (owners) David Sullivan and David Gold will be very happy.”

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1074590/ricardo-vaz-te-delights-in-west-ham’s-play-off-victory?cc=5901

This is the second time Allardyce has led a club back to the Promised Land.

Chelsea has risen from the dead. The Blues were down 1-0 late in the match against Bayern Munich. Didier Drogba nailed a later header in the 88^th minute to send this sucker into extra time. Drogba then committed a mortal sin in the first extra time. His foul on Franck Ribery set up the possible bone headed play of the match in the 93^rd minute. Arjen Robben wore the choke collar very well. Robben’s choke city cost the DER FCB the Champions League. Neither side could score in extra time. Tied at one all the Blues and DER FCB went to the dreaded PK shootout. Bayern Munich missed two crucial PK shots to give Chelsea the chance to win it. Didier Drogba nailed the PK and this sent the Blues to the Promised Land. Chelsea wins in a wild one 4-3 in the PK shootout.

Futebol season is over in Europe but the regular season is heating up in South America.

Spurs fans are heart broken by Chelsea’s win. Tottenham is out of the Champions League.

Flamenguista for life.

One final note. Do I have ESPN, I mean ESP or what. I told you that Didier Drogba would be the key. He was. The hero.

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/pos-jogo/2012/05/17/fluminense-desfigurado-nao-suporta-a-pressao-do-boca-e-cai-na-bombonera.htm

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bobbygee — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:12:59 +0000

The Champions League will be happening later today in Germany. Bayern Munich and Chelsea will duke it out to see who will wear the crown. No one expected the Blues and Der FCB to be in the finals. The idiot pundits said it would be Real Madrid and Barcelona. Both of these Spanish giants were sent packing by the dogs. You gotta love the dogs. Now the dogs will fight to see who will be the top dog.

This dogfight will be at Munich’s house. The Germans are expected to win but don’t count out Chelsea. I will be pulling for the Blues to win this sucker.

Watch out for Didier Drogba. He will be the key.

In the Copa Libertadores Boca Juniors got by Fluminense 1-0 at Los Xeneizes house. Pablo Mouche nailed the winner in the 51^st minute. Velez Sarsfield defeated defending Copa champion Santos 1-0. Mauro Ivan Obolo scored in the 35^th minute. Peixe lost in El Fortin house.

The return legs will be played in Brasil. Both Brasileiros sides just to need score and hold Boca and Velez Sarsfield scoreless and the trip to the semifinals is Peixe’s and Flu’s.

UOL wrote this about Fluminense 1-0 loss to Los Xeneizes. O primeiro lance de perigo da partida pertenceu ao Fluminense, numa boa trama do ataque, aos 11min. Rafael Moura fez boa jogada pela esquerda, cruzou para Wagner, que serviu Jean. O volante tricolor ganhou a jogada de Erbes e, por muito pouco, não abriu o placar. Dois minutos depois foi a vez de Rafael Sóbis escapar pela direita e cruzar para o xará Moura, que chegou atrasado e perdeu boa chance de marcar. O Boca só conseguiu responder aos 16min, num escanteio cobrado por Riquelme que Roncaglia escorou e obrigou Cavalieri a salvar com os pés.

A chance criada pelo Boca Juniors incendiou sua torcida e o time passou a ter controle do jogo. Aos 21min, Cvitanich recebeu cruzamento de Roncaglia e subiu sozinho no meio da defesa tricolor para cabecear com muito perigo, mas para fora, assustando o goleiro Diego Cavalieri. Aos 34min, o lateral Carlinhos tratou de complicar as coisas para o Fluminense ao colocar a mão na bola para impedir um contra-ataque argentino. O camisa 6 tricolor já havia recebido um cartão amarelo por falta infantil em Rivero e acabou expulso pelo árbitro colombiano José Buitrago.”

The difference in the match besides the goal was Carlinhos was given the heave-hoe and this act of stupidity cost Flu big time.

UOL has this to say about the Santos loss. “Neymar perdeu o duelo para o lateral direito improvisado, Peruzzi, que ameaçou o craque em tom de brincadeira antes da partida. O camisa 11 do Santos não conseguiu escapar da marcação quase individual do argentino, que ainda contava com o volante Cubero na sobra. Além de não render no ataque, o craque santista recebeu um cartão amarelo por simular uma falta.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/pos-jogo/2012/05/18/santos-de-neymar-nao-brilha-e-perde-para-o-velez-em-primeiro-duelo-contra-argentinos.htm

Flamenguista for life.

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/17/vasco-passa-em-branco-apos-28-jogos-e-precisa-vencer-melhor-defesa-por-libertadores.htm

De Futebol

bobbygee — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:15:44 +0000

Quarterfinal action in the Copa Libertadores is in full swing. Vasco and Corinthians kissed their sister at nil-nil. Libertad and Universidad de Chile fared no better as this sucker ended in a one all draw.

The second leg will have Libertad at Universidad de Chile’s house in Santiago while Timao is at their house against Gigante de Colina.

UOL wrote this Após 28 partidas oficiais, o Vasco passou em branco pela primeira vez na temporada. O time até marcou um gol com Alecsandro – anulado pela arbitragem -, mas não saiu do 0 a 0 com o Corinthians, na última quarta-feira, em São Januário, pela partida de ida das quartas de final da Copa Libertadores. Sendo assim, o time cruzmaltino precisa da pontaria apurada para superar a melhor defesa do torneio continental – a equipe comandada por Tite sofreu apenas dois gols em nove jogos – para se classificar às semifinais.

Como depende apenas de um empate com gols para avançar – novo 0 a 0 leva a decisão para os pênaltis -, um tento será fundamental na próxima quarta-feira, às 22h, no Pacaembu. Desta forma, o time carioca vai obrigar o Corinthians a marcar duas vezes. Satisfeito com a atuação dos seus comandados, o técnico Cristóvão Borges não vê problema com a pontaria dos seus jogadores e acredita que o Vasco tem condições de conquistar a vaga fora de casa.

Both sides played very cautiously. Neither wanted to make the deadly mistake. Corinthians has never won the Copa crown.

Vasco scored in the 71^st but Alecsandro was ruled offsides and this cost Vasco the all-important home win.

Universidad de Chile won last years Copa Sudamericana title. Libertad led until the Chileans equalized in the 56^th minute. Gustavo Lorenzetti dialed up a long-range bomb that found its mark.

Universidad de Chile has the all-important away goal so they can pack the box and play for a tie. This could be a deadly mistake if the Chileans decide to do this strategy.

Flamenguista for life.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1071745/kenny-dalglish-leaves-liverpool?cc=5901

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bobbygee — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:07:20 +0000

Another one bit the dust Kenny Dalglish was given the heave-hoe by Liverpool. The Reds were a huge disappointment. They stunk the joint out big time. Liverpool finished in eight place. The Reds were seventeen points behind fourth place Tottenham.

Liverpool has been on a downhill slide since 2009 campaign. The Fenway Sports Group owns the Reds. No wonder Liverpool sucks.

FSG said this “Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and Liverpool football club announced that Kenny Dalglish is to leave his post today as manager after having his contract terminated.

“After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the club came to the decision that a change was appropriate. It is not a decision that was reached lightly or hastily. The search for a new manager will begin immediately.”

River Plate is sitting in the catbird seat in Argentina’s Nacional B with 65 points. Rosario Central has 65 points também however Los Canallas is only a plus 18 compared with Los Millionaires plus 33. Instituto de Cordoba has being sitting atop the table since the season started but La Gloria has lost the last their last two of three to drop into third place.

The top two clubs will return to Argentina’s big boys league.

Saturday River Plate battles Guillermo Brown. Rosario Central has a hot date with Atletico Tucuman. Guillermo Brown is hanging out in 16^th place. Tucuman is in 12^th place.

Guillermo Brown was founded in 1945. La Banda Capo Del Sur has never played in the Argentina’s top league. Brown won the Torneo Argentina A: 2 in 2010-11.

Guillermo Brown was named after Irish born first admiral of the Argentina Navy in 19^th century.

Flamenguista for life.

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/15/vasco-trabalha-vantagem-e-decisao-apenas-nos-ultimos-minutos-contra-o-corinthians.htm

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bobbygee — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:08:54 +0000

The Copa Libertadores is near naming a champion. In quarterfinal action later today we’ll see Vasco and Corinthians tangle in a battle of Brasileiros futebol. This will be a rock em sock em futebol. First leg play is at Gigante de Colina’s house. The return leg will be at Timao’s house.

Libertad and Universidad de Chile will hock up in Asuncion. The return leg will be in Santiago, Chile.

Santos is the defending Copa champion. Peixe and Velez Sarsfield will have a duel in the sun on Thursday in Buenos Aires. Boca and Fluminense will play balls to wall at Los Xeneizes house Thursday também.

Boca Juniors has won the six titles with the last coming in 2007. Santos has won three titles. Vasco and Velez Sarsfield each have won one title.

Argentina has won 22 Copa’s. Brasil won 15. Uruguay eight and Chile one.

This competition began in 1960.

UOL wrote this “Dois confrontos equilibrados e com poucas oportunidades de gol. Desta forma, jogadores e comissão técnica do Vasco apostam nas partidas contra o Corinthians, pelas quartas de final da Copa Libertadores. A primeira, nesta quarta-feira, às 21h50, em São Januário. O Cruzmaltino espera conseguir uma vantagem mínima, mas acredita que a vaga na semifinal será decidida apenas nos últimos minutos do segundo jogo, dia 23, no Pacaembu.”

Flamenguista for life.

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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1070030/man-united-boss-sir-alex-ferguson:-city-’100-years’-behind-us?cc=5901

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bobbygee — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:06:55 +0000

The hangovers hurt more than they used to. Man United is still reeling from getting their hearts ripped out by City’s last second win over QPR. Sir Alex fired another salvo at City.

“They can go on as much as they like – that’s what you would expect – but the history of our club stands us aside,” Ferguson said. “We don’t need to worry about that. I think we have a rich history, better than anyone and it’ll take them a century to get to our level of history.”

“We accept challenges. We are good at that,” said Ferguson. “At the start of the season, if I remember correctly, I said 82 points would probably win the league this season and we are seven points ahead of that. But look, it doesn’t matter, we’ve lost the league.

“It is a cruel way to have the title ripped away, but I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in my 25 years here. There will be times when we can sit back and say we did this wrong, we did that wrong, but 89 points would have won the league most seasons.”

Roberto Mancini said this-”We deserved it,” he said. “We played the best football. We scored the most goals, we conceded the fewest. We beat United twice.

“I have never seen a final like this though. In the history of the club, a final like this does not exist. I am very proud of my players though. They wanted to win this title until the last second of the last game.”

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1069995/roberto-mancini:-manchester-city-deserved-to-win?cc=5901

River Plate jumped to first place in the Argentinos Nacional B. Los Millionaires won on Saturday against Atletico Tucuman 4-2. Rosario Central defeated Aldosivi 2-1.

River Plate and Los Canallas are tied on points with 65 points. Los Millionaires is a plus 36. Rosario Central is a plus 18. Instituto de Cordoba is third with 63 points. La Gloria is a plus 30.

The top two sides get a get outta jail free card.

Newell’s Old Boys is the main man with 28 points. Boca Juniors is second with 26. Los Xeneizes and Velez Sarsfield tied nil-nil. La Lepra defeated Union 3-1 to take sole possession of first place. Tigre is third with 25 points. Arsenal de Sarandi has 25 points também but sits in fourth place. Matador is a plus nine. El Viaducto is a plus seven.

Gunner and Flamenguista for life.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1069650/elated-mancini-hails-crazy-finish?cc=5901

De Futebol

bobbygee — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:07:15 +0000

It was almost Man U’s title. The Citizens trailed 2-1 but two goals in extra time propelled City to their first title in 44 years. Goals by Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero saved their hide. Man City defeated Queens Park Rangers 3-2.

QPR’s loss coupled with Bolton’s two all tie with Stoke City cost the Wanderers big time. Bolton was sent packing and the Hoops escaped the drop zone.

Man U defeated Sunderland 1-0. Both City and the Red Devils had 86 points but the Citizens had a superior goal difference. The Citizens were a plus 64. Sir Alex and the boys had a plus 56.

My Gunners saved their season with a huge come from behind 3-2 win over West Brom. Laurent Koscielny booked our spot in the Champions league when he ripped the twines in the 55^th minute.

Spurs finished fourth. Tottenham defeated Fulham 2-0. Goals by Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defoe may have booked Spurs spot in the Champions League but this depends on if Chelsea wins the Champions League. The finals will be played Saturday May 19^th.

Everton defeated Newcastle 3-1. Toons wound up fifth.

Chelsea defeated Blackburn 2-1. The win secured sixth place for the Blues.

Wolves, Blackburn, and Bolton were given their walking papers.

Roberto Mancini said this about his guys comeback win. “It was incredible – they deserved this. To win it like this is incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a finale like this.

“We didn’t deserve to lose, we had a lot of chances and we deserved to win the game and championship. It’s fantastic for the club and the supporters after 44 years. It’s been a crazy season and a crazy last minute.”

On the other end of the spectrum is Sir Alex Ferguson. His side blew the title when the Red Devils blew a two-goal lead against Everton. The match ended in a four all draw and thus gave City new life. City ran the table and the rest is history.

“Nobody expected that,” Ferguson told BBC Sport. “Everybody expected City to win, but they did it against ten men for half an hour and with five extra minutes to help them. But I congratulate City on winning the league. Anybody who wins it deserves it, because it’s a long haul.

“At the end of our game our players didn’t actually know the results. Now, they’re really disappointed, I’m glad to say. There’s no other way they should be. They conducted themselves brilliantly today.”

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1069739/ferguson-congratulates-city-on-title-sucess?cc=5901

All in all it was a great season full of surprises. No one expected City to win the title. Way to go garoto.

This was the first time since the 2001-02 season that none of the newly promoted sides were sent packing.

Gunner for life.