By Ana on Nov 25, 2007 in For the Fans | 16 Comments
Blast! Our lives will never be the same after this news. Not only is Kaká probably going to fetch FIFA best player of the world, and is having an mazing season with both AC Milan and Brazil, but one of the few handsome Brazilian players is going to be a Daddy!
By Ana on Nov 23, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
Spain goalie Iker Casillas has been honored with a wax statue of himself in Madrid, Spain. Nice move taking into account some people only get a statue after being dead. The Spanish captain, product of Real Madrid’s youth system, has been a true hero for the Spanish people. He was the youngest goalkeeper to ever [...]
By Ana on Nov 20, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
I spotted this great post at The Offside. Thought it would be nice to share.
What if the (ex)USSR has seconds thoughts and decides it doesn’t want to see other people anymore? That it was better together and they want to give love (communism) another shot?
By Ana on Nov 19, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
Brazilian online news site, globo.com, showed today a commemorative shirt to be worn by the fans as Brazil faces Uruguay this Wednesday. Cute shirt, has the exact latitue and longitude of the center of the pitch, nothing bad right there. Problem is, Nike is announcing that this shirt has the main purpose of fighting all [...]
By Ana on Nov 15, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
During all my life, I heard a lot of stuff about Pelé: how great he was, how he could never play “modern” football, and how he is a sell off. Truth is, Pelé seems to be naturally good (or naturally trained) in PR. The greatest player in the World has never endorsed a product that [...]
By Ana on Nov 13, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
This is a new era in football history. For the first time, a football team in owned by the fans. MyFootballClub a fan’s community, will be taking over Blue Square Premier team Ebbsfleet United. Each site member paid £35 to provide a £700,000 takeover amount. The site states that every single fan will have an [...]
By Ana on Nov 6, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
Now there are some people out there full of beans to spend on useless stuff. The Association of Football Statisticians has come up with a list of the 100 top footballers in the world. By comparing goals, how many times a player has been captain, how clean his game was, how many cups he won, [...]
By Ana on Nov 4, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
The future looks bright. We just left an amazing Women’s World Cup in China and 2008 looks good. One good tournament after the other will make you au fait with the beautiful world of international football. I have put a calendar together so that you can plan and tell your boss in advance [...]
By Ana on Nov 3, 2007 in For the Fans | 0 Comments
When I went to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, I had big hopes of seeing Brazil show some beautiful footy. As the games passed and Brazil lost to France, after playing 4 horrible games, all I wanted to do is protest a team that lacked motivation and love for the game. Myself and other [...]