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Italy’s Premier Should Stop Meddling with Milan

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Silvio Berlusconi

Conflicts of interest and abuses of power are well-documented hallmarks of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s reign.  Berlusconi has a stranglehold on Italian media outlets (many of which, he owns) and isn’t shy about manipulating legislation to avoid being tried in court.  One has to wonder what role his magical touch has played in the current state of affairs at his club, AC Milan.  The Rossoneri, once feared as arguably the best football side in the world, are nothing more than a shadow of their former selves. (more…)

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Random Weekly Football Review: Around The World in 90 Minutes

by The Chairman

Globe

Protest: Kim Jong-Il Style

In a strange case of life imitating art, or in this case football imitating politics, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea women’s football team pulled a move on the football pitch that only Kim Jong-Il would have been proud of. During an international friendly in Australia against the Matildas, the Australian women’s national team, the North Korean women walked off the pitch in protest over a controversial decision by the referee to award a penalty kick to their opponents. Television replays reportedly showed the call to be incorrect. In a display of defiance, the North Koreans were instructed by their coaching staff to walk. Can you believe that all this posturing was for a meaningless game? Nevertheless, after several minutes, sanity prevailed and play resumed.  Australia won 3-2. (more…)

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Player Talk

Paternalism Gone Mad: The Ian Wright Story

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Mr. Wright

Ian Wright may have been a legend on the pitch, but he lacks the same fine touch off of it.  Wrighty is at it again, giving misguided career advice to his son Shaun Wright-Phillips.  It was Wright who steered his son towards a massive payday at Chelsea, even though Wright-Phillips consistently found himself firmly planted on the bench.  The Chelsea move was so detrimental to Wright-Phillips’ development that he went from being in contention for the England squad to ultimately being nowhere close to the plane that left for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

You would think father and son would have learned their lesson, but no. (more…)

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Daily Banter – 3.5.2010

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After firing their coach and celebrating their liberation with a loss to South Korea in a friendly on Wednesday, Les Éléphants are no longer looking like serious World Cup contenders. As if things weren’t chaotic enough, rumor has it that they have been in contact with Dutch coach Guus Hiddink about coaching the team during the World Cup. Yes, the same Guus Hiddink who (more…)

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Games & Gadgets

Guitar Hero: Tomorrow’s Training For Footballers

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Guitar Hero

Anything you can do with your hands, they can do better with their feet.  Check out the behind the scenes footage from a Kasabian video shot in West London that shows a slightly different way to play Guitar Hero.  The team of programmers and football freestylers were brought together to create a music video to promote Kasabian’s single, Underdog.  I thought Guitar Hero was hard, how sick is this? (more…)

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Matches

Random Musings About The EPL (Feb. 27-28)

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EPL

With so much drama in the Premiership, I couldn’t resist pontificating on this weekend’s games.  So here we go … (more…)

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Is Landon Donovan Trying To Bend It Like Beckham?

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Landon Donovan

Since arriving at Goodison Park, Landon Donovan has been an enormous hit with the Toffee faithful. He was recently named Everton’s February Player of the Month.  His run of form has coincided nicely with Everton’s resurgence in the league and it appears that he can do no wrong. During his tour de force, the club has gone 5-1-1 in the league, with victories against Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United.   He’s even done Team USA a favor by jacking up Ashley Cole for the next couple of months, much to the delight of women everywhere.

All this has many in England and in the U.S. wondering if Landon will (more…)

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Daily Banter – 2.25.2010

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Not to beat a broken horse to death, but the John Terry – Wayne Bridge affair just won’t go away, and I thought it was worth muddling in the muck a bit (J/K).  On a serious note, in light of Wayne Bridge pulling himself out of contention for a spot on the England squad, is there truly a code amongst teammates, you know a “code amongst brothers or sisters” or is this a bygone notion from an era long gone?

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Finance

Nightmare at Fratton Park: Searching for “Owner #5″”

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Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England

The unending saga of Portsmouth Football Club’s ownership merry-go-round has taken on a life of its own.  The club has had a staggering four owners since the start of the 2009-10 Premiership season. Some clubs haven’t had that many owners in the past decade, let alone a year.  Talk about poor financial management.  The club’s finances are in such a poor state that it recently requested permission from the Premier League to sell players outside the January transfer window. (more…)

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Daily Banter – 2.24.2010

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I’ve been watching Team Canada falter a bit during the preliminary round of the Men’s Ice Hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.  Many pundits have reasoned that it is due to the heavy weight of expectations laid on the team.  That got me thinking about the similarities between Canada and England.   (more…)

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