The Footie Fool

We rented Flushed Away for my toddler a couple days ago, and I had a great howl at the English footie reference.
The setting of the movie is London during the World Cup. England is facing Germany in the final. At the half, England is winning 4-0….and then lose it on penalties.
My wife didn’t get [...]

The Daily Mail is speculating that Portugal national Deco is eager to leave Barcelona after winning two league titles and the Champions League with the club.
ManU (which has posted the rumor on their website, possibly giving it some legs), Liverpool and Chelsea have all been mentioned as possible destinations for the wily midfielder, who [...]

Just 3 days after Sunday’s emotionally draining defeat to Chelsea in the Carling Cup final, Arsenal are preparing to face Blackburn Rovers Wednesday in the 5th round of the FA Cup.
With numerous injuries and suspensions, Arsène Wenger has confirmed that he could be without up to 10 players for the game.
“We have [...]

What is really sad about today’s Carling Cup final is that it will probably get more ink about the brawl at the end than for the quality of the game. Which is a shame, especially if you are a fan of Arsenal because it was an incredible show by a bunch of kids.
The young gunners [...]

Mexico and Costa Rica become the final 2 nations to qualify for the U-20 World Cup. Mexico beat Jamaica 2-0 and the Ticos edged St. Kitts and Nevis 3-2 in a CONCACAF qualifying tournament at Culiacan, Mexico.
Up next for the U-20 World Cup is the draw, where all 24 qualifying nations will be assigned to [...]

Arsène Wenger has confirmed that he will be sticking with the young gunners in Sunday’s Carling Cup final against Chelsea, ruling out the likes of William Gallas, Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg and Jens Lehmann from the lineup.
In the past, I have questioned the value of the Carling Cup as a competition. But this year I [...]

After yesterday’s 1-0 defeat by PSV in the first round of the knockout stages of the Champions League, you might expect the level headed Jens Lehmann to have a few words about PSV tactics. After all, the man is hardly a shirking violet or at a lose for opinion about an opposing team or player. [...]

The knockout round of the UEFA Champions League kicks off this week with some really interesting matches. This is the round where big guns will fall.
Arsenal vs PSV
The third meeting in 5 years between these teams, with Arsenal progressing the last 2. Emmanuel Eboue and Justin Hoyte are out with injuries, meaning Johan Djourou will [...]