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Gobbledygook Part II
For those of you still interested in "David Beckham Takes England Part II" then here is an hilarious video put out by the Sun.
Here is the address...then click play on the video.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3352103/David-Beckhams-texts-to-Harry-Redknapp-leaked.html
Here is the address...then click play on the video.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3352103/David-Beckhams-texts-to-Harry-Redknapp-leaked.html
12 January, 2011
A Gobbledygook
So much to talk about:
DAVID BECKHAM IS A SPUR (SORT OF)
Yes, the man who said "I will never play for another team in the Premier League out of respect for Manchester United," is now playing for another team, Tottenham Hotspur.
The aging wonderboy still fancies himself as an England NT player and wants to play/train over the MLS break but decided against going back to AC Milan. I'm sure that AC's table-topping status more than likely prevented him from joining the Italian side.
But...in a curious turnabout, 'Arry Redknapp, the ebullient manager of Tottenham came out to say that he would not be playing with the side, but merely training with them. The reason was insurance. After David was injured last year while playing with AC (achilles tear), he only managed 7 games with the LA Galaxy, the club who pay his exhorbitant wages. So it would make sense that insurance was a sticky factor. And the footy world took note in a five-alarm-fire way this week when DB was seen limping out of the Spurs training facility. OMG...was he already injured? Haha..it was revealed later that he had....drumroll please...a blister.
After the insurance angle was revealed, several footy insiders took note of the situation and delved even further. It seems that the LA Galaxy owner is also the man behind AEG, a company who are bidding in tandem with Tottenham for the Olympic stadium when the Olympics are finished. Others in London are also bidding for it, and the insiders suggested that David's "loan" was merely a PR ploy to bring credibility to Tottenham's bid.
They continued to suggest that the loan was never intended to be for playing time.
Both sides have been dragging their feet and one would wonder why, since David's loan was only meant to last until February 10, when he is due back in LA for training with the Galaxy. Why would they be dragging? One word...United.
The Spurs are due to play United at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Of course if they drag their feet enough, then David would not have to face his former club, something which would put his status as a hero at the club in jeopardy. It was one thing to play for Milan last year, a team which doesn't compete regularly against United (although DB did play at OT when Milan met United in the CL...and lost). But playing against United with a team who are in the top 5 of the Prem League could cause harm to United's title chances...David Beckham would forever be a pariah at Old Trafford, something which he is kean to avoid (being a diehard fan of his former team).
Whewwww!
Redknapp confirmed the suspicions of the footy insiders by revealing yesterday that David would only be training with the club (he thinks) and wouldn't be featuring against United. I found this curious.
If it's just about training, then why wouldn't David train with United? Yes, he left on a sour note with Sir Alex when the circus that is David and Victoria, Posh and Becks, started to interfere with his playing level. So maybe SAF was thinking at this time in the season United didn't need any other distractions. Smart thinking.
But I'm sure if DB had his druthers, he would be training at Carrington with Giggsy, Scholesy, and company.
I do think it will be interesting when the Tottenham faithful look through the crowd and find their new "signee" cheering for the opposition on Sunday. David can't hid his true colors.
MANCHESTER UNITED V LIVERPOOL...FA CUP 3RD ROUND
Manchester United hosted the other Reds at Old Trafford on Sunday for the right to move on in the FA Cup. In the 3' Dimitar Berbatov was brought down (a soft penalty), Howard Webb issued a penalty and Ryan Giggs slotted home to score the only goal of the match. United were close many times, but indeed the score was 1-0 at Full Time.
Liverpool were utterly useless, including their stars. I'm a pseudo-fan of Fernando Torres because he's a Spaniard who really wants to play in the EPL and has turned down several offers to leave (may not happen now), but he has been an inconsistent performer for the Liverpudlians and his constant crocked status has not helped his team in the slightest.
He couldn't contend with Rafael da Silva on Sunday, who was given the task of marking "el Nin~o" when Vidic was unable to play. The young Brasileiro did a superb job and kept "Nando" in the "Nada" category. Their "star" was subbed off after the hour mark.
The captain of the Merseysiders is Steven Gerrard. A one-time captain of the English National Team, and diehard member of the 'Pool Reds, Gerrard did little to deserve his title when he went in two-footed on Michael Carrick in the 32'. Webb made no mistake of sending off Gerrard, thus leaving his limp side to contend with the leaders of the Prem League with only 10 men.
After Ryan's goal in the 3' you could see the looks on the faces of the opposition, "game over." Their place in the table, which was at one time in history always at the top, is an embarrassing four points from relegation.
With all that said, I don't feel a bit sorry for them. After they purposefully lost the match against Chelscum last year, I lost what little respect I had for them. If Chelscum had lost that match, United would have been the champions. Of course they denied throwing the game vehemently, but since they had no way of making it into the top four and a Champions League spot, they were content to sit in 7th, thus denying a record-breaking 19th Prem League title for the Reds of Manchester. Currently the Red Devils of Manchester and the Reds of Liverpool are tied at 18 wins apiece.
Daniel Taylor of the Guardian newspaper had an interesting take on that, which you can read here.
If a Ryan was the hero of the winning side, another Ryan was the idiot for the other.
Ryan Babel, who rarely sees action for Liverpool, found it necessary to mock the official, Howard Webb, for his awarding of the penalty in the first part of the match. Criticism of an official in public by anyone associated with a club is big no-no on the FA's part. But Ryan, who should have taken heed of his surname, which mirrors the Tower that crumbled to the ground, saw fit to post on his Twitter account a doctored photo of Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United kit.
The Twitter world went tweet-crazy and some United supporters (whom I follow on Twitter) retweeted his post to the FA's account. One tweeter responded with, "I would tweet a pic of @RyanBabel in a Liverpool shirt, but I can't find one." (referring to Babel's inability to feature in the first team)
Within hours the FA had charged Babel with Improper Conduct. I'm sure the dolts at the FA will give him a slap on the wrist, but it served as a warning to footballers who tweet that someone is listening. Also within hours, Twitter newbie Tom Cleverley, the former United Reserves star, who is sitting out on injury after a stint on loan, opened and closed his account within two days, "after the club and his agent advised him to shut it down."
Rio Ferdinand, whose tweeting skills I've blogged about, still remains. I'm sure the club realize that Tom, being a very young man, might run the risk of saying something out of sorts like Babel. (I doubt that, but I understand the club's position). Rio, on the other hand, strays away from controversy, and even batted away the hate-tweets of Scouser fools after the match.
One such Scouser Scum sent a tweet to @rioferdy5 accusing him and United of being cheating, dirty scumbags. He then wrote, "MUNICH, Manchester United Never Intended Coming Home." The daft and cruel reference to the Munich aircrash, which cost several United lives, only underscored the insanity tap tap tapped into PDAs around the world after a match. Pathetic.
SCOUSER IDIOTS
I reserve the term "scouser" not for regular, diehard Liverpool fans, but for the hooligans who make assclowns out of themselves while "supporting" their club.
The Scouser Assclowns last Sunday (9,000 strong) and their ridiculous behavior harkened back to the days of hooliganism that was rampant in the Premier League. With added security and rules (of which breaking them will get you banned for life from matches), one would think that we've moved on from the images that have stained the reputation and growth of footy worldwide.
So...when you have 9,000 angry fans, whose once-great team is quite possibly the worst in the Prem League, add in alcohol and a complete lack of sense, and you have the nobheads who destroyed property at Old Trafford.
Yes, they ripped up seats in the visiting end, throwing them over the balcony into the lower stands (on to their own supporters...brilliant), and then destroyed bathrooms in the same area. Many (real Liverpool supporters in the vicinity suggest 70%) were chanting "Munich." (which was seen on TV by everyone watching)
Their rebellion didn't end inside the grounds, but also spilled into the outside area, where 15 were arrested for their dissent.
If they want to vent their anger then they should rip out the seats at Anfield and throw them on to the pitch. Their team's pathetic season is what they should be mad about. They are responsible for their own place in the table, not children attending a match at Old Trafford. Their idiocy could have injured or killed people in the lower decks, children included. All over a game. SMH.
THE SILLY SEASON
Yes, it is January, and with that comes the winter silly season, where clubs trade and buy and sell and loan out their players.
United have stayed out of the buyer's market, as have other clubs. Kiko Macheda (the adorable Italian) was loaned out to Sampdoria last week and impressed on his first runout in Serie A.
Arsenal have shunned the market like United (although they desperately need a sound keeper), but of course you could count on Man Poo to BUY BUY BUY like it's going out of style.
This last week Eden Dzeko, formerly of Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, made his move to the Blue Boo Hoo side of Manchester.
His arrival sparked a curious quote from the Bosnian, when he was formally presented at a Man Poo press conference. His verbal hilarity is my Quote of the Week:
But he didn't stop there. He also added,
"A trophy room with f*** all in it?"
I'll end on that.
DAVID BECKHAM IS A SPUR (SORT OF)
Yes, the man who said "I will never play for another team in the Premier League out of respect for Manchester United," is now playing for another team, Tottenham Hotspur.
The aging wonderboy still fancies himself as an England NT player and wants to play/train over the MLS break but decided against going back to AC Milan. I'm sure that AC's table-topping status more than likely prevented him from joining the Italian side.
But...in a curious turnabout, 'Arry Redknapp, the ebullient manager of Tottenham came out to say that he would not be playing with the side, but merely training with them. The reason was insurance. After David was injured last year while playing with AC (achilles tear), he only managed 7 games with the LA Galaxy, the club who pay his exhorbitant wages. So it would make sense that insurance was a sticky factor. And the footy world took note in a five-alarm-fire way this week when DB was seen limping out of the Spurs training facility. OMG...was he already injured? Haha..it was revealed later that he had....drumroll please...a blister.
After the insurance angle was revealed, several footy insiders took note of the situation and delved even further. It seems that the LA Galaxy owner is also the man behind AEG, a company who are bidding in tandem with Tottenham for the Olympic stadium when the Olympics are finished. Others in London are also bidding for it, and the insiders suggested that David's "loan" was merely a PR ploy to bring credibility to Tottenham's bid.
They continued to suggest that the loan was never intended to be for playing time.
Both sides have been dragging their feet and one would wonder why, since David's loan was only meant to last until February 10, when he is due back in LA for training with the Galaxy. Why would they be dragging? One word...United.
The Spurs are due to play United at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Of course if they drag their feet enough, then David would not have to face his former club, something which would put his status as a hero at the club in jeopardy. It was one thing to play for Milan last year, a team which doesn't compete regularly against United (although DB did play at OT when Milan met United in the CL...and lost). But playing against United with a team who are in the top 5 of the Prem League could cause harm to United's title chances...David Beckham would forever be a pariah at Old Trafford, something which he is kean to avoid (being a diehard fan of his former team).
Whewwww!
Redknapp confirmed the suspicions of the footy insiders by revealing yesterday that David would only be training with the club (he thinks) and wouldn't be featuring against United. I found this curious.
If it's just about training, then why wouldn't David train with United? Yes, he left on a sour note with Sir Alex when the circus that is David and Victoria, Posh and Becks, started to interfere with his playing level. So maybe SAF was thinking at this time in the season United didn't need any other distractions. Smart thinking.
But I'm sure if DB had his druthers, he would be training at Carrington with Giggsy, Scholesy, and company.
I do think it will be interesting when the Tottenham faithful look through the crowd and find their new "signee" cheering for the opposition on Sunday. David can't hid his true colors.
MANCHESTER UNITED V LIVERPOOL...FA CUP 3RD ROUND
Manchester United hosted the other Reds at Old Trafford on Sunday for the right to move on in the FA Cup. In the 3' Dimitar Berbatov was brought down (a soft penalty), Howard Webb issued a penalty and Ryan Giggs slotted home to score the only goal of the match. United were close many times, but indeed the score was 1-0 at Full Time.
Liverpool were utterly useless, including their stars. I'm a pseudo-fan of Fernando Torres because he's a Spaniard who really wants to play in the EPL and has turned down several offers to leave (may not happen now), but he has been an inconsistent performer for the Liverpudlians and his constant crocked status has not helped his team in the slightest.
He couldn't contend with Rafael da Silva on Sunday, who was given the task of marking "el Nin~o" when Vidic was unable to play. The young Brasileiro did a superb job and kept "Nando" in the "Nada" category. Their "star" was subbed off after the hour mark.
The captain of the Merseysiders is Steven Gerrard. A one-time captain of the English National Team, and diehard member of the 'Pool Reds, Gerrard did little to deserve his title when he went in two-footed on Michael Carrick in the 32'. Webb made no mistake of sending off Gerrard, thus leaving his limp side to contend with the leaders of the Prem League with only 10 men.
After Ryan's goal in the 3' you could see the looks on the faces of the opposition, "game over." Their place in the table, which was at one time in history always at the top, is an embarrassing four points from relegation.
With all that said, I don't feel a bit sorry for them. After they purposefully lost the match against Chelscum last year, I lost what little respect I had for them. If Chelscum had lost that match, United would have been the champions. Of course they denied throwing the game vehemently, but since they had no way of making it into the top four and a Champions League spot, they were content to sit in 7th, thus denying a record-breaking 19th Prem League title for the Reds of Manchester. Currently the Red Devils of Manchester and the Reds of Liverpool are tied at 18 wins apiece.
Daniel Taylor of the Guardian newspaper had an interesting take on that, which you can read here.
If a Ryan was the hero of the winning side, another Ryan was the idiot for the other.
Ryan Babel, who rarely sees action for Liverpool, found it necessary to mock the official, Howard Webb, for his awarding of the penalty in the first part of the match. Criticism of an official in public by anyone associated with a club is big no-no on the FA's part. But Ryan, who should have taken heed of his surname, which mirrors the Tower that crumbled to the ground, saw fit to post on his Twitter account a doctored photo of Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United kit.
The Twitter world went tweet-crazy and some United supporters (whom I follow on Twitter) retweeted his post to the FA's account. One tweeter responded with, "I would tweet a pic of @RyanBabel in a Liverpool shirt, but I can't find one." (referring to Babel's inability to feature in the first team)
Within hours the FA had charged Babel with Improper Conduct. I'm sure the dolts at the FA will give him a slap on the wrist, but it served as a warning to footballers who tweet that someone is listening. Also within hours, Twitter newbie Tom Cleverley, the former United Reserves star, who is sitting out on injury after a stint on loan, opened and closed his account within two days, "after the club and his agent advised him to shut it down."
Rio Ferdinand, whose tweeting skills I've blogged about, still remains. I'm sure the club realize that Tom, being a very young man, might run the risk of saying something out of sorts like Babel. (I doubt that, but I understand the club's position). Rio, on the other hand, strays away from controversy, and even batted away the hate-tweets of Scouser fools after the match.
One such Scouser Scum sent a tweet to @rioferdy5 accusing him and United of being cheating, dirty scumbags. He then wrote, "MUNICH, Manchester United Never Intended Coming Home." The daft and cruel reference to the Munich aircrash, which cost several United lives, only underscored the insanity tap tap tapped into PDAs around the world after a match. Pathetic.
SCOUSER IDIOTS
I reserve the term "scouser" not for regular, diehard Liverpool fans, but for the hooligans who make assclowns out of themselves while "supporting" their club.
The Scouser Assclowns last Sunday (9,000 strong) and their ridiculous behavior harkened back to the days of hooliganism that was rampant in the Premier League. With added security and rules (of which breaking them will get you banned for life from matches), one would think that we've moved on from the images that have stained the reputation and growth of footy worldwide.
So...when you have 9,000 angry fans, whose once-great team is quite possibly the worst in the Prem League, add in alcohol and a complete lack of sense, and you have the nobheads who destroyed property at Old Trafford.
Yes, they ripped up seats in the visiting end, throwing them over the balcony into the lower stands (on to their own supporters...brilliant), and then destroyed bathrooms in the same area. Many (real Liverpool supporters in the vicinity suggest 70%) were chanting "Munich." (which was seen on TV by everyone watching)
Their rebellion didn't end inside the grounds, but also spilled into the outside area, where 15 were arrested for their dissent.
If they want to vent their anger then they should rip out the seats at Anfield and throw them on to the pitch. Their team's pathetic season is what they should be mad about. They are responsible for their own place in the table, not children attending a match at Old Trafford. Their idiocy could have injured or killed people in the lower decks, children included. All over a game. SMH.
THE SILLY SEASON
Yes, it is January, and with that comes the winter silly season, where clubs trade and buy and sell and loan out their players.
United have stayed out of the buyer's market, as have other clubs. Kiko Macheda (the adorable Italian) was loaned out to Sampdoria last week and impressed on his first runout in Serie A.
Arsenal have shunned the market like United (although they desperately need a sound keeper), but of course you could count on Man Poo to BUY BUY BUY like it's going out of style.
This last week Eden Dzeko, formerly of Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, made his move to the Blue Boo Hoo side of Manchester.
His arrival sparked a curious quote from the Bosnian, when he was formally presented at a Man Poo press conference. His verbal hilarity is my Quote of the Week:
"I've been told that most of Manchester are City fans..."Oh dear...
But he didn't stop there. He also added,
"I saw something in Man City that I didn't see at any other club."One hilarious post on Twitter interpreted Dzeko's quote by reminding us that it's been 35 years since Man Poo has won anything:
"A trophy room with f*** all in it?"
I'll end on that.
Okay...Now It's Just Ridiculous
Ugghhh...as if those of us following this closely didn't know it would turn out to be a farce...
The derelict braintrust that is FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar. Dripping in oil money, yet lacking in any football prowess whatsoever, nevertheless the Qataris topped the voting over second-place USA, Japan, etc.
The fallout that ensued, especially after England was dumped out of the 2018 voting in the first round WITH ONLY ONE VOTE, was monumental. Nobody could understand why Qatar had been given the vote...130 degrees in the summer, no place to put enough stadia for the event, out-of-touch religious codes, and a relationship with terrorist nations unchecked in the region.
But...FIFA DID vote for Qatar.
So a week ago when Septic Bladder (the scheming moron who runs the world's authority on football) sauntered over to the Asian Cup (no doubt on a private plane, staying in five-star accomodations), HRH saw fit to comment on Qatar.
He suggested that WC 2022 should be held in the winter! *crickets*
The proposal, no doubt, left all of UEFA's clubs in a quandary...meaning the WC would appear smack dab in the middle of their seasons.
Yes, the Asian Cup and African Nations Cup do run during the same time, but that assures only limited disruption in UEFA's leagues, and doesn't involve 2/3 of a club side.
Bladder's suggestion was to change the leagues' schedules around to fit the WC. *crickets*
Why is he suggesting the winter change? Because it's obvious that FIFA did not answer the most pertinent of questions when listening to the Qatari contingent present their bid...What, praytell, are you going to do about the oppressive heat?
In Qatar's bid, they PROMISED that they would air-condition all of the stadia (a technology which does not exist in 2010/11) so the players and fans would not be uncomfortable.
Really?
So I suppose they were also proposing to follow around the fans attending with a personal air-conditioning device to keep them cool when they WEREN'T at the stadia...
The schedules are already a quagmire, what with extra matches (domestic cups, Champions League, Int'l friendlies and qualifiers) to contend with. Now the Supreme Ruler of All Things Footy wants them to just "change the season around."
Well, what he isn't considering is that the seasons in footy run during certain months to avoid the heat of the summer, which is exactly what FIFA should have done when NOT awarding the 2022 WC to Qatar.
As if Bladder's consistent idiocy isn't hard enough to swallow, now we have another supposed know-it-all chiming in on the WC issue.
The Court Jester of UEFA, Michel Platini, let loose with a whopper today when he also suggested that the World Cup 2022 could be held in all of the Gulf States and that a change in schedules would not be out of the question. How convenient for him. Of course he's not worried about the scheduling because he isn't the one in charge of trying to meld the schedules of the EPL, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Turkish League, Portuguese League, et al. His words, though, have only underscored the malfeasance and underhandedness involved in awarding the world's largest sporting event. He and his twin goon at FIFA merely brush aside real questions about infrastructure and reason with an indignant edict of "if you're not towing the line then you are not a real fan of footy, a closet xenophobe, and most assuredly a whining fool who knows nothing about the business of sports."
Here is a snippet of his words:
"I hope it will be a World Cup of the Gulf. It could be the World Cup of Qatar but played in the Gulf. I think we need political people (for this to happen), but I think so.''
Asked why such drastic changes could be considered when they were never mentioned during the bidding campaign, Platini added: "Who will remember the words in 12 years? In 12 years everybody will be happy to have a very well-organised World Cup and not remember what's happened before.
"When I organised the World Cup in France we did (things) differently from what we proposed in the bid.''
Platini did not speak about playing the 2022 World Cup in January but raised the prospect of a major change to the football calendar.
He added: "When I came in 1998 as advisor to Sepp Blatter I worked on the international calendar and my proposal to Blatter was to play from February to December. FIFA was close to accepting that, then Italy and Spain said no because they wanted to play in winter. Finish.
"It is necessary to think what could be the future. I don't say to play in winter or not to play in winter but to think about what could be the calendar in the future.''
When Michel PlasticNobHead suggests that nobody will remember what was discussed now when 2022 rolls around, what he REALLY means is, when the 2022 WC becomes a monumental disaster, "I won't be in office so I won't have to deal with the ramifications."
I was under the impression that when a bid is made (at great expense of a bidding nation) that said bid is the final option of that country. That the infrastructure, financing, and logistics have been thought out to the nth degree, raked over with a fine-toothed comb by those schooled in organizing these types of events, and then presented to the bid committee as a "take it or leave it."
Boy was I wrong.
Now that we're just one month out of the vote, two changes have already been proposed for Qatar:
1) Hold it in winter because the Qataris did not really think through the heat issue...and...
2) Have the entire footy world rearrange their schedules so a football non-entity can host what will go down as the worst WC in history.
Why haven't the organizing committees of the USA, Australia, and Japan cried foul? To be fair, FIFA should hold the vote again, and allow those committees to rebid, if the criteria have changed.
The derelict braintrust that is FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar. Dripping in oil money, yet lacking in any football prowess whatsoever, nevertheless the Qataris topped the voting over second-place USA, Japan, etc.
The fallout that ensued, especially after England was dumped out of the 2018 voting in the first round WITH ONLY ONE VOTE, was monumental. Nobody could understand why Qatar had been given the vote...130 degrees in the summer, no place to put enough stadia for the event, out-of-touch religious codes, and a relationship with terrorist nations unchecked in the region.
But...FIFA DID vote for Qatar.
So a week ago when Septic Bladder (the scheming moron who runs the world's authority on football) sauntered over to the Asian Cup (no doubt on a private plane, staying in five-star accomodations), HRH saw fit to comment on Qatar.
He suggested that WC 2022 should be held in the winter! *crickets*
The proposal, no doubt, left all of UEFA's clubs in a quandary...meaning the WC would appear smack dab in the middle of their seasons.
Yes, the Asian Cup and African Nations Cup do run during the same time, but that assures only limited disruption in UEFA's leagues, and doesn't involve 2/3 of a club side.
Bladder's suggestion was to change the leagues' schedules around to fit the WC. *crickets*
Why is he suggesting the winter change? Because it's obvious that FIFA did not answer the most pertinent of questions when listening to the Qatari contingent present their bid...What, praytell, are you going to do about the oppressive heat?
In Qatar's bid, they PROMISED that they would air-condition all of the stadia (a technology which does not exist in 2010/11) so the players and fans would not be uncomfortable.
Really?
So I suppose they were also proposing to follow around the fans attending with a personal air-conditioning device to keep them cool when they WEREN'T at the stadia...
The schedules are already a quagmire, what with extra matches (domestic cups, Champions League, Int'l friendlies and qualifiers) to contend with. Now the Supreme Ruler of All Things Footy wants them to just "change the season around."
Well, what he isn't considering is that the seasons in footy run during certain months to avoid the heat of the summer, which is exactly what FIFA should have done when NOT awarding the 2022 WC to Qatar.
As if Bladder's consistent idiocy isn't hard enough to swallow, now we have another supposed know-it-all chiming in on the WC issue.
The Court Jester of UEFA, Michel Platini, let loose with a whopper today when he also suggested that the World Cup 2022 could be held in all of the Gulf States and that a change in schedules would not be out of the question. How convenient for him. Of course he's not worried about the scheduling because he isn't the one in charge of trying to meld the schedules of the EPL, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Turkish League, Portuguese League, et al. His words, though, have only underscored the malfeasance and underhandedness involved in awarding the world's largest sporting event. He and his twin goon at FIFA merely brush aside real questions about infrastructure and reason with an indignant edict of "if you're not towing the line then you are not a real fan of footy, a closet xenophobe, and most assuredly a whining fool who knows nothing about the business of sports."
Here is a snippet of his words:
"I hope it will be a World Cup of the Gulf. It could be the World Cup of Qatar but played in the Gulf. I think we need political people (for this to happen), but I think so.''
Asked why such drastic changes could be considered when they were never mentioned during the bidding campaign, Platini added: "Who will remember the words in 12 years? In 12 years everybody will be happy to have a very well-organised World Cup and not remember what's happened before.
"When I organised the World Cup in France we did (things) differently from what we proposed in the bid.''
Platini did not speak about playing the 2022 World Cup in January but raised the prospect of a major change to the football calendar.
He added: "When I came in 1998 as advisor to Sepp Blatter I worked on the international calendar and my proposal to Blatter was to play from February to December. FIFA was close to accepting that, then Italy and Spain said no because they wanted to play in winter. Finish.
"It is necessary to think what could be the future. I don't say to play in winter or not to play in winter but to think about what could be the calendar in the future.''
When Michel PlasticNobHead suggests that nobody will remember what was discussed now when 2022 rolls around, what he REALLY means is, when the 2022 WC becomes a monumental disaster, "I won't be in office so I won't have to deal with the ramifications."
I was under the impression that when a bid is made (at great expense of a bidding nation) that said bid is the final option of that country. That the infrastructure, financing, and logistics have been thought out to the nth degree, raked over with a fine-toothed comb by those schooled in organizing these types of events, and then presented to the bid committee as a "take it or leave it."
Boy was I wrong.
Now that we're just one month out of the vote, two changes have already been proposed for Qatar:
1) Hold it in winter because the Qataris did not really think through the heat issue...and...
2) Have the entire footy world rearrange their schedules so a football non-entity can host what will go down as the worst WC in history.
Why haven't the organizing committees of the USA, Australia, and Japan cried foul? To be fair, FIFA should hold the vote again, and allow those committees to rebid, if the criteria have changed.
The comments from fora around the world have echoed my sentiments, aghast at what FIFA have been allowed to do....change the rules AFTER the vote has been taken. And to those voices, I will add my own...until the financial backers of the WC... Nike, Budweiser, Adidas, VISA, et al combine to change the business dealings of Septic Bladder and his cronies, he will continue to run amok and take football down with him.
"Oye, oye, I am the Supreme Ruler of Idiocy!"
07 January, 2011
The News I've Been Waiting to Hear
Antonio Valencia is progressing well and could feature for the Reds possibly in late February or the beginning of March. I still haven't worn my Valencia kit and won't until he returns.
Just think...if he had been healthy and we were fortunate to have him on the wing this entire time, I don't think we would have drawn so many matches!
Animo! Antonio!
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Jan/Valencia-on-course.aspx
Just think...if he had been healthy and we were fortunate to have him on the wing this entire time, I don't think we would have drawn so many matches!
Animo! Antonio!
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Jan/Valencia-on-course.aspx
06 January, 2011
I Know the Score
I don't live in the UK so I'm not close to any of the footy venues of which I normally speak. But yesterday I could hear a collective gut-wrenching moan from thousands of EPL fans.
The festive season in UK footy is staggering. While other leagues go on vacay, the EPL trudges on with a stiff upper lip. While other leagues are sunning themselves on some remote island, the EPLers are trudging through rain/sleet/snow/cold...you get the picture. And while other leagues take that mid-season breather, United played four games in 9 days. Whewwwww.
The EPL has been staunch in keeping the tradition of the festive period alive. Boxing Day matches are sacrosanct and the idea of axing those so players can go on a bender in Bali just doesn't sit well with the league honchos.
I agree.
It's enough to ask us fans to suffer through the arduous international breaks (zzzzz...wake me when it's over), but to add on an almost two week break over Christmas and New Year's would be...well......wrong.
I suppose I take solace in the festive season because it is the time that the men are separated from the boys, so to speak. The crowded league table usually finds some space during this period, and United are notorious for making it their kick-into-gear battle cry.
While others seem to lose steam, my Reds find the much-needed umph to make their intentions known.
And as loudly as Old Traffordans...Old Traffordians...umm...OTs sang on Tuesday night, Wednesday's match-ending whistles were death knells to some clubs...drowning out the "Fire Woy" and "Sack Carlo" rants.
Wednesday also signalled a foul wind, a la Homer (the poet, not Simpson), in the I Know the Score game on premierleague.com. I started playing this maddening *pulls out hair* game during last season (seven weeks in) and I must say it tears at my innards when I punch in my scores.
If you haven't heard of this game, you should try it. You guess the outcomes of the weekly matches in the EPL. If you guess the correct score you get 30 points. If you don't get the correct score, but match the correct outcome of the game (winning team), you get 10 points. A successful prediction of a draw (no matter if it's exact) will get you 20. If you guess the correct goal differential you will get 15 points, but if you guess the wrong outcome, you lose 10.
To make it interesting, the Machiavellian maestros behind this game also give you a chance to better your score. You have one banker's chip to put on a match, which could give you 2x the score, or 3x, depending on where the teams playing sit in the league. If they are in the top four, then you can only get double, but if they are in the final sixteen you can get triple. So it's possible to get 90 points on one match if you play your cards right. If you don't choose wisely though, you will lose 20 points (for 2x) and 30 points (for 3x) on one match. Each week if you use your banker's chip right, then you also get bonus points that increase by 5 until you get to 20. But if you lose the match, then your bonus points return to zero, and it takes two weeks to get back to 5.
Just to make sure you don't pull out every last strand of hair, the game gives you an insurance chip to put on a match. If you are successful then you get the points, but if you guess wrong, you don't lose any.
One has to be very careful when selecting the week's matches. Sure bets aren't always sure bets and midtable teams, who are tied on points or very close, are hard to predict. Home venues don't always mean success, so it takes a bit of savvy to have a winning score each week. A few mistakes that some players fall prey to is believing the tripe the journos write before matches, or thinking managers are going to be "open" about the actual status of their team (and selections). I can't tell you how many times SAF has said that a player is still crocked, only for that player to start the match! These are some pitfalls that rookie I-Know-the-Score-players are doomed by each week. But I've learned to circumvent the crap talk and look at the overall picture.
The league table and my predictions cause a schizophrenic moment each time I enter my scores. I want United to win every match so I always pick 3-0 to United. But at the beginning of the season C-Club was tearing up the league and I wanted them to lose every match. The problem was I didn't think they WOULD lose every match, so it took every bit of my finger-punching skill to tap in a winning score for them. To predict that our rivals would win tore at the very fabric of my footy heart. Yes, it would mean my score improved, but it also meant that United were not gaining points on them in the league! Arrrrghhhhh!
Last night I jumped from 22,000th place to 7,000th place. I know, you're thinking, "you suck!" But I need to tell you that 212,000 people are playing...so being in the top 20,000 or so is not bad.
As I said above, the death knell was ringing last night for several clubs. And it was also ringing on premierleague.com. My footy crystal ball was in full form and I correctly predicted all matches. So while Joe Chelscum Fan had serious delusions that his team would find winning form against Wolves, I predicted the exact outcome...Wolves 1-0 Scummers. And while Joe Gunner Fan was positive that Arsene's boys would be victorious at the Emirates, I predicted a draw (2-2, though the actual score was 0-0). And to top off my night, I also predicted the exact score of Liverpoo/Blackburn and got the correct goal differential for Everton/Spurs...so in just those four matches, I got 95 points!
I have a feeling that many players lost their shirts (although the game is free) in the midweek melee that was Wednesday.
To be honest, I don't always know the score. One week in October I missed every single match and lost 110 points.
But I've been on a roll since and would love to crack the top 1,000, if even for a week. My true dream would be to end up in 19th place. Because I'm hoping my beloved Reds make 19 my lucky number this year!
Come on United, GET IN!!!
The festive season in UK footy is staggering. While other leagues go on vacay, the EPL trudges on with a stiff upper lip. While other leagues are sunning themselves on some remote island, the EPLers are trudging through rain/sleet/snow/cold...you get the picture. And while other leagues take that mid-season breather, United played four games in 9 days. Whewwwww.
The EPL has been staunch in keeping the tradition of the festive period alive. Boxing Day matches are sacrosanct and the idea of axing those so players can go on a bender in Bali just doesn't sit well with the league honchos.
I agree.
It's enough to ask us fans to suffer through the arduous international breaks (zzzzz...wake me when it's over), but to add on an almost two week break over Christmas and New Year's would be...well......wrong.
I suppose I take solace in the festive season because it is the time that the men are separated from the boys, so to speak. The crowded league table usually finds some space during this period, and United are notorious for making it their kick-into-gear battle cry.
While others seem to lose steam, my Reds find the much-needed umph to make their intentions known.
And as loudly as Old Traffordans...Old Traffordians...umm...OTs sang on Tuesday night, Wednesday's match-ending whistles were death knells to some clubs...drowning out the "Fire Woy" and "Sack Carlo" rants.
Wednesday also signalled a foul wind, a la Homer (the poet, not Simpson), in the I Know the Score game on premierleague.com. I started playing this maddening *pulls out hair* game during last season (seven weeks in) and I must say it tears at my innards when I punch in my scores.
If you haven't heard of this game, you should try it. You guess the outcomes of the weekly matches in the EPL. If you guess the correct score you get 30 points. If you don't get the correct score, but match the correct outcome of the game (winning team), you get 10 points. A successful prediction of a draw (no matter if it's exact) will get you 20. If you guess the correct goal differential you will get 15 points, but if you guess the wrong outcome, you lose 10.
To make it interesting, the Machiavellian maestros behind this game also give you a chance to better your score. You have one banker's chip to put on a match, which could give you 2x the score, or 3x, depending on where the teams playing sit in the league. If they are in the top four, then you can only get double, but if they are in the final sixteen you can get triple. So it's possible to get 90 points on one match if you play your cards right. If you don't choose wisely though, you will lose 20 points (for 2x) and 30 points (for 3x) on one match. Each week if you use your banker's chip right, then you also get bonus points that increase by 5 until you get to 20. But if you lose the match, then your bonus points return to zero, and it takes two weeks to get back to 5.
Just to make sure you don't pull out every last strand of hair, the game gives you an insurance chip to put on a match. If you are successful then you get the points, but if you guess wrong, you don't lose any.
One has to be very careful when selecting the week's matches. Sure bets aren't always sure bets and midtable teams, who are tied on points or very close, are hard to predict. Home venues don't always mean success, so it takes a bit of savvy to have a winning score each week. A few mistakes that some players fall prey to is believing the tripe the journos write before matches, or thinking managers are going to be "open" about the actual status of their team (and selections). I can't tell you how many times SAF has said that a player is still crocked, only for that player to start the match! These are some pitfalls that rookie I-Know-the-Score-players are doomed by each week. But I've learned to circumvent the crap talk and look at the overall picture.
The league table and my predictions cause a schizophrenic moment each time I enter my scores. I want United to win every match so I always pick 3-0 to United. But at the beginning of the season C-Club was tearing up the league and I wanted them to lose every match. The problem was I didn't think they WOULD lose every match, so it took every bit of my finger-punching skill to tap in a winning score for them. To predict that our rivals would win tore at the very fabric of my footy heart. Yes, it would mean my score improved, but it also meant that United were not gaining points on them in the league! Arrrrghhhhh!
Last night I jumped from 22,000th place to 7,000th place. I know, you're thinking, "you suck!" But I need to tell you that 212,000 people are playing...so being in the top 20,000 or so is not bad.
As I said above, the death knell was ringing last night for several clubs. And it was also ringing on premierleague.com. My footy crystal ball was in full form and I correctly predicted all matches. So while Joe Chelscum Fan had serious delusions that his team would find winning form against Wolves, I predicted the exact outcome...Wolves 1-0 Scummers. And while Joe Gunner Fan was positive that Arsene's boys would be victorious at the Emirates, I predicted a draw (2-2, though the actual score was 0-0). And to top off my night, I also predicted the exact score of Liverpoo/Blackburn and got the correct goal differential for Everton/Spurs...so in just those four matches, I got 95 points!
I have a feeling that many players lost their shirts (although the game is free) in the midweek melee that was Wednesday.
To be honest, I don't always know the score. One week in October I missed every single match and lost 110 points.
But I've been on a roll since and would love to crack the top 1,000, if even for a week. My true dream would be to end up in 19th place. Because I'm hoping my beloved Reds make 19 my lucky number this year!
Come on United, GET IN!!!
04 January, 2011
1999 Remembered
I found this link and the memory of this gives me goosebumps every time!
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frX68nFSmR4&feature=player_embedded
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frX68nFSmR4&feature=player_embedded
02 January, 2011
The Referee
It would be hard to forget the most dramatic and inflammatory event of the WC 2010 buildup...Thierry Henry's handball that sent France to South Africa instead of Ireland.
The images of a once-great striker handling a ball twice while looking at it, then passing it to a teammate who scored, will no doubt be ingrained in every Irishmen's psyche for many years.
It was a huge mistake by a referee (and his team) and when things of this magnitude happen, it is easy to get sucked into the vortex of extremes. "He's the worst referee ever"...etc.
As Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger so eloquently said, "It is inconceivable that millions of people see something that one man doesn't and we can't help him."
Why am I revisiting this? I found a link for a documentary on referee Martin Hansson, the one who missed the call in the match. It is enlightening and allows one to see the game from the other perspective. The award-winning video is not that long (28 minutes), but I think you will agree that you can feel for this guy, knowing he made a monumental mistake in a very visible match.
To watch the video, click here. Scroll down through the article to find the video.
The images of a once-great striker handling a ball twice while looking at it, then passing it to a teammate who scored, will no doubt be ingrained in every Irishmen's psyche for many years.
It was a huge mistake by a referee (and his team) and when things of this magnitude happen, it is easy to get sucked into the vortex of extremes. "He's the worst referee ever"...etc.
As Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger so eloquently said, "It is inconceivable that millions of people see something that one man doesn't and we can't help him."
Why am I revisiting this? I found a link for a documentary on referee Martin Hansson, the one who missed the call in the match. It is enlightening and allows one to see the game from the other perspective. The award-winning video is not that long (28 minutes), but I think you will agree that you can feel for this guy, knowing he made a monumental mistake in a very visible match.
To watch the video, click here. Scroll down through the article to find the video.
01 January, 2011
1.1.11: Victory, RooRon, Rio and Photos
Yes, it's a new year and I'm hoping today's date...1.1.11 is indicative of our place in the table at the end of the season. 1 is all I will settle for.
VICTORY
Today the Reds won a massive 3 points at the Hawthorns. Always a sticky (no pun intended) place to play, United started off the match with a bang. Wayne Rooney scored his first goal from free play in the 3' with a header. Maybe Wazza should concentrate on his aerial game. The only point he's scored with his feet so far is a penalty way back. He's still in the match though, helping others score...very important to us!
Chicharito, who subbed in for Berbatov in the 61', also scored a header that gave us the points.
The match was not the prettiest footy from United, especially after a poor clearance resulted in the Baggies leveling in the 13'. WBA had a chance to go ahead when Rio Ferdinand barely clipped Odemwingie in the area. But Odemwingie (who fell like he'd been shot from the upper deck) missed the pen...BADLY! So bad that the ball's eventual spot couldn't be seen on TV.
After that snafu, United seemed to kick up the heat a bit (probably spurred on by the hairdryer treatment at halftime). And beautiful little Javier Hernandez earned his stripes by scoring another winner for United (he has made a habit of this...a la Ole-G S).
Gary Neville, United's very own spitfire, was very lucky to not get a red and give up another penalty to WBA. Even SAF said, "I think it was a penalty, he was very lucky."
Ji-Sung Park and his spirited play were missed today. And Nani needs to hurry up and return. I thought he would be back by now, but SAF is still resting him. I need to be patient because we still have a few months to go! I suppose I'm still in Valencia depression; I miss his never-give-up play on the wing...sigh.
In the end, Rooney was hacked down and hobbled off with an ankle injury. But SAF had used all of his subs when he took off Gary Neville for Fabio. So when the 4th official signalled for 5 minutes of extra play, the trooper Roo ran back on the field so the Reds wouldn't have to defend the lead with 10 men.
SAF indicated in his post-match remarks that Rooney had suffered an ankle injury but that it wasn't bad and he would probably be back for the Stoke match on Tuesday. Let's hope.
Still top and still undefeated. Come on, you Reds!
WAZZA REVEALS A WORLD CUP SECRET
Speaking of Rooney, he gave a very open interview this week talking about the transfer saga and such. One interesting note was his admission that he has been hiding some guilt since the WC 2006 incident with Cristiano. Everyone knows that all of England blamed CR7 for what they saw as an attempt to get Rooney sent off during the match with Portugal. It worked (and the ensuing wink left Ronny with a moniker...the Winker). But Rooney said in the interview that he was guilty of the same earlier in the match when he approached the ref to tell him he thought Ronny had been guilty of a dive and should be given a card!!!! The press gave Ronny an awful time (and still do) after that fiasco, so it was nice of Wazza to clear the air a bit.
They are very good friends and he admitted that he missed him. Awwww...I miss the RooRon linkup play too, but Roo pairs well with Berba and he and Valencia had a great understanding of each other (a la Ronny) last year.
UNITED ON LOAN
Another interesting tidbit that has emerged since the transfer window is officially open. SAF has decided not to buy in the January window (not surprising), but did indicate that he might shake up the team a bit.
With Danny Welbeck lighting up the board at Sunderland on loan (scored another today...Go Danny!), SAF thinks sending out 19-yr-old Kiko Macheda would be smart as well. His idea is to give Kiko some more time on the pitch to improve his play, like Danny has done.
Kiko's agent (you know how I despise agents) added fuel to the fire today when he said, "I don't think the player will simply arrive on a pure loan, though. I think any deal would at least be a loan with the option to buy."
*cue the "RM wants Macheda" headlines from Marca*
UPDATE: Apparently, Kiko is headed to the Serie BlaaAaah and Sampdoria. I hope this doesn't mean that he's homesick and we won't see him again. I trust United to figure out the best course for the players.
RIO THE TWITTER KING
Rio Ferdinand has one of the most popular twitter sites for footballing fans. @rioferdy5 lights up the board daily and even trends worldwide. If you're not a twitter officionado, to trend means that everyone is talking about you.
He is the only United player to have a twitter site, even after United sent out a communique last year saying that none of the players were allowed to have official sites or a facebook page.
When asked about this and why United doesn't have a twitter site, Rio responded, "I serve as my own and United's." :)
So I had to laugh when Rio sent out some family news to his "twitfam," whom he also refers to as "tweeps." His brother, Anton, who is a defender for Sunderland, bought his "l'il men", Tate and Lorenz, Black Cats kits for Christmas.
Here are the tweets from Rio on Dec. 29:
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Anton bought my lil men Sunderland kits for xmas-I get home 2day+they are wearing them...I thought we agreed they wouldn't be worn?!*Fuming*
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Look at them, feel them, hang them up...but playing football+running around in them in the garden shouting "rooney...ferdinand..." is nuts!!
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Lucky they still singing man utd songs + sayin they support man utd...so I can still let them be part of the family!!
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
"I only like this kit because of anton + because its got red on it daddy" that's my lil man right there!! Had to hi 5 him for that!
Rio and his wife, Rebecca, are expecting another Lil Ferdinand. I'm hoping for a girl this time so I can read future tweets from Rio about watching his Lil Gal run around the pitch in her pink boots! Note to Rio: Susana would be a nice name. :)
As a bonus...a twitpic of Anderson with Rio on the train back to Manchester
and more photos from the match:
VICTORY
Today the Reds won a massive 3 points at the Hawthorns. Always a sticky (no pun intended) place to play, United started off the match with a bang. Wayne Rooney scored his first goal from free play in the 3' with a header. Maybe Wazza should concentrate on his aerial game. The only point he's scored with his feet so far is a penalty way back. He's still in the match though, helping others score...very important to us!
Chicharito, who subbed in for Berbatov in the 61', also scored a header that gave us the points.
The match was not the prettiest footy from United, especially after a poor clearance resulted in the Baggies leveling in the 13'. WBA had a chance to go ahead when Rio Ferdinand barely clipped Odemwingie in the area. But Odemwingie (who fell like he'd been shot from the upper deck) missed the pen...BADLY! So bad that the ball's eventual spot couldn't be seen on TV.
After that snafu, United seemed to kick up the heat a bit (probably spurred on by the hairdryer treatment at halftime). And beautiful little Javier Hernandez earned his stripes by scoring another winner for United (he has made a habit of this...a la Ole-G S).
Gary Neville, United's very own spitfire, was very lucky to not get a red and give up another penalty to WBA. Even SAF said, "I think it was a penalty, he was very lucky."
Ji-Sung Park and his spirited play were missed today. And Nani needs to hurry up and return. I thought he would be back by now, but SAF is still resting him. I need to be patient because we still have a few months to go! I suppose I'm still in Valencia depression; I miss his never-give-up play on the wing...sigh.
In the end, Rooney was hacked down and hobbled off with an ankle injury. But SAF had used all of his subs when he took off Gary Neville for Fabio. So when the 4th official signalled for 5 minutes of extra play, the trooper Roo ran back on the field so the Reds wouldn't have to defend the lead with 10 men.
SAF indicated in his post-match remarks that Rooney had suffered an ankle injury but that it wasn't bad and he would probably be back for the Stoke match on Tuesday. Let's hope.
Still top and still undefeated. Come on, you Reds!
WAZZA REVEALS A WORLD CUP SECRET
Speaking of Rooney, he gave a very open interview this week talking about the transfer saga and such. One interesting note was his admission that he has been hiding some guilt since the WC 2006 incident with Cristiano. Everyone knows that all of England blamed CR7 for what they saw as an attempt to get Rooney sent off during the match with Portugal. It worked (and the ensuing wink left Ronny with a moniker...the Winker). But Rooney said in the interview that he was guilty of the same earlier in the match when he approached the ref to tell him he thought Ronny had been guilty of a dive and should be given a card!!!! The press gave Ronny an awful time (and still do) after that fiasco, so it was nice of Wazza to clear the air a bit.
They are very good friends and he admitted that he missed him. Awwww...I miss the RooRon linkup play too, but Roo pairs well with Berba and he and Valencia had a great understanding of each other (a la Ronny) last year.
UNITED ON LOAN
Another interesting tidbit that has emerged since the transfer window is officially open. SAF has decided not to buy in the January window (not surprising), but did indicate that he might shake up the team a bit.
With Danny Welbeck lighting up the board at Sunderland on loan (scored another today...Go Danny!), SAF thinks sending out 19-yr-old Kiko Macheda would be smart as well. His idea is to give Kiko some more time on the pitch to improve his play, like Danny has done.
Kiko's agent (you know how I despise agents) added fuel to the fire today when he said, "I don't think the player will simply arrive on a pure loan, though. I think any deal would at least be a loan with the option to buy."
*cue the "RM wants Macheda" headlines from Marca*
UPDATE: Apparently, Kiko is headed to the Serie BlaaAaah and Sampdoria. I hope this doesn't mean that he's homesick and we won't see him again. I trust United to figure out the best course for the players.
RIO THE TWITTER KING
Rio Ferdinand has one of the most popular twitter sites for footballing fans. @rioferdy5 lights up the board daily and even trends worldwide. If you're not a twitter officionado, to trend means that everyone is talking about you.
He is the only United player to have a twitter site, even after United sent out a communique last year saying that none of the players were allowed to have official sites or a facebook page.
When asked about this and why United doesn't have a twitter site, Rio responded, "I serve as my own and United's." :)
So I had to laugh when Rio sent out some family news to his "twitfam," whom he also refers to as "tweeps." His brother, Anton, who is a defender for Sunderland, bought his "l'il men", Tate and Lorenz, Black Cats kits for Christmas.
Here are the tweets from Rio on Dec. 29:
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Anton bought my lil men Sunderland kits for xmas-I get home 2day+they are wearing them...I thought we agreed they wouldn't be worn?!*Fuming*
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Look at them, feel them, hang them up...but playing football+running around in them in the garden shouting "rooney...ferdinand..." is nuts!!
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Lucky they still singing man utd songs + sayin they support man utd...so I can still let them be part of the family!!
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
"I only like this kit because of anton + because its got red on it daddy" that's my lil man right there!! Had to hi 5 him for that!
Rio and his wife, Rebecca, are expecting another Lil Ferdinand. I'm hoping for a girl this time so I can read future tweets from Rio about watching his Lil Gal run around the pitch in her pink boots! Note to Rio: Susana would be a nice name. :)
As a bonus...a twitpic of Anderson with Rio on the train back to Manchester
Our United lads clean up well! *whistles*
and more photos from the match:
Wazza opens the scoring
Chicharito makes it 2-1
Yeah, babyyyyyy!!!!!
Of COURSE I'll give you a hug!
Some Rio love for Chicha. Look at the Hawthorns goons trying to hold them back! haha
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