May 14, 2012

Tevez celebrates with ‘R.I.P. Fergie’ sign, Black Eyed Peas have no comment

Shots fired!

Carlos Tevez put the nail in the EPL coffin Monday as he celebrated Manchester City’s dramatic title over Man U with one final dig at his English rival.

Tevez held up an ‘R.I.P. Fergie’ sign, which is either a dig at Manchester U’s Sir Alex Ferguson or a swipe at the Black Eyed Peas vocalist and her fleeting solo career. I’m guessing it’s the former, especially considering Ferguson’s comments back in 2009 when he took shots at City for signing Tevez.

Either way, we love a good beef. They can handle it, they’re big boys … and big boys girls don’t cry after the jump.

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May 14, 2012

Aguero Man City goal brings goose bumps

I challenge you to try and watch THIS GOAL without getting goose bumps. Can’t do it.

Sergio Aguero’s miracle goal in extra time gave Man City its first EPL title since 1968, and it gave the rest of us chills. It also set off the above celebration.

Most dramatic goal of the year? I can’t think of a better one.

Can you?

 

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April 30, 2012

VIDEO: Kompany header gives Man City epic win over Man United

This is Vincent Kompany’s header heard round England Monday, giving Man City the 1-0 derby match victory over Manchester United.

No big deal here. Just Manchester City potentially ending decades of reign by their sovereign rival Man U. Just Man City positioning itself to win its first league crown since 1968.

Other than that, nothing to see here.

 

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April 17, 2012

Van Persie, Caldwell exchange worst handshake ever

Following Arsenal’s loss to Wigan Monday, Robin Van Persie and Steve Caldwell violated several hundred ‘manshake’ laws.

Thou shall not take more than 3 seconds to complete a manshake.

Thou shall not palm and squeeze another man’s hand during a manshake.

And lastly, rule No. 24C: dude, stop handfighting! It’s embarrassing.

While both players will be written up and reprimanded accordingly, they’re far from the only athlete offenders.

See the shocking footage after the jump.

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April 6, 2012

Holden will miss rest of EPL season

Poor Stuart just can’t catch a break. The spunky U.S. midfielder has officially been ruled out for the rest of the EPL season.

On the bright side, his additional time off to rehab his knee will give him more time for “flippin skillets, flippin veggies, cookin chickens – all kinds of crazy stuff.”

We’re rooting for you Stu. Get better. And work on your rapping (after the jump).

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January 31, 2012

Protester handcuffs himself to goalpost

Landon Donovan and Everton faced off against Man City for an EPL game that took an interesting turn right before the half. A man by the name of John decided to handcuff himself to the goal post as way of protesting Ryanair Airlines. It took the police about five minutes until they were finally able to cut him “free”. Apparently this is not the first time that he has protested the Airline company. I miss the days when protesters used to march or go on a hunger strike at the very worse.

The more important news here is that Americans Tim Howard and Landon Donovon along with the rest of Everton managed to beat a first place Man City team. Donovon was able to get yet another assist on a pass to Darron Gibson for the only goal of the game.


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January 22, 2012

Dempsey scores hat trick

Fulham faced off against Newcastle on Saturday and once again Clint Dempsey made sure his presence was felt. After being down 1-0 at the half, Fulham managed to score 5 goals in the second half to get the win. Three of those goals came from our very own Clint Dempsey. He became the first American to score a hat trick in a Premiere League match. Dempsey actually scored his first hat trick just two weeks ago during a FA Cup game against Charlton. The striker was just named the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year, so the timing of his success overseas could not be anymore appropriate.

 

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January 6, 2012

Apple may bid for EPL rights


UK’s main satellite pay-TV company Sky Sports has shown live Premier League football games since the league was founded in 1992.  Sky Sport’s current package will be finished by the end of the 2012 EPL season. Once offers for rights to the 2013-2016 seasons are accepted, there will be many new suitors hoping to acquire the exclusive rights to air EPL games. One of the most influential bidders for the rights is Apple. The technology giant is showing interest in joining the battle for the TV rights, along with ESPN and Al-Jazeera.

The content provided by the Premier League would allow Apple to boost sales of its diverse products as well as establish Apple TV in the UK market.  Apple TV allows users to stream live video onto their TV screens. The company already offers TV subscriptions to the NBA, MLB, and NHL. Unfortunately for Apple there is not much demand for the NHL in England. In order to broaden its market attractiveness Apple understands that rights to the Premier League would allow for more success than any of the American sports.

 

Now, what’s really cool about this deal is that if Apple were to be successful in their acquisition of Premier League games it could potentially allow subscribers to watch games live on their iPads and iPhones also. I’m going to go ahead and say that this is a good thing.

 

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November 10, 2011

Arsene Wenger discussing Brek Shea’s training

Arsenal FC manager Arsene Wenger talks about Brek Shea, the purpose of his upcoming training stint with the Gunners, and whether Shea could see reserve action for the English Premier League side.

Despite what Arsene says, if Brek Shea performs really well during his time with the Gunners, he’ll get an offer to join the English football giant. Even if Arsenal decides to pass on him, there are many English Premier League sides that are going to take notice of his appearance, and maybe he would get an offer to play in Europe after all.

It’s very interesting to hear Arsene Wenger, a manager who has been able to develop great player after great player, say he believes America is one of the two regions in the world that’s the future of the game. I’m a firm believer that if the United States is to cultivate its mass riches of soccer talent, they need to continue to try and play in Europe. If that happens, the United States will be able to compete for a World Cup trophy.

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September 13, 2011

UPDATE: Garry O’Connor named in investigation over cocaine use

In a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, ex-Birmingham City striker Gary O’Connor was revealed to have tested positive for the drug during the 2009/10 season. The program also claims a cover up by both the club and the FA after former manager Alex Mcleish said that the striker was out injured.

The investigation also named Rochdale player Lee Thorpe, and specifying that unnamed players from Everton, Nottingham Forest and Tranmere have also tested positive.

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