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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.”

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

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.

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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.”

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

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

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Futebol is winding down for the season in Europe. In South America the real season begins. Let’s remember South America is the opposite of Europe and the good old USA. It’s wintertime in Brasil. The Serie A will kick off May 20^th. The Copa Libertadores is now in the knockout stage. A champion will be crowned and then they’ll join either Chelsea or Bayern Munich in he FIFA World Club title hunt that will happen in December.

Boca Juniors defeated Union Espanola 3-2 to advance on aggregate 5-3. Juan Riquelme led Los Xeneizes attack by scoring a goal and setting up two more. Corinthians shut out Emelec 3-0 to advance on aggregate 3-0. Lanus edged Vasco 2-1 to force a PK shootout. Both Gigante de Colina and Lanus were tied three all on aggregate. Vasco won in a PK shootout 5-4. Oh what a thrill it is.

The round of sixteen will commence on May 10^th.

My guys from Mengao stunk the joint out against Emelec in the Group stage and were thus sitting home in Rio weeping their eyes out. Flamenguista nation is pissed big time. We are not happy campers.

South America futebol doesn’t get much attention from the rest of the futebol world but many of the world’s top players come from Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile just to name a few. The greatest player of all time is Pele. He’s a Brasileiro. He played most of his career with Santos. Pele ended his career with the New York Cosmos. Santos is a city in the State of Sao Paulo.

Sure everyone knows of Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and the rest but let’s look at their collective rosters and one will find their best players are from South America.

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“The hangovers hurt move than they used to,” Hank Junior sung many moons ago. This is probably how Barca and Real Madrid feel after their crash and burn out in the Champions League semifinals.

The idiotic pundits proclaimed these two futebol giants as the best ever. However Chelsea and Bayern Munich upset the whole apple cart. I love this stuff.  I like rooting for the dogs except when it’s my teams Arsenal and the Philadelphia Eagles. Did ya notice my two clubs always break your heart. This is the life of an Eagles and Gunners fan.

This coolest thing would be if Man City runs the table to win the EPL. The Citizens haven’t won a first division title since 1967-68. Are Man City due? We will find out this coming Monday when Sir Alex and the Boys hook up with Man City at the Citizens house.

Let the fun and games begin.

River Plate got the win they needed over Instituto de Cordoba last Saturday. Los Millionaires defeated La Gloria 1-0. This win over the top dog in Nacional B kept River Plate in second place and still one point behind Instituto de Cordoba.

Rosario Central defeated Deportivo Merio 1-0 to keep the pressure on Los Millionaires to keep on winning.

La Gloria sits atop the leader board with 59 points. River Plate is second with 58 and Los Canallas is third with 56. The top two clubs are headed to the big leagues.

Boca Juniors is the main man in the Clausura with 21 points. Newell’s Old Boys are second with 21 points também but Los Xeneizes is plus nine while La Lepra is a plus seven. Tigre is third with 20, Arsenal de Sarandi is fourth with 19, and All Boys are fifth with 19

Three points separate the top five spots in the Clausura.

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Real Madrid all but had their flight booked for the Champions League final. Jose Mourinho had the cards stacked in his favor. This puppy was played at Real’s house. Los Blancos had the all-important away goal yet the German side gave the Spanish guys all they could handle and then some. Cristian Ronaldo two goals gave Los Blancos the early 2-0 lead but Bayern Munich struck back and scored in the 27^th minute. Arjen Robben nailed the PK to cut the gap to 2-1.

This is how it stayed until the PK shootout. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were leveled at three all on aggregate. Then all hell broke loose in the PK shootout.

The fake Ronaldo showed his real colours once again when he missed the PK. Choke City.

His mate Kaka missed one as well too.

The Germany side nailed their first two shots. Bayern missed their next two to keep Los Blancos in it. Up stepped Ramos for Real Madrid to level this sucker at two all. Ramos wore the choke collar. He spilt the uprights. In football the shot would have been good but not in futebol.

Munich’s Bastian Schwaeinsteiger nailed this puppy and that was all she wrote. Bayern Munich won 3-1 in the PK shootout and now they are on to the Champions League finals to face Chelsea

Two of the most unlikely sides to battle it out in finals are the Blues and Der FC. The idiot pundits told us it would be Real and Barca in the finals. Dogs rule the roost.

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The Blues pulled a rabbit out of their hat. Chelsea took a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the first leg of their semifinal match up at Stamford Bridge. The Blues didn’t give up that all-important away goal to Barca.

Didier Drogba scored the only goal of the match in the 45^th minute. Drogba fired home the point blank shot. Super Messi screwed up big time.  His turnover allowed Frank Lampard to find Ramirez. Ramirez took it to the tin. Ramirez faked the shot and hit Drogba with a perfect pass. Into the back of the net for the score.

Game, set, and match for Chelsea.

Chelsea allowed Barcelona to have most of the possessions. But when Barca was within striking distance the Blues shut em down.

Pedro almost found the equalizer in the 93^rd minute but his shot went clank off the post.

The moronic pundits told us that this would be a walk in the park for the mighty Barcelona. Not on this day.

On Wednesday Real Madrid lost to Bayern Munich 2-1 at the German’s house.

The mighty boys from Spain are behind the eight ball.

Los Blancos have the all-important away goal when they head back to Madrid for the second leg.

I think it would be great if Bayern Munich and Chelsea made it to the finals. These guys would stick it big time to the two Spanish clubs.

Will this actually happen?

Probably not. Both Real and Barca should win at their collective houses in the second leg of the semifinals next week.

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The mighty boys from Old Trafford put a ton of pressure on Otelul Galati but it took a while before the Red Devils could put this sucker out of reach.

Valencia ripped the twines in the 8^th minute.

This puppy was set up by a great dribble drive to right byline by Phil Jones.

Jones fired a pass across the crease.

Valencia was camped near the left post.

He deposited this puppy into the open net.

Man U was up 1-0.  

Sir Alex and the boys couldn’t get the clincher until Wayne Rooney fired a hope and prayer shot from thirty yards out. The ball was redirected by the Galati defender into the back of the net.

The Rooney man was credited with the goal in the 87^th minute.

Game, set, and match to Man U.

Otelul Galati had their chances but they couldn’t find the back of the net.

Man U is the pole sitter in Group C with eight points.

Benfica is second with eight points também but Man U is a plus four compared with Benfica’s plus 3.

Benfica and FC Basil tied one all.

FC Basil is third with five and Otelul Galati is a zero.

Man City shut out Villarreal 3-0.

Yaya Toure led the Citizens with the daily double.

Mario Balotelli added a goal vai PK in the third minute of injury –first half.

Bayern Munich edged Napoli 3-2.

Group A shakes down this way.

Bayern Munich is the top dog with ten points.

City is in second place with seven points.

Napoli is third with five and Villarreal brings up the rear with a big fat bagel.

Real Madrid shut out Lyon 2-0.

The fake Ronaldo ripped the twines for Los Blancos.

Ajax destroyed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0.

Real Madrid is riding high in Group D with 12 points.

Ajax is second with seven points.

Lyon is third with four points

Dinamo Zagreb is whale crap with nada or bupkis.

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Chicharito hit the daily double to lead Sir Alex and the boys past Marseille 2-1.

An own goal by Wes Brown in the 82^nd minute made it nervous time for Man U but the Red Devils survived and moved on to the quarterfinals.

Man U came away with a couple of really bad injuries- Hammies to John O‘Shea and Rafael.

This could hurt the Red Devils in their stretch run for the EPL title.

It wasn’t a pretty win for Sir Alex and the gang.

Marseille had at least four good scoring chances but the French side came up empty.

Inter came back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Bayern Munich 3-2.

Goals by Wesley Sneijder in the 63^rd minute and Goran Pandev in the 88^th minute sent the Italian side into the quarterfinals.

Both sides were tied three all on aggregate But Inter had the better of it on away goals three to two.

This puppy was played in Bayern’s house.

Later today Chelsea battles Copenhagen at Stamford Bridge and Real Madrid battles Lyon.

After two pitiful performances by my Gunners headman Arsene Wenger said the guys have to dig deep inside and come out fighting.

These are his actual words taken from www.arsenal.com “Yes we have it,” said the Frenchman. “I don’t question that. We played Wednesday against Leyton Orient, Saturday against Sunderland, Tuesday against Barcelona with ten men and against Man United.
 

“It’s a very, very difficult schedule. It’s been very difficult for the players but they have never shown any sign of weakness mentally. Even on Saturday they have put in absolutely every effort and can only be proud of how much they fought.” 

Wenger admits his butt is on the hot seat- “I question myself always, don’t worry,” said the manager. “But If I listened to everybody then it would be a miracle that we are still playing for the title with ten games to go.

 “Nobody in England believed we could even fight for the top four. The fact we are in the position we are in I think deserves a lot of credit.

 ”I don’t know [if winning it now would be my greatest achievement]. I let other people judge my performances. The only thing I can say is that I’m ready to give absolutely everything to do it.

“I’m confident we will but we need now to work to recover.”

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The special one Jose Mourinho did at Internazionale what he couldn’t do at Chelsea win the Champions League.

Internazionale took it to Bayern Munich 2-0.

The Italian side scored two second half goals to win going away.

Bayern had most of the possessions but Internazionale played steel curtain defense.

This was like the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champs Mean Joe Green and the steel curtain “D”. 

Kick ass baby.

The crowned champion by the media Barcelona was knocked out in the round of 16.

So was Real Madrid the other paper champion in the round of 16 too.

Real Madrid had all this firepower. Little good this did. The fake Ronaldo fired blanks.

Internazionale was led by Alberto Diego Milito daily double-34^th and 70^th minutes.

Jose Mourinho has led FC Porto and Internazionale to Champions League titles.

This is good but the special one is a carpetbagger.

He is good at taking others peoples talent and winning but I would love to see the Mourinho man start from scratch and build a championship side.

Sir Alex and my main man Arsene Wenger are the master architects at taking nothing and building them into champions.

The rumor mills are talking that Mourinho is headed to Real Madrid.

What did I tell ya?

This is still a huge milestone for Jose Mourinho.

He joins Ernst Happel and Ottmar Hitzfeld as the only other two managers to achieve this feat.

Bayern’s manager Luis Van Gaal led Ajax to the Champions League title in 1995 and he was seeking to accomplish the same feat.

Not on this day.

We two managers to join an elite group men.

This marks the first time in five years that an EPL side has not made to the finals.

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All good things must come to an end. The Red Devils crashed and burn at home against Bayern Munich.

Man U won the match 3-2 but lost the war on away goals.

The mighty boys from Old Trafford gave up two goals after jumping out to a 3-nil lead.

Ivica Olic scored in the 43^rd minute.

The away winner was knocked home by Arjen Robben in the 74^th minute to send the Old Trafford crowd home in a shower of tears.

Another mighty EPL club bites the dust.

This was not a good day at Black Rock for the EPL.

Man U jumped out a huge 3-nil lead.

Darren Gibson ripped the twines in the 3^rd minute. The Wayne Man set up this goal. He made a perfect pass to mate Gibson who dialed up long distance.

Nani flicked a shot past the keeper Jorg Butt in the 7^th minute to give Man U a 2-nil lead.

Valencia fired a sublime cross into the teeth of Bayern Munich’s goal line “D”.

Nani added another goal in the 41^st minute. Rooney fired a weak shot on goal. Nani gathered the rebound and hit pay dirt.

After Munich score in the 43^rd minute, Man U’s Rafael committed a dumb play when he pulled down Ribery in the 50^th minute. This was Rafael’s second booking so you’re outta here.

Game, set and match to Bayern.

This will be the first time in four years that no EPL club will make it into the Champions League semifinals.  Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal, and Liverpool have all crashed and burned out of the Champions League.

The run is over.

Now the big three can concentrate on the EPL race.

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